Surviving Peers/Baronets of WWII?

[bx...@yahoo.com]

The D-Day 75th Anniversary ceremonies has prompted me to ask this question:

Outside of the Duke of Edinburgh, are there any other living peers/baronets who are WWII veterans?

Thanks.

Brooke

[Al]

The Lord Chalfont

 comes to mind immediately

[James Harper]

Hi Brooke,

Other than the Duke of Edinburgh, the following I have identified as WWII veterans (though I imagine there are many more but because their profile is somewhat less there is nothing online about their service):

Alun Arthur Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont b. 1919

George Hugh Boscawen, 9th Viscount Falmouth b. 1919

Nathaniel Thomas Allen Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 21st Baron Saye and Sele b. 1920

Sir Leslie Lynn Marr, 2nd Baronet b. 1922

Pamela Sharples, Baroness Sharples b. 1923

Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine b. 1924

Edmund Oslac Ironside, 2nd Baron Ironside b. 1924

Anthony Martin Grosvenor Christopher, Baron Christopher b. 1925

Thomas Edward Graham, Baron Graham of Edmonton b. 1925

John Christopher Loder, 3rd Baron Wakehurst b. 1925

Michael Sydney Cedric Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury b. 1926

David George Coke Patrick Ogilvy, 8th (or 13th) Earl of Airlie b. 1926

Sir John Alexander Noble Graham, 4th Baronet b. 1926

Including the DofE, that's 14, but there must surely be at least a few dozen others.

Thanks,

James

On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 1:11:17 PM UTC+1, bx...@yahoo.com wrote:

[bx...@yahoo.com]

Thanks, James.

You really did amazing work to find this!

Brooke

[colinp]

Also the following life peers:-

Lord Bramall KG GCB OBE MC b 1923 (Debrett's - commissioned King's Royal Rifle Corps 1943, served NW Europe 1944-45, MC 1945; Wikipedia - he took part in the Normandy landings June 1944)

Lord Eden of Winton (also a Baronet) b 1925 (Debrett's - 1939-45 War as Lieutenant in Rifle Brigade, 2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles and Gilgit Scouts)

Lord Graham of Edmonton b 1925 (Wikipedia - During the Second World War he saw active service in the British Army and was seriously injured by enemy fire)

Baroness Knight of Collingtree b 1923 (Wikipedia - In 1941, she joined the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF). Her unit served in Amiens, moving later to Hamburg, following the British advance, performing ground control of aircraft. She also appeared on British Forces Network radio.)

and some baronets:-

Sir Francis Michael Ian Bruce b 1926 (Debrett's - US Marine Corps, Amphibious Forces and Fleet Marine Force 1943-46 (Solomons, Bismarck Archipelago and Philippines Campaigns)

Sir Francis Drake Clark b 1924 (Debrett's - served 1939-45 War with Royal Navy)

Sir Peter Noel Forwood b 1925 (Debrett's - 1939-45 War with Welsh Guards)

Sir Charles John Jessel b 1924 (Debrett's - 1939-45 War as Lieutenant 15th/19th Hussars (mentioned in despatches)

[bx...@yahoo.com]

colinp, thanks for the additions.

I didn't realize so many were still (thankfully) living.

Brooke

On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 8:11:17 AM UTC-4, bx...@yahoo.com wrote:

[LoopyCrown3]

With Baron Christopher recently passing the only peer to serve in WW2 is Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine b. 1924 

[bx...@yahoo.com]

That makes sense.

Even a peer who is 95 today, would have been only born in 1931, far too young to have served.

Brooke

[Henry W]

No-one has mentioned 9th Baron Walsingham in this thread.  He was born 1925 and I believe is still living.

According to Debrett's 2008 he was Lt Col (ret) RA; 1939-45 War, Palestine 1947, Diplo Ser 1950, Korea 1951-52 (MC), Malaya 1954-56, Cyrpus and Suez 1956, Aden 1957-58 and 1961-63, Far East (Borneo) 1963-65. 

[LoopyCrown3]

So just two left