Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Rossmore Wauchope Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 5th Baron Ventry, (11 December 1861 – 23 September 1923), was a

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officer and

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peer. Ventry was the son of The 4th Baron Ventry and Harriet Wauchope. He was given the additional surname of Eveleigh when his father changed the family name in 1874. He was educated at

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and the

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. He was commissioned into the

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. He fought in the

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between 1896 and 1897, being

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twice. On 1 October 1896, he was redirected from the Matabele Campaign with Robert Baden-Powell to create the new police force in Mashonaland. He assembled and trained a force of 580 men by 1 December, 1896. On 7 May 1897 he was decorated as a

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. He was promoted to major in 1898 and retired as a lieutenant-colonel. Frederick officially retired from the military in the year 1901 at the age of 40. However, he was titled The Commissioner of Police in Mashonaland. He served as Deputy Lieutenant of

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in the year 1902 during his residence in Burnham House, Dingle. Frederick succeeded to his father's title on 8 February 1914. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his nephew. His estate totalled £92 644 at the time of his death. In his will, he requested that £1 500 be left to his nurse, Miss M.L. Shelmerdene, provisions for John Gilbert de Moleyns, annuity to Edward Dayrolles, and the remainder to his brother Arthur William de Moleyns, the 6th Baron Ventry. ThePeerage.com (entry #296498) http://www.thepeerage.com/p29650.htm#i296498

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ventry, Frederick Eveleigh-de Moleyns, 5th Baron 1861 births 1923 deaths Barons in the Peerage of Ireland 19th-century Anglo-Irish people 20th-century Anglo-Irish people 4th Queen's Own Hussars officers People educated at Harrow School Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Deputy lieutenants of Kerry Companions of the Distinguished Service Order