Fenwick Bulmer de Sales La Terriere (1856–1925) was a Colonel of the British Army, Knight of the Order of the Medjidie,'The Nobilities of Europe' a member of the French nobility,Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, yr.1919 and an author.
He was born at Alstone Lawn in Gloucestershire,The History of Alstone; Vol. 1 educated at Eton College, Magdalen College, OxfordThe Oscholars Library: Commentary on Days That Are Gone and Bulmer De Sales La Terriere and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He claimed to be descended from the French aristocracy, namely the Comte de Sales de Saint Salvy.
He joined the army, serving in the 5th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, and later as Captain of the 18th Hussars. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-colonel. From 18 January 1902, he was an Exon of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
In 1924, de Sales La Terriere's autobiography, Days that Are Gone, being the Recollections of some Seventy Years of the Life of a very ordinary Gentleman and his Friends in Three Reigns was published.Google books: Days That Are GoneWorld Cat Titles: Days That Are Gone The autobiography received favourable reviews in The Times shortly after its publication.The Times. Friday, May 23rd 1924. pg 8 De Sales La Terriere was a luminary of fashionable society at the time, although the Oscholars Library called his opinions of Oscar Wilde "conservative and rather naïve"
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Andres, Bernard. L'enigme de Sales Laterriere. Montreal, Quebec Amerique, 2000. Image of Col. de Sales La Terriere with the Yeomen of the Guard before opening of Parliament