He served with the Grenadier Guards in the Second Boer War. Entering the House of Lords on the death of his father, he became 13th Earl of Chesterfield and 7th Earl Stanhope.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
He served with the Grenadier Guards in the Second Boer War. Entering the House of Lords on the death of his father, he became 13th Earl of Chesterfield and 7th Earl Stanhope.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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James Richard Stanhope
James Richard Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope K.G., P.C., D.S.O., M.C., 1880 - 19...
Died: 649 Argentinians, 255 British, 3 civilian Falkland Islanders.
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 5 November 1916, age 24, while serving in the Worcester Regiment. "He advanced at the head [of his men] and secured the objective, consolidating his position and a...
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