Sir Hereward Wake, 14th Baronet explained

Major Sir Hereward Wake, 14th Baronet, MC (7 October 1916 – 11 December 2017) was a British Army officer and countryman, he was educated at Sandroyd School and Eton College.^{[1] [2]} Wounded in World War II while serving as a major in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, he served as Northamptonshire's High Sheriff in 1955 and Vice-Lieutenant from 1984 to 1991.^{[3] [4]}

He married Julia Lees in 1952: the couple had three daughters and one son, Hereward, who succeeded his father as the 15th Baronet. The family lived at Courteenhall in Northamptonshire.

See also

• Wake baronets

Notes and References

1. Web site: Courteenhall Sir H. Wake. domesday.
2. Web site: Major Sir Hereward Wake. 20 December 2017. www.thetimes.co.uk.
3. Burke's Peerage & Baronetage 106th edition, page 2903
4. Web site: Sir Hereward Wake, Bt, soldier and landowner – obituary. 18 March 2018. www.telegraph.co.uk.