George Brudenell-Bruce, 6th Marquess of Ailesbury
| The Marquess of Ailesbury | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 May 1873 |
| Died | 4 August 1961 (aged 88) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches Territorial Decoration Knight of Grace of the Order of St John |
George William James Chandos Brudenell-Bruce, 6th Marquess of Ailesbury, DSO, TD, KStJ, DL, JP (21 May 1873 – 4 August 1961), styled Earl of Cardigan between 1894 and 1911, was a British soldier. According to his hand-written memoirs, available at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre (http://www.wshc.eu/), he went by the name Chandos.
Brudenell-Bruce was the son of Henry Brudenell-Bruce, 5th Marquess of Ailesbury and Georgiana Sophia Maria Pinckney. He was educated at Westminster School. He succeeded his father in the marquessate on the latter's death on 10 March 1911.
Lord Ailesbury served in the 3rd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry; the Middlesex Yeomanry; and the Wiltshire Regiment.
Lord Cardigan was promoted to the rank of captain on 3 September 1898, supernumerary to the establishment. He fought with the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry in the Second Boer War, for which he was mentioned in Dispatches, and was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in November 1900. He was conformed as a captain on the establishment in May 1902. From he 1914 fought in the Great War, during which he was again mentioned in despatches and decorated with the Territorial Decoration.
He was invested as a Knight of Grace of the Order of St John of Jerusalem. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Wiltshire, and was a Justice of the Peace.
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