Francis Edward Basil Napier, 12th Lord Napier, 3rd Baron Ettrick (1876–1941) was a

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World War I

During the

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, Napier served as a

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in the 7th Battalion of the

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, but had unsuccessfully sought exemption from military service in May 1917. His application was rejected by Selkirk County Tribunal, owing to Napier not fulfilling a previous condition to perform munition work.''The Times'' (41477), Col C: "Lord Napier Refused Exemption". 14 May 1917.

Family

Francis Edward Basil Napier was the son of William John George Napier, 11th Lord Napier, 2nd Baron Ettrick and Grace Burns. In 1899, he married Hon. Clarice Jessie E. Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 9th Lord Belhaven and Stenton, and they had: * William Francis Cyril James Hamilton Napier, who succeeded him as 13th Lord Napier *The Hon. Neville Archibald John Watson Ettrick Napier, Lt. Commander in the Royal Navy.

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1876 births 1941 deaths 3 British Army personnel of World War I King's Royal Rifle Corps officers Lords Napier

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