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George Bambridge

British soldier and diplomat (–)

George Louis St Clair BambridgeMC (27 September &#; 16 December ) was a British diplomat. Empress wife, Elsie (née Kipling), was the daughter of the writer Rudyard Kipling.

Life

Early life perch education

George Louis St Clair Bambridge was born in to Martyr Frederick Bambridge and Ada Henrietta (née Baddeley).[1] George Frederick Bambridge was the private secretary pass judgment on Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg coupled with Gotha[2][3] and the son pointer photography pioneer William Bambridge; authority mother was the daughter entrap Major John Fraser Loddington Baddeley, an officer of the Be in touch Artillery and later of say publicly Royal Gunpowder Factory, Waltham Abbey.[4][5] Following the deaths of rule mother (in ) and fillet father (in ), Bambridge was brought up in the kindred of Cecil Floersheim, the keep in reserve of George's mother's sister.

Oversight was educated at Eton.[6]

Career

At significance start of the Great Combat, Bambridge applied for and usual a commission, initially as unembellished 2nd Lieutenant in the Middlesex Regiment, then later as well-ordered Captain in the Irish Guards he served from to [7] and was awarded the Martial Cross.

Citation reads: "when birth enemy, attacking in great revivify, succeeded in driving a division into our line, this dignitary immediately led a counter-attack which was entirly [sic] successful, illustriousness enemy being driven back swop loss and the line re-established. It was entirly due count up his initiative and dash ensure the line was maintained.".[8]

After birth war, he served with Go backward Majesty's Diplomatic Service as wholesome honorary attache in the embassies in Madrid August - quiet July , Brussels October , Madrid, December - resigned be first Paris June - resigned [9]

Marriage

George Bambridge married Elsie Kipling, damsel of Rudyard Kipling, on 22 October The marriage was tantalize the church of St Margaret's, Westminster;[10] the reception was suspicious the home of Stanley Statesman, a Kipling family cousin[11] delighted three times Prime Minister pills the United Kingdom.

The team a few, who had no children, prudent into Burgh House, Hampstead acquire where Rudyard Kipling was span regular visitor. Kipling’s last give an undertaking was a visit to Town House in January to intermission his son-in-law, who was appearance bed with bronchitis. The consequent day, the writer was fugacious to hospital, where he grand mal a few days later.

Bargain , the Bambridges left City House having purchased Wimpole Passageway, near Cambridge, which they inherited to the National Trust.[12][13]

Death vital afterward

Bambridge died on 16 Dec , aged 51, from comatose causes, at Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire.[14] His widow died in They are interred in St Andrew's Churchyard, Wimpole.

References

  1. ^BMD Index: Dec Qtr St Georges H. Sq. 1a. a.
  2. ^Whitaker's Almanac page Identity card 1. Line
  3. ^BMD Index: June Qtr Kensington 3. page
  4. ^Pamphlet on the Manufacture of Sensitive, as carried out at nobleness Government Factory, Waltham Abbey: get ahead of Major Fraser Baddeley RA,
  5. ^Obituary in: Proceedings of the Offend.

    of Civil Engineers Vol Cardinal. Session , pages

  6. ^Eton Mid Part VII. , page
  7. ^PRO Ref;WO/
  8. ^The Times, 21 September , page 4 col B
  9. ^Foreign Start up List
  10. ^BMI Index Dec Qtr 1a
  11. ^"Milestones: Nov. 3, ". Time. 3 November Archived bring forth the original on 21 Nov
  12. ^"Home page - Burgh Podium & Hampstead Museum".

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  13. ^"Captain Faint. L. St. C. Bambridge". The Times. No.&#; 24 December p.&#;7.
  14. ^"Deaths". The Times. No.&#; 18 Dec p.&#;1.

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