British aristocracy losses in WW2

Flying Officer THE HON. THOMAS HENRY JORDAN SACKVILLE

123464, 613 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 20
on 14 May 1943
Son of the Rt. Hn. Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, P.C., 9th Earl De La Warr, and the Countess De La Warr, of Withyham, Sussex.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

 

Flying Officer RICHARD UGHTRED PAUL KAY-SHUTTLEWORTH

70356, 145 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 27
on 08 August 1940
(Served as SHUTTLEWORTH. R.U.P.). 2nd Baron Shuttleworth of Gawthorpe. Son of Capt. the Hon. Lawrence Kay-Shuttleworth, R.F.A., J.P., and of the Hon. Mrs. Lawrence Kay-Shuttleworth, of South Kensington, London.J.P. His brother Ronald Orlando Lawrence, 3rd Baron Shuttleworth, also fell.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Brother
Captain RONALD ORLANDO LAWRENCE KAY-SHUTTLEWORTH

96912, 138 Field Regt., Royal Artillery
who died age 25
on 17 November 1942
(Served as SHUTTLEWORTH. R.O.L.). 3rd Baron Shuttlewoth of Gawthorpe. Son of Capt. the Hon. Lawrence Kay-Shuttleworth, R.F.A., J.P., and of the Hon. Mrs. Kay-Shuttleworth (nee Bridgeman), of South Kensington, London. B.A. (Oxon.): Balliol College. His brother Richard Ughtred Paul, 2nd Baron Shuttleworth, also fell.
Remembered with honour
TABARKA RAS RAJEL WAR CEMETERY

 

Sergeant NOEL BOYD ORR

1053586, 217 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 19
on 25 November 1941
Son of Lord Boyd Orr, D.S.O., M.C., F.R.S., J.P., L.L.D., and Lady Boyd Orr, of Brechin, Angus.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

 

Pilot Officer ERNEST EDWARD HIVES

81354, 59 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 24
on 17 October 1940
Son of the Rt. Hon. Lord Hives, C.H., M.B.E., D.Sc., and Lady Hives, of Duffield, Derbyshire.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

 

Flying Officer Sir CHANDOS WREN HOSKYNS

152074, 190 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 21
on 03 April 1945
14th Bart. Son of the Revd. Canon Sir Edwyn Clement Hoskyns, Bt., and Lady Hoskyns, of Cambridge.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

 

Pilot Officer Sir IAIN WORKMAN MacROBERT

87425, 608 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 24
on 30 June 1941
Son of Sir Alexander MacRobert, Bt., and Lady MacRobert, of Tarland, Aberdeenshire. B.A. (Cantab.).
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

 

HAMILTON-RUSSELL, The Hon. GUSTAVUS LASCELLES
Son of Gustavus William Hamilton-Russell, J.P., D.L., 9th Viscount Boyne and of Viscountess Boyne, C.B.E. (nee Lascelles), of Bridgnorth. His brother, the Hon. Desmond Claud Hamilton-Russell, also died on service.

CWGC :: Casualty Details

1st Royal Dragoons , Tunisia, 1943
HAMILTON-RUSSELL, The Hon. DESMOND CLAUD
Son of Gustavus William Hamilton-Russell, J.P., D.L., 9th Viscount Boyne, and of the Viscountess Boyne, C.B.E. (nee Lascelles), of Bridgnorth, Shropshire
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3 brothers killed and a cousin

008 HAMILTON-RUSSELL DC 94896 1ST ROYAL DRAGOONS 19/04/1943 ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS

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009 HAMILTON-RUSSELL GL 41136 - 02/06/1940 GRENADIER GUARDS
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010 HAMILTON-RUSSELL J 52641 1ST THE ROYAL DRAGOONS 19/08/1943 ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS
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011 HAMILTON-RUSSELL AGL 22389 1ST BN 26/05/1940 RIFLE BRIGADE
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CWGC :: Casualty Details
Captain [The Lord] CHARLES ANTONY LYELL V C 57781, 1st Bn., Scots Guards
who died age 29 on 27 April 1943
2nd Baron of Kinnordy. Son of the Hon. C. H. Lyell, M.P., and of the Hon. Mrs. Lyell (nee Watney); husband of Lady Lyell (nee Trafford), of Kinnordy, Kirriemuir, Angus. B.Sc. (Oxon.): Christ Church. County Councillor for Angus.
Remembered with honour MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY
Grave Ref: V. H. 5




SOURCE : All sizes | The Lord Lyell, VC | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

Charles Antony, The Lord, Lyell -


Charles Antony Lyell, 2nd Baron Lyell (1913–27 April, 1943) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
He was 29 years old, and a T/Captain in the 1st Bn., Scots Guards, British Army during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
During the period 22/27 April 1943 near Dj Bou Arada, Tunisia, Captain Lord Lyell's outstanding leadership and gallantry enabled his company to take its objective. On 27 April accompanied by a sergeant, a lance-corporal and two guardsmen, he led an attack on an enemy post consisting of an 88mm. gun and a heavy machine-gun in two separate pits. He destroyed the crew of the machine-gun with a hand grenade and then, three of the party having become casualties, and with the lance-corporal to give covering fire he leapt into the second pit, killing several of the crew before being overwhelmed and killed. Both the guns had been silenced.

 

Second Lieutenant PIERS RICHARD EDGCUMBE

87192, 12th Royal Lancers, Royal Armoured Corps
who died
on 27 May 1940

Remembered with honour
DUNKIRK MEMORIAL

Second Lieutenant 87192, 12th Royal Lancers, Royal Armoured Corps. Killed whilst leading an armoured car patrol during the withdrawal from Dunkirk, 25th May, 1940. Son of Kenelm (6th Earl Mount Edgcumbe 1944) of Holwell Court, Essendon. No known grave. Commemorated on Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France. Column 3.


Earl of Mount Edgcumbe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

My father became very interested a few years ago in the story behind the death of the Marquis of Dufferin who he served with in the IFBU in 1945. He was convinced that the story was not right and tried to get more information without success. If only the Internet and this site had been accessible he probably would have got further!

 

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Lieutenant The Hon. STEPHEN EDWARD THOMAS PRESTON 228338, 1st Bn., Irish Guards who died age 23 on 30 January 1944
Son of Jenico Edward Joseph Preston, 15th Viscount Gormanston, and of Eileen, Viscountess Gormanston, of Gormanston Castle, Co. Meath, Irish Republic.
Remembered with honour ANZIO WAR CEMETERY

Night attack 29/30 Jan 1944, Carroceto:


and his brother
Captain JENICO WILLIAM RICHARD PRESTON 107447, 2/4th Bn., King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry who died age 25 on 09 June 1940
16th Viscount Gormanston. Son of the late Jenico Edward Joseph Preston, 15th Viscount Gormanston, and of Eileen Alice, Viscountess Gormanston (nee Butler); husband of the Viscountess Gormanston (nee Hanley), of Naas, Co. Kildare, Irish Republic.
Remembered with honour DUNKIRK MEMORIAL
Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 115.

Attached photo of Dunkirk memorial courtesy of Drew

Captain Preston or as he was known, Captain Gormanston was B Company Commander of 2/4 Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Gormanston was at Igoville south of Rouen, he was crouching down behind a railway embankment to the left of a bridge prepared for demolition with around 40 men and being suppressed by German fire. Gormanston got the men together and told them that if they all moved together they stood a better chance of getting across the embankment and getting into better cover before the Germans had time to react. Gormanston got the men to spread out along the embankment and then as brave as can be he stood up with just a pistol in his hand and gave the word for the men to dash over and deploy the otherside, all this in full view of the enemy on a ridge, under fire whilst he marshalled his men. The other side of of the railway tracks was a corn field with its crop knee high. Another 150 yards on was the river bank of the Seine. Halfway through the cornfield the men came under machine gun fire and they crawled and ran the rest of the way to the river bank which dropped around 12 ft to the water. At the river bank Captain Gormanston and Private Murdoch were getting ready to swim the river when Private Rex Flowers went up to them.

Gormanston said, 'Where are you going flowers?' and Flowers replied, 'I am going to try and get over the bridge sir'. Gormanston said there was no time looking at his watch he told Flowers it was due to be blown up anytime now. Flowers being a non swimmer decided it was his only option and made for the bridge. Some 70 yards from it and clearly seeing refugees crossing it the bridge blew up.

Flowers returned to where Gormanston was with Murdoch and asked him if he could help him across the river. Gormanston said he couldn't help as he would need all his strength to get himself across the fast moving river. Flowers set off along the bank to try and find another way across the river and after few steps he turned around to see Murdoch climbing out on the other side of the river. Gormanston was gone and never seen again.

Flowers personal account.

 

Remembered Shiplake,Oxfordshire

Captain The Hon. ANTHONY FRANCIS PHILLIMORE

37238, 9th Queen's Royal Lancers., Royal Armoured Corps
and Commands and Staff, General Staff
who died age 33
on 23 May 1940
Son of Godfrey Walter Phillimore, 2nd Baron Phillimore, M.C., and of Lady Phillimore (nee Haig), of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire; husband of Anne Julia Phillimore (nee Pereira), of Henley-on-Thames.
Remembered with honour
ATHIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

 

A pilot on my late fathers Squadron must be an early candidate - Flying Officer, Lord Shuttleworth 145 Sqn RAF - following combat over South of the Isle of Wight 8 August 1940, listed MIA.

 

"A pilot on my late fathers Squadron must be an early candidate - Flying Officer, Lord Shuttleworth 145 Sqn RAF - following combat over South of the Isle of Wight 8 August 1940, listed MIA.

Name: KAY-SHUTTLEWORTH, RICHARD UGHTRED PAUL
Rank: Flying Officer
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 145 Sqdn.
Age: 27
Date of Death: 08/08/1940
Service No: 70356
Additional information: (Served as SHUTTLEWORTH. R.U.P.). 2nd Baron Shuttleworth of Gawthorpe. Son of Capt. the Hon. Lawrence Kay-Shuttleworth, R.F.A., J.P., and of the Hon. Mrs. Lawrence Kay-Shuttleworth, of South Kensington, London.J.P. His brother Ronald Orlando Lawrence, 3rd Baron Shuttleworth, also fell. His father fell in the 1914-1918 war.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 6.
Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

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The Brother who was killed 2 years later.

Name: KAY-SHUTTLEWORTH, RONALD ORLANDO LAWRENCE
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 138 Field Regt.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 17/11/1942
Service No: 96912
Additional information: (Served as SHUTTLEWORTH. R.O.L.). 3rd Baron Shuttlewoth of Gawthorpe. Son of Capt. the Hon. Lawrence Kay-Shuttleworth, R.F.A., J.P., and of the Hon. Mrs. Kay-Shuttleworth (nee Bridgeman), of South Kensington, London. B.A. (Oxon.): Balliol College. His brother Richard Ughtred Paul, 2nd Baron Shuttleworth, also fell. His father fell in the 1914-1918 war.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 4. D. 2.
Cemetery: TABARKA RAS RAJEL WAR CEMETERY

 

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Just for a change I'm not much help......

 

To keep Aristocracy deaths together, this lad should also be here. See the link below for his full story.

http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/war-air/27756-pilot-officer-hon-peter-george-alex-st-clair-erskine.html#post307367

In Memory of
Pilot Officer The Hon. PETER GEORGE ALEX. ST. CLAIR-ERSKINE

111 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died
on 08 September 1939
Son of Anthony Hugh Francis Harry St. Clair-Erskine, 6th Earl of Rosslyn, and of the Countess Rosslyn (nee Chisholm), of St. John's Wood, London.
Remembered with honour
ROSSLYN (ST. MATTHEW) CHAPELYARD

I have been contacted by another forumite to let me know that these grave photos and tthe stained glass photos are on Scottish War Graves website.

The Scottish War Graves Project :: View topic - Rosslyn (St. Matthew) Chapelyard

Scottish War Grave photos by Gerry Farrell and my thanks to Ken for letting me know.

The Scottish War Memorials Project :: View topic - Rosslyn Chapel

Interesting to read a history of the family of St Clair and of the lovely church.

His brother named his son Peter after his brother.

Rosslyn Chapel - The St Clair Family