Dalrymple (Arbuthnot) Arbuthnot of Edinburgh 5th Bt CMG (abt. 1867 - 1941)

Born about 1 Apr 1867 in India

Ancestors

Husband of Alice Maud Arbuthnot — married 15 Jan 1918 in St George's Hanover Sq Westminster London, England

Descendants

Died 31 Mar 1941 at about age 73 in Nash Court, Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Sir Dalrymple Arbuthnot was born on 1 April 1867. He was the son of Major Sir William Wedderburn Arbuthnot and Alice Margaret Thompson.

Christening Date: 19 May 1867

Christening Place: Secunderabad, Madras, India^[1]

He fought in the Chitral Campaign in 1895 (medal with clasp) and he fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902, where he was mentioned in despatches (two medals, five clasps).

He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Shropshire.

Upon the death of his brother Robert he succeeded as the 5th Baronet Arbuthnot, of Edinburgh [U.K., 1823] on 31 May 1916.

He married Alice Maud Arbuthnot (daughter of Hugh Lyttleton Arbuthnot and Elizabeth Fountaine Walker) on 15 January 1918 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.^[2]

They had two children.

He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Field Artillery. He served in the 1st World War where he was mentioned in despatches eight times (Brevet), commanded 12th Corps in 1916 and was awarded the Order St Michael and St Lazarus of Italy.

He gained the rank of Honorary Brigadier-General in 1920.

Dalrymple died in 1941 at the age of 73.^[3]

Probate:

Event Date: 20 June 1941

Event Place: Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Beneficiary's Name: Alice Maud Arbuthnot

Second Beneficiary's Name: Robert Wemyss Muir Arbuthnot^[4]

Research Notes

The Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane has pointed out to me the following passage on pp.159-160 of Christmas Truce by Malcolm Brown and Shirley Seaton.

“A more successful reconnaissance was carried out by Major Arbuthnot, officer commanding 24 Battery, 38th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, at La Chapelle d’Armentières, in the area held by the Queen’s Westminster Rifles, as one of his Gunners described:

My OC put on a German uniform and had a good look around the German lines. He spotted what he wanted to find – a German machine-gun post which had given our infantry a deal of trouble; he also saw the German billets in a village called Wez-Macquart."

That section could refer to Alexander George Arbuthnot

Sources

1. ↑ "India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 15 May 2018. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGH9-VG6
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26JZ-TV9
3. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHT-5NWP
4. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 24 June 2019. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPLD-YS9L

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Acknowledgments

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