Lord Bernard Gordon-Lennox

Lord Bernard Gordon-Lennox
Born	1 May 1878 Belgravia, London, England
Died	10 November 1914 Ypres, Belgium
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1898–1914
Rank	Major
Unit	Grenadier Guards
Battles / wars	Second Boer War World War I
Relations	Sir George Gordon-Lennox (son) Sir Alexander Gordon-Lennox (son)

Major Lord Bernard Charles Gordon-Lennox (1 May 1878 – 10 November 1914), was a British Army officer who was killed in the First World War.[1]

Early life

Gordon-Lennox was born at 3 Grosvenor Crescent, Belgravia,[2] the third son of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond, by his first wife Amy Mary Ricardo, daughter of Percy Ricardo, of Bramley Park, Guildford, Surrey. Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond and Brigadier-General Lord Esmé Gordon-Lennox were his elder brothers. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[1]

Career

Gordon-Lennox was a major in the Grenadier Guards and served in the Second Boer War, in China, and in World War I, where he was killed in action during the First Battle of Ypres in November 1914, aged 36.[3] He was buried in Zillebeke Churchyard Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.

Gordon-Lennox appeared in a single first-class cricket match for Middlesex against Gloucestershire in the 1903 County Championship.[4]

Personal life

Gordon-Lennox married Hon. Evelyn, daughter of Henry Loch, 1st Baron Loch, in 1907. They had two sons:.[5]

• Lieutenant-General Sir George "Geordie" Gordon-Lennox
• Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander "Sandy" Gordon-Lennox

Lady Bernard Gordon-Lennox remained a widow until her death in June 1944, during World War II, aged 67, when a V-1 flying bomb hit the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks.[6]

Memorial windows

There is are stained-glass windows dedicated to him at the Gordon Chapel in Scotland and Boxgrove Priory church, West Sussex.

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  Maj B. C. Gordon-Lennox Memorial window, Boxgrove Priory
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  Memorial Window, Gordon Chapel

References

1. "The Fallen Officers – The Times Casualty List – Lord Bernard Gordon-Lennox". The Times. 13 November 1914. p. 10.
2. "Births". The Times. 4 May 1878. p. 1.
3. "Duke's son killed in battle in France." The New York Times, 13 November 1914.
4. First-Class Matches played by Lord Bernard Gordon-Lennox
5. "Lt-Gen Sir George Gordon-Lennox". The Daily Telegraph. London, England. 13 May 1988. p. 23. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
6. "Guards Chapel Roll of Honour". Retrieved 5 December 2010.