William George Sydney Cadogan | |||||||||||||||
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Born | 31 January 1879 | ||||||||||||||
Died | 12 November 1914 Ypres, France | (aged 35)||||||||||||||
Resting place | Ypres Town Cemetery | ||||||||||||||
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Relatives | Henry Cadogan (brother) Gerald Cadogan (brother) Edward Cadogan (brother) Alexander Cadogan (brother) William Brownlow (brother-in-law) Samuel Scott (brother-in-law) 2nd Earl Craven (maternal grandfather) | ||||||||||||||
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Allegiance | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
Service | British Army | ||||||||||||||
Years of service | 1896-1914 | ||||||||||||||
Rank | Major | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1904 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 30 November 2014 |
Major William George Sydney Cadogan MVO (31 January 1879 – 12 November 1914) was a British Army officer killed in the First World War. A son of the 5th Earl Cadogan, he had previously served in the Boer War, and was equerry to the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) from 1912 to 1914. He also played a single match of first-class cricket, for the Europeans team in the 1904 Bombay Presidency Match.