Colonel
Francis
Powell
Braithwaite
CBE MC DSO
Born in Ramsgate, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Brother of
Florence Lilian Braithwaite DBE, Lawrence Walter Braithwaite RN, Michael Lloyd Braithwaite and Dorothy Louisa (Braithwaite) Maud
Husband of
Victoria Alexandrina Muriel May (Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood) Plunket
— married
1 Oct 1920 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 77
in 16 Fitzroy Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Nov 2014
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Biography
Colonel Francis Powell Braithwaite was the son of Reverend John Masterman Braithwaite. He married Lady Victoria Alexandrina Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, daughter of Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava and Hariot Georgina Rowan-Hamilton, on 1 October 1920. He died on 23 December 1952. He was decorated with the award of the Military Cross (M.C.).1 He was decorated with the award of the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.). He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.). He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Royal Engineers
Sources
- Thepeerage.com: Colonel Francis Powell Braithwaite Cites: Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
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Birth Date: 19 Dec 1864 Birth Place: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland Death Date: 24 Jan 1920 Death Place: Greater London, England Cemetery: Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium Burial or Cremation Place: Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton, Greater London, Engla