Sir William Henry Dyke Acland, 3rd Baronet

Sir William Henry Dyke Acland, 3rd Baronet MC, AFC, TD, JP, DL (18 May 1888 – 4 December 1970) was the eldest son of Sir William Acland, 2nd Baronet and Hon. Emily Anna Smith.

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• Educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England
• Educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
• Gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the 96th (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Field Brigade, Royal Artillery
• Gained the rank of officer in the service of the Royal Flying Corps
• Fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches, and wounded
• Gained the rank of Brevet Colonel in the service of the Royal Scots Greys Reserve Officers
• Gained the rank of officer in the service of the Royal Flying Corps
• Gained the rank of officer in the service of the Royal Air Force
• Decorated with the award of the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)
• Decorated with the award of the Order of St. George of Russia (4th class)
• Decorated with the award of the Air Force Cross (A.F.C.)
• Decorated with the award of the Military Cross (M.C.)
• Succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Acland, of St. Mary Magdalen, Oxford [U.K., 1890] on 26 November 1924
• Held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hertfordshire
• Held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Hertfordshire
• Educated in 1938 at Imperial Defence College, London, England
• Commanding Officer of the Hertfordshire Home Guard Battalion
• Held the office of High Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1951
• Held the office of County Alderman for Hertfordshire in 1952
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