George Charles Patrick Bingham, 6th Earl of Lucan

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George Charles Patrick Bingham, 6th Earl of Lucan

• Born on 24 November 1898 at Hertford House, Park Street, Mayfair, London, England.
• Son of George Charles Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan and Violet Sylvia Blanche Spender Clay.
• Married Kaitlin Elizabeth Anne Dawson, daughter of Captain Hon. Edward Stanley Dawson and Lady Elizabeth Selina Georgiana Meade, on 23 December 1929.
• Died on 21 January 1964 at age 65.
  
• Educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England and at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.
• Fought in the First World War where he was wounded.
• Invested as a Military Cross (M.C.) in 1918.
• Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of South Africa between 1924 and 1926.
• Brigade Major of the British Troops in the Sudan between 1932 and 1934.
• Major in 1934.
• Brigade Major of the 11th Infantry Brigade between 1934 and 1936.
• Colonel in the service of the Coldstream Guards.
• Succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of Lucan [I., 1795] on 20 April 1949.
• Succeeded to the title of 12th Baronet Bingham, of Castlebar, co. Mayo [N.S., 1634] on 20 April 1949.
• Succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Bingham, of Melcombe Bingham, co. Dorset [U.K., 1934] on 20 April 1949.
• Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard between 1950 and 1951.
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Commonwealth relations Office between June 1951 and October 1951.
• Opposition Chief Whip, House of Lords between 1954 and 1964.
  

Children of George Charles Patrick Bingham, 6th Earl of Lucan and Kaitlin Elizabeth Anne Dawson

• Lady Jane Bingham b. 13 Oct 1932
• Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan b. 18 Dec 1934, d. a Nov 1974
• Lady Sarah Bingham b. 5 Sep 1936
• Hon. Hugh Bingham b. 24 Apr 1939

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• First name(s) George Charles Patrick
• Last name Bingham
• Year 1914-20
• Service number -
• Rank Lieutenant
• Regiment Grenadier Guards
• Service record Rank: Lieutenant, Corps: Grenadier Guards
• Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D1329941
• Country Great Britain
• Medal type British Army medal index cards, 1914-1920
• Archive reference WO372/2
  

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