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John Dawnay, 9th Viscount Downe1

M, #19081, b. 23 May 1872, d. 1 December 1931

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John Dawnay, 9th Viscount Downe was born on 23 May 1872.2 He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Hugh Richard Dawnay, 8th Viscount Downe and Lady Cecilia Maria Charlotte Molyneux.1 He married Dorothy ffolkes, daughter of Sir William Hovell Browne ffolkes, 3rd Bt. and Emily Charlotte Elwes, on 24 July 1902.2 He died on 1 December 1931 at age 59.2
He gained the rank of Captain in the 10th Hussars.2 He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1901, where he was mentioned in despatches.2 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)2 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of the North Riding, Yorkshire.2 He gained the rank of Major in the Norfolk Yeomanry.2 He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)2 He gained the rank of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel.2 He fought in the First World War.2 He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur.2 He was Military Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland in 1918.2 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the North Riding, Yorkshire.2 He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Dawnay of Danby [U.K., 1897] on 21 January 1924.1 He succeeded as the 9th Viscount Downe [I., 1681] on 21 January 1924.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1174. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

William Patrick Filmer-Sankey1

M, #19082

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4133. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S1122] Peerage News, online http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News.
  3. [S8] BP1999 volume 2, page 2573. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  4. [S4754] Anonymous, "re: Grosvenor Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 25 July 2010. Hereinafter cited as "re: Grosvenor Family."

Major Stephen Vernon1

M, #19083, d. 18 June 1989

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4133. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Bernard Morris Vernon1

M, #19084

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4133. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Brig.-Gen. Edward Langford Sullivan1

M, #19085, b. 8 January 1865, d. 7 July 1949

Brig.-Gen. Edward Langford Sullivan was born on 8 January 1865.2 He was the son of T. K. Sullivan.3 He married Winifred Burns, daughter of Adam Burns.4 He died on 7 July 1949 at age 84 at Jersey, Channel Islands.2
He was commissioned in 1885 with the rank of Lieutenant, in the service of the Leicestershire Regiment.2 He fought in the Burma War between 1888 and 1889.2 He fought in the Dongola Expedition in 1896.2 He gained the rank of Captain in 1896 in the Indian Army.2 He fought in the Tirah Campaign between 1897 and 1898, where he was severely wounded.2 He fought in the Waziristan Campaign between 1901 and 1902, where he was mentioned in dispatches.2 He gained the rank of Major in 1903.2 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1910.2 He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, where he was mentioned in dispatches three times.2 He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1915.1 He gained the rank of Colonel in 1915.2 He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1918.1 He lived at 55 Rouge Bouillon, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands.1,2

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4133. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S266] World War II Unit Histories - Officers, online http://www.unithistories.com/units_index/default.asp?file=../officers/personsx.html. Hereinafter cited as World War II Unit Histories - Officers.
  3. [S47] BIFR1976 page 812. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  4. [S466] Notices, The Telegraph, London, UK. Hereinafter cited as The Telegraph.
  5. [S259] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, online http://www.cwgc.org. Hereinafter cited as Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Sir Edmund Cheyney1

M, #19086

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2246. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VII, page 359. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  3. [S6239] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.

Sir John Champernowne1

M, #19087

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4192. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Hon. Elizabeth Willoughby1

F, #19088

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 250. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4192. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Donald Hugh McMorran1

M, #19089, b. 1983

Citations

  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 101. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]

Margaret St. John1

F, #19090, d. 19 November 1361

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 49. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 50.