Maj. Gen. John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone, CB CMG DSO TD PC JP DL

John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone

• Born on 31 May 1868 at Brookhill Hall, Derbyshire, England.
• Son of Sir Charles Seely, 1st Bt. and Emily Evans.
• Married, firstly, Emily Florence Crichton, daughter of Colonel Hon. Sir Henry Geroge Louis Crichton and Letitia Grace Cole-Hamilton, on 1 July 1895.
• Married, secondly, Hon. Evelyn Izmé Murray, daughter of Montolieu Fox Oliphant Murray, 1st Viscount Elibank and Blanche Alice Scott, on 31 July 1917.
• Also reported to have been married on 9 July 1895.3
• Died on 7 November 1947 at age 79.
• Educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.
• Graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Decorated with the award of the French Government Gold Medal (for saving life at sea) in 1891.
• Admitted to Inner Temple in 1897 entitled to practice as a Barrister-at-Law.
• Decorated with the award of the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1900.
• Fought in the Boer War in 1900, where he was mentioned in despatches.
• Officer in 1900 in the service of the Imperial Yeomanry.
• Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for the Isle of Wight between 1900 and 1906.
• Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Liverpool, Abercromby Division between 1906 and 1910.
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Colonial Office between 1908 and 1911.
• Invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 22 November 1909.
• Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Derbyshire, Ilkeston Division between 1910 and 1922.
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, War Office between 1911 and 1912.
• Secretary of State for War between 1912 and 1914.
• Fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches 5 times, and was wounded.
• Commander of the Canadian Calvary Brigade.
• Invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1916.
• Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire in 1918.
• Decorated with the award of the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Munitions in 1918.
• Invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1918.
• Decorated with the award of the Order of the Crown of Belgium.
• Decorated with the award of the Croix de Guerre.
• Decorated with the award of the Legion of Honour.
• Under-Secretary of State for Air in 1919.1
• Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for the Isle of Wight between 1923 and 1924.
• Honorary Colonel in the service of the 95th (Hampshire Yeomanry) Brigade, Royal Artillery (Territorial Army).
• Honorary Major-General in the service of the Territorial Army Reserve.
• Honorary Colonel in the service of the 72nd (Hampshire) Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Royal Artillery (Territorial Army).
• Chairman of the National Savings Committee between 1926 and 1943.
• Wrote Adventure, published 1930.
• Wrote Fear and be Slain, published 1931.
• Honorary Air Commodore in the service of the Auxiliary Air Force.
• Wrote For Ever England, published 1932.
• Created 1st Baron Mottistone, of Mottistone, co. Southampton [U.K.] on 21 June 1933. Children of John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone and Emily Florence Crichton
• Frank Reginald Seely b. 6 Jun 1896, d. Apr 1917
• Hon. Emily Grace Seely b. 18 Jan 1898, d. 9 May 1992
• Henry John Alexander Seely, 2nd Baron Mottistone b. 1 May 1899, d. 18 Jan 1963
• Hon. Irene Florence Seely b. 22 Jun 1902, d. 18 Apr 1977
• Arthur Patrick William Seely, 3rd Baron Mottistone b. 18 Aug 1905, d. 4 Dec 1966
• Hon. Kathleen Mary Seely b. 14 Nov 1907, d. 6 Sep 1996
• Hon. Louisa Mary Sylvia Seely b. 9 Aug 1913, d. 14 Jan 1998

Child of John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone and Hon. Evelyn Izmé Murray

• David Peter Seely, 4th Baron Mottistone b. 16 Dec 1920, d. 24 Nov 2011 The Peerage
  

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3 LOTFWW pages

• https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/5403670
• https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/5403671
• https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/5403672

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Medal Index Cards

findmypast Transcription

• First name(s) J E B
• Last name Seely
• Year 1914-20
• Service number -
• Rank Lieutenant Colonel And Honorary Colonel
• Regiment General Headquarters Staff
• Service record Rank: Lieutenant Colonel and Honorary Colonel, Corps: General Headquarters Staff
• Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D6530618
• Country Great Britain
• Medal type British Army Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920
• Archive reference WO372/24

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