Captain George Francis Augustus Venables-Vernon, 8th Baron Vernon (28 September 1888 – 10 November 1915), styled The Honourable George Venables-Vernon from 1888 to 1898, was a British soldier and diplomat.

Early life

Lord Vernon was born on 28 September 1888 into the prominent

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. He was the eldest son of George Venables-Vernon, 7th Baron Vernon, and Frances Margaret Lawrance (a daughter of Francis C. Lawrance, of

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). His sister, Frances Lawrance Venables-Vernon, married

Maurice Raoul-Duval Maurice Raoul-Duval (27 April 1866 – 5 May 1916) was a French polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. Early life Raoul-Duval was born on 27 April 27, 1866 in Le Pecq. He was the son of Fernand Raoul-Duval (1833–1892), a mi ...

and his younger brother, Francis Venables-Vernon, was a British soldier. Lord Vernon served as a

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in 1902. He was educated at

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before attending

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.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.''

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, U.S.A.:

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(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, pps. 3999-4000.

Career

Lord Vernon was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant of the

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in 1906, a Lieutenant in 1912 and Captain 1914. He entered the Diplomatic Service, being Honorary

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in 1908 and in

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in 1909 until the outbreak of the War. He served in

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from 1914 until his death in 1915, when he contracted

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whilst on active service in

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Personal life

Lord Vernon died at Malta on 10 November 1915 from

contracted while on service in

. He was succeeded in the barony, along with around of land in

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and

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,Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, by his younger brother

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References

External links

George Francis Augustus Venables-Vernon, 8th Baron Vernon (1888-1915), Diplomat and landowner
at the

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