| Honorific Prefix: | Captain | ||||||
| North Dalrymple-Hamilton | |||||||
| Birth Date: | 17 February 1922 | ||||||
| Birth Place: | Devon, England, | ||||||
| Death Place: | Ayr, Ayrshire | ||||||
| Placeofburial Label: | Place of burial | ||||||
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom | ||||||
| Serviceyears: | 1939–1970 | ||||||
| Rank: | Captain | ||||||
| Battles: | World War II | ||||||
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Captain North Edward Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton of Bargany (17 February 1922 – 8 July 2014) was a Royal Navy officer of World War II who, as gun director of the battleship, witnessed the sinking of the . His father, Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton, was the commander of the battleship nearby.[1] [2]
He was later executive officer of the Royal Yacht from 1958 to 1960.
He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Ayrshire in 1973.
On 23 July 1949, Dalrymple-Hamilton married the Hon. Mary Helen Colville, daughter of Baron Clydesmuir. The couple had two sons:
Their older son John was a page of honour to the Queen Mother and to Queen Elizabeth II. [3] He later followed his father in serving as Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran.