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Fergus Bowes-Lyon

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detailing his original burial place, and showing that it had remained marked until the end of the war. As a result, in August 2012 his place of commemoration was moved to the Quarry Cemetery, Auchy-les-Mines, marked by a headstone inscribed with his details and the words "Buried near this spot" as
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Rosemary Luisa Bowes-Lyon (18 July 1915 – 18 January 1989) married Edward Wilfred George Joicey-Cecil (14 January 1912 – 6 October 1985) on 28 April 1945. They have two children and four grandchildren:
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in 1923. Fergus's widow later married Captain William Frederick Martin (d. 6 October 1947). His widow died on 29 March 1959, aged 68.
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James David Edward Joicey-Cecil (24 September 1946) he married Jane Susanna Brydon Adeley on 5 April 1975. They have two daughters:
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was also serving with the Black Watch. His younger brother Michael was at home recovering from wounds and his eldest brother,
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Elizabeth Anne Joicey-Cecil (8 February 1950) she married Alastair Richard Malcolm on 16 March 1971. They have two sons:
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In November 2011 Bowes-Lyon's grandson supplied family records to the
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Military personnel from the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
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In the First World War Bowes-Lyon served with the 8th Battalion,
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Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
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Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
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Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne
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Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
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Fergus Bowes-Lyon, 17th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
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the precise location of the grave is still not known.
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Fergus Bowes-Lyon, 17th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Captain
The Honourable
Ham, Surrey
Loos-en-Gohelle
Vermelles
British Army
Captain
World War I
Battle of Loos

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
queen consort
King George VI
World War I
Elizabeth II

Black Watch Museum
Ham, Surrey
Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck
Ludgrove School
Eton College
cricket
Glamis Castle
Lady Christian Norah Dawson-Damer
Earl of Portarlington

Quarry Cemetery
Vermelles

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