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Sir Thomas Montgomery-Cuninghame, 8th Baronet
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Thomas Montgomery-Cuninghame, 8th Baronet ( – 30 August 1870) was a Scottish British Army officer. Early life Montgomery-Cuninghame was born in London in . He was the second son of Sir James Montgomery-Cuninghame, 6th Baronet and Janet Cuming. Among his siblings was Sir Alexander David Montgomery-Cuninghame, 7th Baronet, and Jessie Jean Montgomery-Cuninghame (who married Sir James Boswell, 2nd Baronet). His paternal grandparents were the former Elizabeth Montgomery (a daughter of David Montgomery of Lainshaw, Ayrshire) and Alexander Montgomery-Cuninghame (a younger son of Sir David Cuninghame, 3rd Baronet), who legally changed his surname to Montgomery-Cuninghame on inheriting the Kirktonholm estate. Among his extended family were uncles, Sir Walter Montgomery-Cuninghame, 4th Baronet and Sir David Montgomery-Cuninghame, 5th Baronet. His maternal grandfather was Thomas Cuming, Esq., of Earnside, Nairnshire and Hatton, Cheshire, who was a banker in E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant Colonel (United Kingdom)
Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col), is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth countries. The rank is superior to Major (United Kingdom), major, and subordinate to Colonel (United Kingdom), colonel. The comparable Royal Navy rank is Commander (Royal Navy), commander, and the comparable rank in the Royal Air Force and many Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth air forces is Wing commander (rank), wing commander. The rank insignia in the British Army and Royal Marines, as well as many Commonwealth countries, is a crown above a Order of the Bath, four-pointed "Bath" star, also colloquially referred to as a British Army officer rank insignia, "pip". The crown has varied in the past with different monarchs; the current one being the Tudor Crown. Most other Commonwealth countries use the same insignia, or with the state emblem replacing the crown. In the modern British Armed forces, the established commander of a regiment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |