Reginald Schomberg
Reginald Charles Francis Schomberg was a British officer and explorer, who served in Asia.
Family and education
Schomberg was the son of Reginald Brodrick Schomberg and Frances Sophia Schomberg, and a descendant of the physician Meyer Low Schomberg. He was educated at the Oratory School, Edgbaston, Birmingham, then New College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1901.Military and diplomatic career
Schomberg served mainly in Asia. His military career took him to India, he served in the Malay states guides, he went to Mesopotamia and Palestine, Malaya, India, and Ladakh. He retired in 1927. He also held several diplomatic posts. He was British consul-general in French establishments in India ; and consul-general for Portuguese possessions in India. He was consular liaison officer, Persia, and customs officer, Perso-Indian frontier. From 1944 to 1945 he was colonel in force 136, China.Travels
He made several journeys in Central Asia, in 1926, 1927–29 and 1930–31, Baltistan, and Ladakh.Awards and honours
- Royal Geographical Society's Gill memorial medal
- 1937 C.I.E.
Publications
Source:- 1933 Peaks and Plains of Central Asia
- 1935 Between the Oxus and the Indus
- 1936 Unknown Karakorum
- 1938 Kafirs and Glaciers