William Henry Edmund de Vere Sheaffe, 4th Earl of Limerick DL 16 September 1863 – 18 March 1929), styled Viscount Glentworth until 1896, was an

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and

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officer. Limerick was the only child of

William Pery, 3rd Earl of Limerick William Hale John Charles Pery, 3rd Earl of Limerick, Order of St Patrick, KP, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, PC, Deputy Lieutenant, DL, Justice of the Peace, JP (17 January 1840 – 8 August 1896), styled Viscount Glentworth ...

by his first wife, Caroline Gray. He was educated at

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. Upon leaving school, he enlisted as an officer in the army, serving with the Rifle Brigade as a lieutenant between 1884 and 1890. He later moved to the 5th Battalion,

Royal Munster Fusiliers The Royal Munster Fusiliers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1922. It traced its origins to the East India Company, East India Company's Bengal European Regiment raised in 1652, which later became the 101st Regiment ...

, where he was promoted to captain. He was later made an honorary major in the same regiment. Upon the death of his father in 1896, he became the Earl of Limerick. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Limerick. He married May Imelda Josephine Irwin in 1890, with whom he had three children * Imelda Sybil Pery (10 Nov 1891 – 12 Nov 1891) * Lady Victoria May Pery (4 May 1893 – 27 Dec 1918) * Captain Edmond William Claude Gerard de Vere Pery, Lord Glentworth (14 Oct 1894 – 18 May 1918) As he was predeceased by his children, he was succeeded in his titles by his half-brother,

Edmund Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings and ...

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* * 1863 births 1929 deaths Rifle Brigade officers Royal Munster Fusiliers officers People educated at Eton College 4

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