Bath: War Memorial (Somerset)
Detail of the panel that includes the name of Lord Alexander George Thynne, D.S.O., M.P. (1873-1918), who was one of Bath's two Members of Parliament and also an officer in the Wiltshire Yeomanry, eventually becoming C.O. of the 6th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment. He was the youngest son of the 4th Marquess of Bath (of Longleat), but lived at Norton Hall, Northampton, and thus also features on the war memorial at Norton.
Thynne's nephew, 2nd Lt. John Alexander Thynne, Viscount Weymouth (1895–1916) of the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) also died in the First World War, his name appearing on the war memorial at Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire. John Alexander, Viscount Weymouth was the eldest son (and heir) of the 5th Marquess of Bath, and upon his death, his younger brother, Lord Henry Thynne, became Viscount Weymouth (and in 1946 the 6th Marquess).
Information from the CWGC database:
THYNNE, Lord ALEXANDER GEORGE
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Date of Death: 14/09/1918
Age: 45
Regiment/Service: Wiltshire Regiment, Commanding 6th (Royal Wilts. Yeo.) Bn.
Awards: D S O
Grave Reference: II. L. 13.
Cemetery: BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY
Additional Information: Awarded the Croix de Guerre (France). Son of the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath. Member of Parliament for Bath.
Link: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/61592/THYNNE,%20Lord%...
Bath: War Memorial (Somerset)
Detail of the panel that includes the name of Lord Alexander George Thynne, D.S.O., M.P. (1873-1918), who was one of Bath's two Members of Parliament and also an officer in the Wiltshire Yeomanry, eventually becoming C.O. of the 6th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment. He was the youngest son of the 4th Marquess of Bath (of Longleat), but lived at Norton Hall, Northampton, and thus also features on the war memorial at Norton.
Thynne's nephew, 2nd Lt. John Alexander Thynne, Viscount Weymouth (1895–1916) of the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) also died in the First World War, his name appearing on the war memorial at Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire. John Alexander, Viscount Weymouth was the eldest son (and heir) of the 5th Marquess of Bath, and upon his death, his younger brother, Lord Henry Thynne, became Viscount Weymouth (and in 1946 the 6th Marquess).
Information from the CWGC database:
THYNNE, Lord ALEXANDER GEORGE
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Date of Death: 14/09/1918
Age: 45
Regiment/Service: Wiltshire Regiment, Commanding 6th (Royal Wilts. Yeo.) Bn.
Awards: D S O
Grave Reference: II. L. 13.
Cemetery: BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY
Additional Information: Awarded the Croix de Guerre (France). Son of the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath. Member of Parliament for Bath.
Link: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/61592/THYNNE,%20Lord%...