Lt-Col John Lindley Marmion Dymoke, MBE 1926-2015

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Michael Rhodes

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Mar 27, 2015, 1:37:17 AM3/27/15
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_.Lt-Colonel John Lindley Marmion Dymoke, MBE, DL, who died 21 March, 2015, aged 88, was head of that landed family of Scoivelsby, Lincolnshire, and was the Honourable the Queen's Champion and Standard Bearer of England in which capacity he attended the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 2 June, 1953.

Sometime High Sheriff of Lincs and Vice~Lord Lieutenant of the county.

He was born 1 Sept, 1926, son of Capt Lionel Marmion Dymoke (1894-1963), by his wife the former Rachel Isabel Lindley, scion of the extinct Barons Lindley.

He succeded to the Lordship of the manors of Scrivelsby, Thornton and Dalderby, &c, on his grandfather's death, 29 Aug 1946. The grandfather had attended the coronations of King Edward VII and King George V and King George VI as hereditary standard bearer and King's Champion, &c.

John Dymoke married 4 Sept, 1953, Susan Cicely Fane, scion of the Earls of Westmorland, by whom he had issue. His eld nson, Francis John Fane Marmion Dymoke, who was born 19 January, 1955, now succeeds as head of the family and holder of the ancient family honours.

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Michael Rhodes

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Mar 27, 2015, 4:04:24 AM3/27/15
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of the ;landed family seated at SCRIVELSBY   

LoopyCrown3

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Mar 27, 2015, 8:17:24 PM3/27/15
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The new heir is Henry Francis Marmion Dymoke (born 1984) eldest son of Francis

Richard R

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Mar 28, 2015, 1:18:14 AM3/28/15
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Some more information on the new 35th The Queen's Champion and Standard Bearer of England from the Group's now vast archives:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/peerage-news/John$20Lindley$20Marmion$20Dymoke|sort:relevance/peerage-news/dW7DBH9Lhz4/zou_Slzg6u8J

Michael Rhodes

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Mar 28, 2015, 1:39:12 AM3/28/15
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On Saturday, 28 March 2015 00:17:24 UTC, LoopyCrown3 wrote:

The new heir is Henry Francis Marmion Dymoke (born 1984) eldest son of Francis

I stand corrected.

LoopyCrown3

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Mar 29, 2015, 10:05:46 AM3/29/15
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LoopyCrown3

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Mar 29, 2015, 10:06:10 AM3/29/15
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Francis John Fane Marmion Dymoke served as High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1999

Michael Rhodes

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Mar 30, 2015, 2:37:18 AM3/30/15
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A good obituary appeared in today's Times.
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