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Peerage Record – 31901

Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell1

Male, Registry Number #319001, b. 5 May 1883, d. 24 May 1950

Last Edited=2 Jul 2017

General Archibald Wavell, 1939 2

     Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell was born on 5 May 1883.1 He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Archibald Graham Wavell and Lillie Percival.3,4 He married Eugenie Marie Quirk, daughter of Colonel J. O. Quirk, on 22 April 1915.4 He died on 24 May 1950 at age 67.1
     He fought in the Boer War between 1901 and 1902.4 He was commissioned on 8 May 1901, in the service of the Black Watch.4 He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, where he was mentioned in despatches and was wounded.4 He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)5 He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.5 He was Commander of the 6th Infantry Brigade, Aldershot between 1930 and 1934.4 He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1935.4 He was Commander of the 2nd Division, Aldershot between 1935 and 1937.4 He fought in the Palestine Campaign between 1937 and 1938.4 He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1939.4 He was Commander-in-Chief of the Middle East between 1939 and 1941.4 He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1943.4 He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1941.5 He was Commander-in-Chief of the India between 1941 and 1943.4 He was Supreme Commander of the South-West Pacific Area in 1942.4 He held the office of Viceroy and Governor-General of India between 1943 and 1947.4 He was created 1st Viscount Wavell, of Cyrenaica, and of Winchester, co. Southamtpon [U.K.] on 22 July 1943.4 He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (G.C.I.E.)5 He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Star of India (G.C.S.I.)5 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)5 He was created 1st Viscount Keren, of Eritrea and of Winchester, co. Southampton [U.K.] on 1 May 1947.4 He was created 1st Earl Wavell [U.K.] on 1 May 1947.4 He held the office of Constable of the Tower of London between 1948 and 1950.4

Children of Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell and Eugenie Marie Quirk

Citations:
  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 290. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
  2. [S266] World War II Unit Histories – Officers, online http://www.unithistories.com/units_index/default.asp?file=../officers/personsx. Hereinafter cited as World War II Unit Histories – Officers.
  3. [S370] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage, 100th edition (London, U.K.: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1953), page 2185. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Peerage, 100th ed.
  4. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage, page 288.
  5. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1819. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Major Harry Alastair Gordon1

Male, Registry Number #319002, d. 19 June 1965

Last Edited=2 Sep 2014
     Major Harry Alastair Gordon was the son of Commander Alastair Gordon.2 He married Lady Joan Patricia Quirk Wavell, daughter of Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell and Eugenie Marie Quirk, on 19 June 1948.2 He died on 19 June 1965.2
     He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)2

Child of Major Harry Alastair Gordon

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2554. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Commander Alastair Gordon1

Male, Registry Number #319003

Last Edited=8 Nov 2008
     Commander Alastair Gordon was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)1 He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.1

Child of Commander Alastair Gordon

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1819. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Major Donald Struan Robertson1

Male, Registry Number #319004, b. 1918, d. 1991

Last Edited=23 Dec 2017
     Major Donald Struan Robertson was born in 1918.2 He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Malcolm Arnold Robertson and Gladys Ingalls.1,2 He married, firstly, Hersey Caroline Ann Williamson, daughter of Captain Hon. Gerald Hayne Guthrie Williamson and Christian Alice Hersey Forbes, on 5 May 1945.3 He and Hersey Caroline Ann Williamson were divorced in 1973.3 He married, secondly, Lady Joan Patricia Quirk Wavell, daughter of Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell and Eugenie Marie Quirk, after 1973.1 He died in 1991.1
     He gained the rank of Major in the Scots Guards.1

Children of Major Donald Struan Robertson and Hersey Caroline Ann Williamson

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1819. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S1122] Peerage News, online http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News.
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Rt. Hon. Sir Malcolm Arnold Robertson1

Male, Registry Number #319005, b. 1877, d. 1951

Last Edited=23 Dec 2017

Rt. Hon. Sir Malcolm Robertson 2

     Rt. Hon. Sir Malcolm Arnold Robertson was born in 1877.3 He married Gladys Ingalls, daughter of Melville E. Ingalls.3 He died in 1951.3
     He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.)1 He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.)1

Child of Rt. Hon. Sir Malcolm Arnold Robertson and Gladys Ingalls

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1819. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
  3. [S1122] Peerage News, online http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News.

Diana Jane Astley1

Female, Registry Number #319006, b. 17 December 1943, d. 12 July 2015

Last Edited=13 Jul 2016
     Diana Jane Astley was born on 17 December 1943.1 She was the daughter of Major Hon. Simon Nevill Astley and Lady Joan Patricia Quirk Wavell.1 She married Robert I. W. Kellie in 1975.1 She died on 12 July 2015 at age 71.2
     From 1975, her married name became Kellie.1 She lived in 2003 at The King’s, Oxlynch, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.1

Children of Diana Jane Astley and Robert I. W. Kellie

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1819. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S466] Notices, The Telegraph, London, UK. Hereinafter cited as The Telegraph.

Robert I. W. Kellie1

Male, Registry Number #319007

Last Edited=8 Nov 2008
     Robert I. W. Kellie married Diana Jane Astley, daughter of Major Hon. Simon Nevill Astley and Lady Joan Patricia Quirk Wavell, in 1975.1

Children of Robert I. W. Kellie and Diana Jane Astley

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1819. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Rupert Simon Chamier Kellie1

Male, Registry Number #319008, b. 1977

Last Edited=20 Dec 2008
     Rupert Simon Chamier Kellie was born in 1977.1 He is the son of Robert I. W. Kellie and Diana Jane Astley.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1819. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Toby Alastair Struan Kellie1

Male, Registry Number #319009, b. 1984

Last Edited=8 Nov 2008
     Toby Alastair Struan Kellie was born in 1984.1 He is the son of Robert I. W. Kellie and Diana Jane Astley.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1819. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Tara Margaret Joan Kellie1

Female, Registry Number #319010, b. 1980

Last Edited=8 Nov 2008
     Tara Margaret Joan Kellie was born in 1980.1 She is the daughter of Robert I. W. Kellie and Diana Jane Astley.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1819. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

 

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