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     Lieutenant Alexander Perceval Matheson was born on 21 January 1895.¹ He was the son of Sir Alexander Perceval Matheson of Lochalsh, 3rd Bt. and Eleanor Money.¹ He died on 13 July 1917 at age 22, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Army Service Corps.¹ He gained the rank of Acting Flight Commander in the Royal Flying Corps.¹

     2nd Lieutenant Roderick Kyrle Matheson was born on 14 November 1897.¹ He was the son of Sir Alexander Perceval Matheson of Lochalsh, 3rd Bt. and Eleanor Money.¹ He died on 8 September 1916 at age 18, from wounds received in action.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal West Kent Regiment.¹

     Captain Allan Keith Mackenzie was born on 26 April 1887.¹ He was the son of Sir Allan Russell Mackenzie of Glenmuick, 2nd Bt. and Lucy Eleanora Davidson.¹ He married Hon. Alexandra Louvima Elizabeth Knollys, daughter of Francis Knollys, 1st Viscount Knollys and Hon. Arden Mary Tyrwhitt, on 19 December 1911.¹ He died on 16 September 1916 at age 29, from wounds received in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded.¹

     Hon. Alexandra Louvima Elizabeth Knollys was the daughter of Francis Knollys, 1st Viscount Knollys and Hon. Arden Mary Tyrwhitt.^1,2 She married, firstly, Captain Allan Keith Mackenzie, son of Sir Allan Russell Mackenzie of Glenmuick, 2nd Bt. and Lucy Eleanora Davidson, on 19 December 1911.¹ She married, secondly, Richard Henry Spencer Checkley, son of George Edward Checkley, on 10 November 1922.¹ She died on 30 May 1958.¹
     Hon. Alexandra Louvima Elizabeth Knollys usually went by her middle name of Louvima.² From 19 December 1911, her married name became Mackenzie.¹ From 10 November 1922, her married name became Checkley.¹

     Richard Henry Spencer Checkley is the son of George Edward Checkley.² He married Hon. Alexandra Louvima Elizabeth Knollys, daughter of Francis Knollys, 1st Viscount Knollys and Hon. Arden Mary Tyrwhitt, on 10 November 1922.¹

     Sir Alexander George Anthony Allan Mackenzie of Glenmuick, 4th Bt. was born on 4 January 1913.¹ He was the son of Captain Allan Keith Mackenzie and Hon. Alexandra Louvima Elizabeth Knollys.¹ He married Marjorie McGuire, daughter of A. F. McGuire, on 24 August 1937.¹ He died on 5 January 1993 at age 80.¹
     Sir Alexander George Anthony Allan Mackenzie of Glenmuick, 4th Bt. usually went by his middle name of Allan.¹ He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Page Honour to HM King George V between 1924 and 1931.¹ He was with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police between 1932 and 1937.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Black Watch (RHR) Canada.¹ He was awarded the Canadian Decoration (C.D.)¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Mackenzie, of Glenmuick, co. Aberdeen [U.K., 1890] on 18 April 1944.¹

     Sir Arthur William Mackworth, 6th Bt. was born on 5 October 1842.¹ He was the son of Sir Digby Francis Mackworth, 5th Bt. and Mathilde Eleanor Eliza Peddie.² He married Alice Kate Cubitt, daughter of Joseph Cubitt, on 18 October 1865 at British Embassy, Paris, France^G.¹ He died on 8 March 1914 at age 71.¹
     He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Mackworth, of the Gnoll, Glamorgan [G.B., 1776] on 8 September 1857.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1861 in the Royal Engineers.³ He gained the rank of Captain in 1873.³ He gained the rank of Major in 1881.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1882.³ He gained the rank of Egyptian Campaign in 1882.³ He was commander of the Royal Engineers, South Wales between 1883 and 1888.³ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1886.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Monmouthshire.³ He was commander of the Royal Engineers, West Indies between 1888 and 1889.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Monmouthshire.³ He was commander of the Royal Engineers, Aldershot between 1894 and 1899.³ He was Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1897.³ He lived at Glen Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales.³

     Alice Kate Cubitt was the daughter of Joseph Cubitt.² She married Sir Arthur William Mackworth, 6th Bt., son of Sir Digby Francis Mackworth, 5th Bt. and Mathilde Eleanor Eliza Peddie, on 18 October 1865 at British Embassy, Paris, France^G.¹ She died on 25 March 1915.¹
     From 18 October 1865, her married name became Mackworth.¹

     Lieutenant Arthur Christopher Paul Mackworth was born on 24 January 1886.¹ He was the son of Sir Arthur William Mackworth, 6th Bt. and Alice Kate Cubitt.¹ He died on 25 November 1917 at age 31, unmarried.¹
     He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was a Fellow in 1913 at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Temporary Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade.¹

     Francis Julian Audley Mackworth was born on 15 September 1876.² He was the son of Sir Arthur William Mackworth, 6th Bt. and Alice Kate Cubitt.² He married Dorothy Conran Lascelles, daughter of Arthur Hastings Lascelles and Georgina Jane Murry Curtis, on 4 August 1910.² He died on 1 November 1914 at age 38 at Pas de Calais, France, killed in action.^2,3
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Field Artillery.² He fought in the First World War in 1914, where he was mentioned in despatches.²