The Earl of Longford | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 19 October 1864 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 21 August 1915 Scimitar Hill, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire | (aged 50)
Cause of death | Killed in action |
Resting place | Special memorial in Green Hill Cemetery, Suvla |
Spouse |
Lady Mary Child-Villiers
(m. 1899) |
Children | |
Parents |
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Alma mater | Winchester College |
Occupation | Peer, soldier |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Unit | 2nd Life Guards Imperial Yeomanry
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Commands | Imperial Yeomanry 29th Battalion 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade |
Battles/wars | Second Boer War World War I |
Brigadier-General Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford, KP, MVO (19 October 1864 – 21 August 1915), known as Lord Silchester until 1887, was an Irish peer and soldier.