Personal data
| Name | Mercer-Nairne, Lord |
|---|---|
| Initials | C.G.F. |
| Christian name | Charles George Francis |
| Family | Son of Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne and of Maud Evelyn, Marchioness of Lansdowne, of Bowood, Calne, Wilts; husband of Lady Violet Mary Astor (formerly Mercer-Nairne). |
Extra information
- Information 1
- Equerry-in-Ordinary to King George V when Prince of Wales, 1909-10 and Equerry to His Majesty, 1910-1914.
Military data
| Rank | Major |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Unit | 1 Royal Dragoons |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 40 |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Ypres Town Cemetery, E1. 10; personal inscription: "NOT IN VAIN NOT UNHONOURED NOT FORGOTTEN THEY GAVE UP THEIR LIVES" |
Other information
- Information
- attd. Staff, 6th Cavalry Brigade
- Information 2
- M.V.O.; South African Medal (5 Clasps), Legion of Honour (France), Order of Military Merit (Spain), Order of the Crown (Prussia), Order of the Iron Crown Class II (Austria).
- Information 3
- Sometime A.D.C. to Field Marshal Earl Roberts.
- Information 4
- Killed in action
- Information 5
- 'The Mercer Nairne Lamp' was endowed to Aldershot Branch in Nov. 1922. First lit on 15.12.1922 at The Guildhall, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of his son, Charles Mercer Nairne, Major, 1st Dragoons. Klein Zillebeke. 30.10.1914" (Donated by the Marquess of Lansdowne)
Sources
- Source
- Liber Vitae 1928