William Francis Conolly-Carew, 6th Baron Carew,

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, C.St.J (23 April 1905 – 27 June 1994), was Aide-de-Camp to the

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, Sir Thomas Astley-Cubbitt, between 1931 and 1936. Born William Francis Carew, he assumed the additional surname of Conolly by

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in 1938. He was the son of The 5th Baron Carew and Catherine Conolly, daughter of Thomas Conolly, MP, of Castletown,

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. Upon the death of his father in 1927 he inherited the title of

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in the

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(cr. 1838) and also in the Peerage of Ireland (cr.1834). Lord Carew was educated at

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and the

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. He was gazetted into the

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in 1925 and served during the

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as a

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, reaching the

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rank of

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. He was appointed a

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in 1966 and was also a Companion of the Order of St. John. In 1937, Carew married Lady Sylvia Gwendoline Eva Maitland (1913–1991), a daughter of the 15th Earl of Lauderdale and Ethel Mary Bell-Irving. They had issue: * Patrick Thomas Conolly-Carew, 7th Baron Carew (born 1938) * Diana Sylvia (born 1940) * Gerald Maitland-Carew (born 1941) * Sarah Catherine (born 1944)

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References

* ''Who's Who'', London: Black, 1945, p. 439. *Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (eds.) (1990) ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, * 1905 births 1994 deaths Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry officers British Army personnel of World War II Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Commanders of the Order of St John People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst

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