Peerage Record – 12742

     Sir John Byron Fraser Austin, 3rd Bt. was born on 14 July 1897.¹ He was the son of Sir William Michael Byron Austin, 2nd Bt. and Violet Irene Fraser.¹ He married, firstly, Sheila Jean McNaught, daughter of Duncan McNaught, on 10 June 1953.¹ He and Sheila Jean McNaught were divorced in 1958.¹ He married, secondly, Rhoda Noreen Pinches, daughter of Herbert Lloyd Pinches, on 25 March 1960.¹ He died on 23 September 1981 at age 84.^1,2
     He was educated at Downside School, Bath, Somerset, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Flight Commander in the Royal Flying Corps.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War, in the King’s African Rifles in Tanganykia and Burnma, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Austin, of Red Hill, Castleford, West Riding of Yorks [U.K., 1894] on 13 November 1940.¹

     Sheila Jean McNaught was born in 1913.² She was the daughter of Duncan McNaught.¹ She married, firstly, Colonel Harry Carlisle Boyce.¹ She married, secondly, Sir John Byron Fraser Austin, 3rd Bt., son of Sir William Michael Byron Austin, 2nd Bt. and Violet Irene Fraser, on 10 June 1953.¹ She and Sir John Byron Fraser Austin, 3rd Bt. were divorced in 1958.¹ She died in 2002.²
     Her married name became Boyce.¹ From 10 June 1953, her married name became Austin.¹

     Duncan McNaught lived at Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Colonel Harry Carlisle Boyce was born in 1902.² He married Sheila Jean McNaught, daughter of Duncan McNaught.¹ He died in 1988.²
     He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹

     Rhoda Noreen Pinches was born on 14 July 1913 at India^G.² She was the daughter of Herbert Lloyd Pinches.¹ She married, firstly, Colonel Charles Vincent Douglas Rose on 25 July 1936 at Parish Church of St. Peter with St. Thomas, Surrey, England^G.^1,3,2 She married, secondly, Sir John Byron Fraser Austin, 3rd Bt., son of Sir William Michael Byron Austin, 2nd Bt. and Violet Irene Fraser, on 25 March 1960.¹ She died on 14 November 2003 at age 90.⁴
     Rhoda Noreen Pinches usually went by her middle name of Noreen.² From 25 July 1936, her married name became Rose.¹ From 25 March 1960, her married name became Austin.¹

     Herbert Lloyd Pinches lived at Eastbourne, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Colonel Charles Vincent Douglas Rose was born on 2 November 1897 at Southport, Lancashire, England^G.² He married Rhoda Noreen Pinches, daughter of Herbert Lloyd Pinches, on 25 July 1936 at Parish Church of St. Peter with St. Thomas, Surrey, England^G.^1,2,3 He died on 1 January 1960 at age 62 at Herefordshire, England.^1,4
     He was educated at University College London, London, England^G.² He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded and invalided.² He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant on 10 September 1916 in the Royal Field Artillery (Special Reserve.)² He gained the rank of Lieutenant on 10 March 1918.² He was registered as a Member, Royal College of Surgeons (M.R.C.S.) in October 1922.² He was registered as a Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians, London (L.R.C.P.) in October 1922.² He gained the rank of Temporary Flying Officer on 27 November 1922 in the Royal Air Force.² He gained the rank of Flight Lieutenant on 27 October 1924.² He gained the rank of Captain on 16 February 1928 in the Royal Army Medical Corps.² He gained the rank of Major on 25 October 1931.² He gained the rank of Major on 14 February 1933 in the Indian Medical Service.² He graduated from Royal College of Surgeons, London, England^G, in March 1938 with a Diploma Opthalmic Medicine and Surgery (D.O.M.S.)² He fought in the Second World War, where he was taken as a POW in Singapore.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 25 April 1939.² He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel on 13 August 1948.²

     Dorothy Mary Bidwell was the daughter of Leonard Arthur Bidwell and Dorothea Parkington.¹ She married Sir William Ronald Fraser Austin, 4th Bt., son of Sir William Michael Byron Austin, 2nd Bt. and Violet Irene Fraser, on 20 February 1926.¹ She died on 10 July 1957.¹
     From 20 February 1926, her married name became Austin.¹

     Leonard Arthur Bidwell married Dorothea Parkington, daughter of Sir John Roper Parkington.
     He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (F.R.C.S.)¹

     Sir Michael Trescawen Austin, 5th Bt. was born on 27 August 1927.¹ He was the son of Sir William Ronald Fraser Austin, 4th Bt. and Dorothy Mary Bidwell.¹ He married Bridget Dorothea Patricia Farrell, daughter of Francis Farrell, on 30 January 1951.¹ He died on 3 August 1995 at age 67.¹
     He was educated at Downside School, Bath, Somerset, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War, in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.¹ He was Master of Foxhounds, Braes of Derwent.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Austin, of Red Hill, Castleford, West Riding of Yorks [U.K., 1894] in 1989.¹