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Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram

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to the Prince of Wales, an office he held until the Prince became King in 1910. Promoted to the substantive rank of major on 4 October 1911, while in India he played
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After passing out from the Royal Military Academy in 1893, Wigram was commissioned a second lieutenant on 4 October. Wigram served in the
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Wigram was the son of Herbert Wigram. His grandfather the Reverend William Pitt Wigram was the ninth and youngest son of
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from 1897. He was promoted to lieutenant on 22 September 1897 (with rank from 4 October 1896). Wigram joined the
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from 1936 to 1945. Apart from his careers in the Army and at court he was also a Fellow of the
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from 1931 to 1945, as an Extra Equerry from 1931 until his death, as a Permanent
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on 3 June 1915. In 1915 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and later to
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in India. On 19 March 1906, he was promoted to the brevet rank of
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and held office until he retired in 1936. He also served as
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Anne Wigram (1913–1958). She married and had three sons.
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in 1932 and in 1935 he was raised to the peerage as
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After Winchester, he attended the 1179:19th-century British Army personnel 485:Member of the Royal Victorian Order 13: 1139:Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers 1005:Private Secretary to the Sovereign 473:Companion of the Order of the Bath 427:Private Secretary to the Sovereign 382: 323: 294:Private Secretary to the Sovereign 60:Private Secretary to the Sovereign 14: 1190: 975: 587: 332:between 1893 and 1897 and in the 717:London Gazette, 21 November 1911 655:London Gazette, 15 February 1898 318:Royal Military Academy, Woolwich 187:Royal Military Academy, Woolwich 957: 943: 923: 903: 883: 863: 843: 823: 803: 783: 763: 752: 695:. 16 January 1903. p. 313. 425:In 1931 Wigram was promoted to 839:. 31 March 1903. p. 2140. 732: 721: 710: 699: 679: 675:. 13 March 1900. p. 1714. 659: 648: 644:London Gazette, 3 October 1893 637: 306:Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet 250:Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram 1: 1023:Peerage of the United Kingdom 967:. winchestercollegeatwar.com. 919:. 28 June 1935. p. 4160. 748:. 6 April 1945. p. 1851. 706:London Gazette, 20 March 1906 580: 503:in 1911. He was sworn of the 437:from 1936 to 1960 and Deputy 312:, of which he later became a 292:officer and courtier. He was 158:Nora Wigram (nÊe Chamberlain) 1079:British Indian Army officers 451:Zoological Society of London 7: 1169:A. J. Webbe's XI cricketers 759:www.nationalarchives.gov.uk 728:London Gazette, 3 June 1915 606:WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO 16:British government official 10: 1195: 1174:Barons created by George V 1129:Permanent Lords-in-Waiting 483:in 1933. He also became a 447:Royal Geographical Society 1042: 1033: 1028: 1021: 1011: 1002: 994: 989: 518: 243: 229: 219: 205: 197: 192: 180: 170: 162: 154: 146: 134: 119: 114: 110: 98: 86: 76: 65: 58: 54: 23: 1074:Royal Artillery officers 951:"Casualty Details. 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Index

The Right Honourable
GCB
GCVO
CSI
PC
Private Secretary to the Sovereign
George V
The Lord Stamfordham
Sir Alexander Hardinge
Winchester College
Alma mater
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
British Army
British Indian Army
Colonel
Tirah Expedition
Second Boer War
GCB
GCVO
CSI
PC
FZS
British Indian Army
Private Secretary to the Sovereign
Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet
Winchester College
Fellow
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
Royal Artillery
British Indian Army

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