Ivo Murray Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 20th Baron Saye and Sele OBE MC (15 December 1885 - 21 October 1968) was a British

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and army officer.

Biography

He was born to Geoffrey Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 18th Baron Saye and Sele. He educated at

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and the

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. He served as an officer during the

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and was

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. He gained the rank of

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in the

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. For his service he was awarded the

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(1919) and the

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(M.C.) (1918).{{cite web , title=The Edinburgh Gazette 23 July 1919 , url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13477/page/2474/data.pdf , website=The Edinburgh Gazette , access-date=22 August 2022 , language=en He also fought in the

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between 1939 and 1941. He succeeded as the ''14th Lord Saye and Sele ., 1603 20th Baron Saye and Sele'' on 18 February 1949 and appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1961.

References

Notes

Dod's Parliamentary Companion 1958
pp 213 & 214. See also other annual editions. * Ivo Murray Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 20th Baron Saye and Sele's entry in '' Who's Who'': https://doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U54256 1885 births 1968 deaths Fiennes family People educated at Harrow School British Army officers Royal Artillery officers Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) Recipients of the Military Cross British Army personnel of World War I British Army personnel of World War II