Lieutenant Colonel Richard Courtenay Brabazon Throckmorton

Lt.-Col. Richard Courtenay Brabazon Throckmorton

• Born on 22 December 1866.
• Son of Sir Richard Charles Acton Throckmorton, 10th Bt. and Frances Stewart Moore.
• Married Lilian Langford Brooke, daughter of Colonel Henry Brooke Langford Brooke, on 1 February 1905.
• Died on 9 April 1916 at age 49, killed in action.
• He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.
• He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
• He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1916.
• He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 5th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment. Children of Lt.-Col. Richard Courtenay Brabazon Throckmorton and Lilian Langford Brooke
• Elizabeth Ursula Arienwen Throckmorton b. 10 Oct 1906, d. 1970
• Sir Robert George Maxwell Throckmorton, 11th Bt. b. 15 Feb 1908, d. 1989
• Ann Barbara Throckmorton b. 10 Oct 1911, d. 21 Nov 2007
  

The Peerage

THROCKMORTON, RICHARD COURTENAY BRABAZON

Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Date of Death: 09/04/1916
Age: 49
Regiment/Service: Royal Welsh Fusiliers 8th Bn. Commanding 5th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Awards: Mentioned in Despatches
Panel Reference: Panel 15.
Memorial: BASRA MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Nephew of Sir William Throckmorton, Bt., of Coughton Court, Warwickshire; husband of Lilian Throckmorton, of Coughtton Court. Served upwards of 21 years with 23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers.

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