Who's Who in the Far East/CHOWFA MAHA VAJIRAVUDH, Prince
CHOWFA MAHA VAJIRAVUDH, Prince (BANGKOK),G.C.V.O.,Crown Prince of Siam; b.,Jan. 1, 1881; e. surviving s. and heir of the King of Siam. Educ.: Private Tutor; Royal Military College, Sandhurst; Christ Church, Oxford. Went to England 1893; proclaimed heir to the throne of Siam on the death of elder brother, 1895; represented the King of Siam at the Jubilee of Queen Victoria, 1897; joined the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1898; attached to 1st Battery Durham Light Infantry, 1893; during same year was attached to No. 6 Mountain Battery during training at Okehampton in Nov. and Dec., 1899; joined School of Musketry at Hythe and obtained officer's extra certificate; went up to Oxford, Jan., 1900, and remained till end of 1901; represented the King of Siam -at the funeral of Queen Victoria; represented the King of Siam at King of Spain's coronation in May, and King Edward's Coronation in June, 1902. Publications:" The War of Polish Succession," 1901. Recreations: Riding and driving. Clubs: United Service; Army and Navy; Junior United Service; Travellers'; Bachelors'. Address: Bangkok, Siam; Siamese Legation, London.