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General Sir Robert Blair1

M, #590191

General Sir Robert Blair was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Elizabeth Blair1

F, #590192

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Major William Swinton1

M, #590193, b. 1816, d. 1855

Major William Swinton was born in 1816.1 He was the son of Colonel William Swinton and Elizabeth Blair.2 He died in 1855 at Sebastopol, Russia.1
He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Edward Swinton1

M, #590194, b. 1824, d. 1852

Edward Swinton was born in 1824.1 He was the son of Colonel William Swinton and Elizabeth Blair.2 He died in 1852.1
He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Artillery.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Robert Blair Swinton1

M, #590195, b. 1829, d. 1912

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

J. Rundall1

M, #590196

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Elizabeth Dorothy Rundall1

F, #590197, d. 5 April 1915

Elizabeth Dorothy Rundall was the daughter of J. Rundall.2 She married Robert Blair Swinton, son of Colonel William Swinton and Elizabeth Blair, in 1858.1 She died on 5 April 1915.1
From 1858, her married name became Swinton.

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Robert Rundall Swinton1

M, #590198, b. July 1860, d. 26 September 1890

Robert Rundall Swinton was born in July 1860.1 He was the son of Robert Blair Swinton and Elizabeth Dorothy Rundall.2 He died on 26 September 1890 at age 30 at India, killed in action.2
He was educated at Haileybury College, Haileybury, Hertfordshire, England.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 44th Gurkha Light Infantry.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Lt.-Col. Francis Edward Swinton1

M, #590199, b. 9 June 1866, d. 23 December 1927

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Maj.-Gen. Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton1

M, #590200, b. 21 October 1868, d. 15 January 1951

Maj.-Gen. Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton was born on 21 October 1868.1 He was the son of Robert Blair Swinton and Elizabeth Dorothy Rundall.2 He married Grace Louisa Clayton, daughter of Sir Edward Gilbert Clayton and Georgina Elizabeth Sykes Clayton, on 29 January 1897.1 He died on 15 January 1951 at age 82.1
He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England.1 He was educated at Cheltham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.1 He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900.2 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1900.1 He was Assistant Secretary Committee ID and War Cabinet between 1913 and 1914.2 He fought in the First World War.2 He was Official Correspondent with BEF in France between 1914 and 1915.1 He was Assistant Secretary Committee ID and War Cabinet between 1915 and 1917.2 In 1916 he raised and commanded the Heavy Section MGC (Tanks.)2 He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1917.1 He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1923.1 He was Chichele Professor of Military History between 1925 and 1939 at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.2

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]