General Sir Alexander Frank Philip Christison,4th Baronet,was a British Army officer who served with distinction during the world wars. After service as a junior officer on the Western Front in the First World War,he later distinguished himself during the Second World War,where he commanded XV Indian Corps,part of Sir William Slim's Fourteenth Army,during the Burma campaign. He then went on to have a successful postwar career,and lived to the age of 100.
John Jestyn Llewellin,1st Baron Llewellin was a British army officer,Conservative Party politician and minister in Winston Churchill's war government.
The Wessex Regiment was a Territorial Army infantry regiment of the British Army,in existence from 1967 to 1995. Initially consisting of a singular battalion,the regiment was later expanded to also have a second.
The Weld family may refer to an ancient English family,and to their possible relations in New England,an extended family of Boston Brahmin. An early record of a Weld holding public office,is the High Sheriff of London in 1352,William. In the 16th and 17th centuries people called Weld and living in Cheshire began to travel and to settle in the environs of London,in Shropshire,in Suffolk and thence in the American Colonies,and in Dorset. While most of the Welds of England had adopted Protestantism,the exception was all three sons of Sir John Weld of Edmonton,who married into elite recusant families,thus reverting,with their descendants,to Roman Catholicism. The noted Catholic Weld lineage,unbroken till the new millennium,is that of Lulworth Castle in Dorset.
Brigadier Alastair "Jock" Stevenson Pearson,was a baker,farmer and one of the most highly regarded soldiers of the Parachute Regiment and the British Army who served in the Second World War.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Richard Hamilton Glyn,9th Baronet OBE,TD,DL was a British army officer,Conservative politician and authority on breeding pedigree dogs. He was the son of Sir Richard Glyn,8th Baronet,and his wife Edith Hamilton-Gordon,the great-granddaughter of the Prime Minister Lord Aberdeen.
Edward John Stanley,18th Earl of Derby,,styled Lord Stanley from 1938 to 1948,was a British hereditary peer,landowner and businessman.
Colonel Sir John Archibald Ruggles-Brise,2nd Baronet was Lord Lieutenant of Essex from 1958 to 1978,and was the first pro-chancellor of Essex University from 1964 to 1979. He was also a president of the Country Landowners' Association from 1957 to 1959,and was a co-founder of the CLA's annual Game Fair in 1958.
Colonel Sir Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams-Wynn,7th Baronet,(1860–1944) was a Welsh politician and Yeomanry officer.
Arnold Allan Cecil Keppel,8th Earl of Albemarle,,styled Viscount Bury from 1891 to 1894,was a British soldier,courtier and Conservative politician.
Weld is a surname of Anglo-Saxon English and Dutch origin.
The King's Birthday Honours 1938 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight the meritorious work of his subjects in those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the King's official birthday and for the United Kingdom and Colonies were announced on 7 June 1938.
The King's Birthday Honours 1939 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of the King. They were announced on 6 June 1939 for the United Kingdom and Colonies.
The King's Birthday Honours 1923 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King. They were published on 1 and 29 June 1923.
The King's Birthday Honours 1936 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King Edward VIII to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King. They were published on 19 June 1936.
The King's Birthday Honours 1931 were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King. They were published on 2 June 1931.
The 1939 New Year Honours were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 30 December 1938.
The 1924 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King,and were published in The London Gazette on 3 June 1924.
The 1925 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King,and were published in The London Gazette on 3 June 1925.
The 1927 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King,and were published in The London Gazette on 3 June 1927.
