Soldier and elder brother of Lord Raglan.
From Wikivividly : "... in 1815 they {the Life Guards} were part of The Household Brigade at the Battle of Waterloo under Major-General Lord Edward Somerset." And the Life Guards are part of the Household Cavalry, the mounted regiment of which was based at Knightsbrige Barracks, now Hyde Park Barracks, since 1795. All of which explains why we think the "Somerset" bust on display at the Hyde Park Barracks is this Lord Somerset.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Lord Edward Somerset
These two must be Somerset and Raglan but which is which we can't tell you.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
R.A.S.C.. Fought but did not die in WW1. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: First he writes "The memorial shows S. Bewsey having been a member of the R.A.S.C. (i.e. the Royal Army Ser...
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