George de Grey, 8th Baron Walsingham explained

Honorific Prefix:Lieutenant Colonel The Right Honourable
The Lord Walsingham
Honorific Suffix:DSO OBE OStJ JP DL
Birth Name:George de Gray
Birth Place:Westminster, London
Parents:John de Grey, 7th Baron Walsingham
Elizabeth Henrietta Grant
Children:4
Relations:Edward Garnier (grandson)
Thomas de Grey, 5th Baron Walsingham (grandfather)
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Rank:Lieutenant colonel
Branch:Royal Norfolk Regiment
Battles:World War I
World War II

Lieutenant Colonel George de Grey, 8th Baron Walsingham (9 May 1884 – 29 November 1965) was a British soldier and peer.

Early life

Walsingham was born on 9 May 1884 at Westminster, London. He was the son of John Augustus de Grey, 7th Baron Walsingham and the former Elizabeth Henrietta Grant. Among his siblings were Hon. Elizabeth Helen de Grey (wife of Maj. Henry Wynter Blathwayt), Hon. Margaret Henrietta de Grey (wife of Bethel Godefroy Bouwens and Cyril Fabian Ratcliff Johnston), Hon. Alice Mary de Grey (wife of Philip Wade), and Hon. Richard Patrick de Grey (husband of Cynthia Estelle Myring and Dorothy Knight).

His paternal grandparents were Thomas de Grey, 5th Baron Walsingham and the former Hon. Emily Elizabeth Julia Thellusson (a daughter and coheiress of John Thellusson, 2nd Baron Rendlesham). His maternal grandfather, Patrick Grant, a Scottish merchant with the East India Company, was a son of James Grant, 11th of Glenmoriston.[1]

He was educated at Eton College before attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[1]

Career

Walsingham fought in the World War I, where he was wounded three times and was mentioned in dispatches four times. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1915. He gained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Norfolk Regiment. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire and was appointed Officer of the Order of Saint John and, later, served in World War II.[1]

Upon the death of his father on 21 March 1929, he succeeded as the 8th Baron Walsingham, of Walsingham, Norfolk and the following year became a Justice of the Peace for Norfolk in 1930 and was made Deputy Lieutenant of Norfolk in 1959.[1]

Personal life

On 29 April 1919, Grey was married to Hyacinth Lambart Bouwens, a daughter of Lt.-Col. Lambart Henry Bouwens. Together, they were the parents of:[1]

He died on 29 November 1965 at age 81.[1]

Descendants

Through his eldest daughter Lavender, he was a grandfather of Edward Garnier (b. 1952), the former Solicitor General for England and Wales who was created a life peer as Baron Garnier in 2018.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 4065.
  2. http://announcements.thetimes.co.uk/obituaries/timesonline-uk/obituary-preview.aspx?n=lavender-garnier&pid=145423746&referrer=2282 www.thetimes.co.uk
  3. Book: Kidd . Charles . Shaw . Christine . Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage 2008 . 24 June 2008 . Debrett's . 978-1-870520-80-5 . 1453 . 15 June 2022 . en.
  4. Book: Morris . Susan . Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019 . 20 April 2020 . 978-1-9997670-5-1 . 4033 . 15 June 2022 . en.
  5. Book: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage . 2011 . Debrett's Peerage Limited . 978-1-870520-73-7 . 1270 . 15 June 2022 . en.
  6. Web site: Lord Garnier. UK Parliament.