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Drummond
Saint Clair-Ford
Born in England
Ancestors 
Brother of
Aubrey Saint Clair-Ford and Peter Saint Clair-Ford
Husband of
Norah Elizabeth (Maberly) Buckley
— married
26 Aug 1933 in London, England, United Kingdom
Father of
Colin Anson Saint Clair-Ford and Robin Sam Saint Clair-Ford
Died
at age 34
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Nov 2018
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Biography
Leutenant Commander Drummond Saint Clair-Ford was Lost at sea on Submarine HMS Traveller during World War II.
Drummond was born in 1907. He was the son of Anson Saint Clair-Ford and Isabel Adams.
He married Norah Elizabeth Maberly, daughter of Captain Charles James Astley Maberly In 1933.[1]
He was a well-known rugby player for Scotland before the war before the war.[2]
He joined the Submarine Service of the Royal Navy in 1929. He became a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy.
On November 28, 1942, the submarine HMS Traveler, under the command of Saint-Clair-Ford, for a patrol in the Gulf of Taranto. ). The submarine did not return from the operation and was reported overdue on 12 December. She probably struck an Italian mine on or about 4 December.[3]
Children
- Elizabeth Jane b. 1937 m. Sir John Nigel Courtenay
- Sir Colin Anson St. Clair-Ford, 8th Baronet Ford, of Ember Court 1939-2012
- Sir Robin Sam St. Clair-Ford, 9th Baronet Ford, of Ember Court 1941-2016
Sources
- ↑ England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8H-MQTG : 8 October 2014), Drummond St Clair-Ford and null, 1933; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1933, quarter 3, vol. 1A, p. 1255, St. George Hanover Square, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ Drummond Ford Wikipedia
- ↑ HMS Traveler Wikipedia
See also:
- Peerage Drummond St Clair-Ford
- Find A Grave: Memorial #56706753 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 November 2018), memorial page for Lt-Cmdr Drummond St. Clair-Ford (unknown–12 Dec 1942), Find A Grave Memorial no. 56706753, citing Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England; Maintained by CWGC/ABMC (contributor 6) .
- Allied Warship Commanders
- Beneath the Waves: A History of HM Submarine Losses 1904-1971
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