Simon Yorke (24 June 1903 – 7 May 1966) was a

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

landowner and soldier. He inherited the

Erddig Erddig Hall ( cy, Neuadd Erddig; or simply Erddig; ) is a Grade-I listed National Trust property in Wrexham, Wales. Standing south of Wrexham city centre, it comprises a country house built during the 17th and 18th centuries amidst a 1,900 ac ...

estate in 1922. He was High Sheriff for

Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; cy, Sir Ddinbych; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name. This part of Wales contains the country's oldest known evidence of habitation – Pontnewydd (Bontnewy ...

in 1937. He was a lieutenant in the

Denbighshire Yeomanry The Denbighshire Hussars was a Welsh Yeomanry regiment of the British Army formed in 1794. It saw service in the First World War before being converted into a unit of the Royal Artillery. The lineage has been continued by 398 (Flint & Denbighshi ...

and enlisted as a private in the

North Staffordshire Regiment The North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, which was in existence between 1881 and 1959. The 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot was created on 21 April 1758 from the 2nd Battali ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

Simon Yorke was born in Erddig, Denbighshire, the eldest son of Philip Yorke (1849-1922). In 1922, Simon inherited the Erddig estate. During World War II Yorke served as a private soldier in the

. Simon Yorke was found dead in Erddig Park on 7 May 1966, from heart failure. He was buried in

Marchwiel Marchwiel ( cy, Marchwiail) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is about 2 miles south-east of Wrexham city on the A525 road towards Bangor-on-Dee. The community has an area of 1,488 hectares and a population of 1,4 ...

Churchyard, unmarried and without a direct heir. Erddig was inherited by his brother,

Philip Scott Yorke Philip Scott Yorke (1905–1978) was the last Squire of Erddig. Early life and education Philip was born on 23 March 1905, at Erddig, Denbighshire. He was the second son of Philip Yorke II and Louisa Matilda (née Scott), and the final direct d ...

, who gifted the estate to the National Trust in 1973.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yorke, Simon 1903 births 1966 deaths Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge North Staffordshire Regiment soldiers Welsh soldiers Welsh landowners Denbighshire Hussars officers British Army personnel of World War II Military personnel from Denbighshire