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     Captain Cyril Gerald Valerian Wellesley was born on 24 June 1879.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Gerald Valerian Wellesley and Kathleen Carleton.² He married Lilias Mason Summers, daughter of James Woolley Summers and Edith Mason, on 4 February 1909.¹ He died on 14 March 1915 at age 35, from wounds received in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Lincolnshire Regiment.¹ He fought in the First World War.

     Lilias Mason Summers was born in 1884 at Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.² She was the daughter of James Woolley Summers and Edith Mason.^3,2 She married, firstly, Captain Cyril Gerald Valerian Wellesley, son of Lt.-Col. Gerald Valerian Wellesley and Kathleen Carleton, on 4 February 1909.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Reginald Bastard, son of John Algernon Bastard and Olivia Gertrude Louisa Claremont, on 6 February 1919.¹ She died on 20 November 1974.²
     From 4 February 1909, her married name became Wellesley.¹ From 6 February 1919, her married name became Bastard.¹

     James Woolley Summers was born on 24 March 1849 at Dukinfield, Cheshire, England.^2,3 He was the son of John Summers and Mary Wooley.³ He married Edith Mason in 1883 at Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.² He died on 1 January 1913 at age 63 at Marylebone, London, England.^2,3
     He lived at Cam-yr-Alyn, Rossett, Denbighshire, Wales^G.¹ He held the office of Chairman of Flintshire County Council between 1904 and 1910.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Lancashire.³ He was chairman of John Summers & Sons Ltd.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Flint Boroughs between 1910 and 1913.¹ He lived at Emral Hall, Worthenbury, Flintshire, Wales.³

     Lt.-Col. Reginald Bastard was born in 1881 at London, England.² He was the son of John Algernon Bastard and Olivia Gertrude Louisa Claremont.² He married Lilias Mason Summers, daughter of James Woolley Summers and Edith Mason, on 6 February 1919.³ He died on 20 May 1960.¹
     He fought in the First World War.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 2nd Lincolnshire Rifles.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He lived in 1924 at Kitley House, Yealmpton, Devon, England^G.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Devon in 1930.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Devon in 1934.²

     Lt.-Col. Frederick Henry Burton Wellesley was born on 23 August 1880.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Gerald Valerian Wellesley and Kathleen Carleton.² He married Helen Evelyn Cobb, daughter of William Henry Cobb, on 2 October 1907.¹ He died on 7 September 1955 at age 75.¹
     He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, and was wounded.¹

     Helen Evelyn Cobb was the daughter of William Henry Cobb.² She married Lt.-Col. Frederick Henry Burton Wellesley, son of Lt.-Col. Gerald Valerian Wellesley and Kathleen Carleton, on 2 October 1907.¹ She died on 4 November 1960.¹

     William Henry Cobb lived at South Wood's Hall, Thirsk, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Major Frederic Henry Valerian Wellesley was born on 10 August 1908.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Frederick Henry Burton Wellesley and Helen Evelyn Cobb.² He married Nancy Evelyn Saunders, daughter of Percy Saunders, on 12 February 1938.¹ He died on 21 September 1978 at age 70.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment.¹

     Nancy Evelyn Saunders is the daughter of Percy Saunders.² She married Major Frederic Henry Valerian Wellesley, son of Lt.-Col. Frederick Henry Burton Wellesley and Helen Evelyn Cobb, on 12 February 1938.¹