Colonel Ulric Oliver Thynne CMG, DSO, CVO (6 July 1871 – 30 September 1957)[1][2] was a distinguished British soldier and champion polo player.
Early life[]
Thynne was born on 6 July 1871.[1] He was the son of Rt. Hon. Lord Henry Frederick Thynne and Lady Ulrica Frederica Jane St. Maur Seymour.[1] He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.[1]
Career[]
Thynne gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the King's Royal Rifle Corps,[1] and fought in the Chitral Campaign in 1895.[1] He was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry on 10 February 1900,[3] and fought with the Imperial Yeomanry during the Second Boer War in South Africa, where he was mentioned in despatches,[1] and for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in November 1900.[4] Following the war, he was promoted to Captain on 31 May 1902.[5] He fought in the First World War, during which he was again mentioned in despatches[1] and decorated with the award of Territorial Decoration (T.D.).[1] He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1918.[1] He was Colonel of the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.[1] He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in 1938 in the service of the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.[1] He was invested as a Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1946.[1]
In 1903 he won the Roehampton Trophy.
Peerage claim[]
In 1924, Thynne claimed the ancient Barony of Beauchamp from the House of Lords; the Committee for Privileges rejected the claim, holding that the evidence was insufficient to prove that the peerage was in fact created.
Family[]
He married, firstly, Marjory Wormald, daughter of Edward Wormald, on 16 May 1899.[1] The children of Colonel Ulric Oliver Thynne and Marjory Wormald are:
- Lt.-Col. Oliver St. Maur Thynne (24 October 1901 – 1 May 1978), who married Mary Wroughton Morris and had issue.[1]
- Edward Wormald Thynne (17 Mar 1905 – 8 Oct 1925)[1]
- G/Capt. Brian Sheridan Thynne (29 Nov 1907 - 1985), who married, firstly, Naomi Waters, married, secondly, Fernanda Herrero de Aledo, and had issue from both marriages.[1]
- Ulrica Marjory Thynne (5 May 1911 – 22 Jan 1999)[1]
He married, secondly, Elspeth Stiven Tullis, daughter of David Tullis, on 19 December 1951.[1] He died on 30 September 1957 at age 86.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 213-214.
- ↑ Record for Colonel Ulric Oliver Thynne on thepeerage.com
- ↑ "No. 27167". 20 February 1900. p. 1177. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27167/page/1177
- ↑ "No. 27359". 27 September 1901. p. 6303. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27359/page/6303
- ↑ "No. 27441". 10 June 1902. p. 3756. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27441/page/3756
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