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Henry D'Avigdor-Goldsmid
Major (United Kingdom), Major Sir Henry Joseph d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, 2nd Baronet, (10 June 1909 – 11 December 1976), sometimes known as Harry d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, was a British Army officer, company director and politician. Early life, education and military career The eldest son of Sir Osmond d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, 1st Baronet, d'Avigdor-Goldsmid went to Harrow School and Balliol College, University of Oxford, Oxford. On the death of his father in 1940, d'Avigdor-Goldsmid inherited Somerhill House near Tonbridge, Kent. On 12 June 1938 he was Officer (armed forces), commissioned as a second lieutenant into 4th Battalion of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, a Army Reserve (United Kingdom), Territorial Army (TA) unit. He was to serve with the battalion during the early stages of the Second World War, which began in September 1939, including at the Battle of France the following year, from where he, along with the rest of his battalion, was Dunkirk evacuation, evacuated from D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry D Avigdor Goldsmid
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