Brig.
Arthur
Bowen
van Straubenzee
DSO MC
Born in Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Brother of
Evelyn Mary (van Straubenzee) Fletcher, Constance van Straubenzee, Margaret Eleanor van Straubenzee, Joyce Hope van Straubenzee and Philip William Casimir van Straubenzee
Husband of
Margaret Joan (Radcliffe) van Straubenzee
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
William Radcliffe van Straubenzee KT MBE
Died in Richmond Surrey UK
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Biography
Arthur was born in 1891. He was the son of Arthur van Straubenzee and Mary Rosher. In 1919, Arthur Van Straubenzee married Margaret Joan Radcliffe of Bag Park Widecombe, England, and together they had had two children: William Radcliffe and Vivian Isabel Ruth.[1]
Arthur joined the Army being the 8th Generation of the Van Straubenzee family to serve with the Armed Forces.[1] He went to school at United Services College, 1903-1906, an English private boys' public boarding school for the sons of military officers in North Devon, England.[2] He was a graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada in 1911.[3] At the outbreak of the Great War, he was serving with the Royal Field Artillery[1], including the Royal Horse Artillery.[3] During the war, he was awarded the Military Cross for "conspicuous bravery" in 1916 whilst serving upon the Western Front and by the end of the war he had achieved the rank of Major.[1]
Arthur served with the Indian Army after war. As Major, he was part of the force in Persia (Iran) fighting the Bolsheviks with Reza Khan, circa 1921.[3] During the Second World War he was Commander of the Royal Artillery of the 5th Indian Division with the rank of Brigadier, and was decorated with the Distinguished Service Order.[1]
He passed away in 1967[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Widecombe History Group. Roll of Honour: Arthur Bowen Van Straubenzee.
- ↑ Military Cross. Pupils from United Services College. 1874 - 1911. Haileybury College.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 David Newton. 2010. "Kipling's Canadian: Colonel Fraser Hunter, MPP, Maverick, Soldier, Mapmaker in the "Great Game"". iUniverse. 212 pages
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," Arthur B Van Straubenzee, 1967; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Richmond Upon Thames, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Arthur by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Arthur:
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~6.25%
Michael van Straubenzee
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~1.56%
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