Harry Moorhouse

Harry Claude Moorhouse
Born(1872-01-30)30 January 1872
Manchester, England
Died16 December 1934(1934-12-16) (aged 62)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
RankLieutenant-Colonel
Battles / warsAnglo-Aro War
Kano-Sokoto Expedition
First World War
AwardsKnight Bachelor
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches
Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Harry Claude Moorhouse, CMG, DSO (30 January 1872 – 16 December 1934) was an officer in the British Army who saw action in West Africa. After retiring from the army, Moorhouse served as Chief Assistant to the Colonial Secretary and later as Provincial Commissioner in Nigeria. During the First World War he returned to service with the army. He also played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club during the first decade of the 20th century.[1]