Blane baronets

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Blane baronets
Escutcheon of the Blane baronets of Blanefield (1812).svg
Escutcheon of the Blane baronets of Blanefield
Creation date1812 [1]
Statusextinct
Extinction date1916 [2]
MottoParitur pax bello, Peace is produced by war [1]

The Blane Baronetcy, of Blanefield in the County of Ayr, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. [3] It was created on 26 December 1812 for the Scottish physician Gilbert Blane, known for his reforms in naval hygiene and medicine.

The third baronet was succeeded by his nephew, son of his brother Capt. Arthur Rodney Blane. [4] All three of Arthur Rodney Blane's sons were killed on active duty during the First World War within a span of 18 months. Captain James Pitcairn Blane (27 May 1883 – 23 November 1915) [5] and Lt. Hugh Seymour Blane (2 February 1885 – 1 November 1914) both died in Belgium of wounds received; [6] the title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet, who was killed in action 31 May 1916 while serving aboard HMS Queen Mary during the Battle of Jutland. [7]

Blane baronets, of Blanefield (1812)

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Blane baronets
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26 December 1812
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