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     Maj.-Gen. Sir David Dawnay was born on 10 July 1903 at London, England.^1,2 He was the son of Major Hon. Hugh Dawnay and Lady Susan de la Poer Beresford.¹ He married Lady Katharine Nora de la Poer Beresford, daughter of Henry de la Poer Beresford, 6th Marquess of Waterford and Lady Beatrix Frances Petty-FitzMaurice, on 14 October 1926.¹ He died on 9 October 1971 at age 68.^1,2
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was awarded the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1943 and bar (1945.)¹ He was commanding officer of the 21st Tank Brigade between 1944 and 1945.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in the 10th Hussars.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the Northern Irish Horse.¹ He was commanding officer of the 2nd Armoured Brigade between 1946 and 1947.¹ He was commanding officer of the 8th Armoured Brigade between 1948 and 1950.¹ He was the Commandant between 1951 and 1954 at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1952.¹ He was Colonel of the 10th Royal Hussars between 1962 and 1963.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.)¹

     Lady Katharine Nora de la Poer Beresford was born in 1899. She was the daughter of Henry de la Poer Beresford, 6th Marquess of Waterford and Lady Beatrix Frances Petty-FitzMaurice.^1,2 She married Maj.-Gen. Sir David Dawnay, son of Major Hon. Hugh Dawnay and Lady Susan de la Poer Beresford, on 14 October 1926.¹ She died in 1991.²
     Her married name became Dawnay.

     Peter Dawnay was born on 17 December 1932.¹ He is the son of Maj.-Gen. Sir David Dawnay and Lady Katharine Nora de la Poer Beresford.¹ He married Caroline Mary Tindal, daughter of G/Capt. Nicolas Henry Joseph Tindal and Winifred Mary Cooper, in 1980.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was director of Sedgwick and Jackson between 1961 and 1965.¹ He was managing director of Peter Dawnay, publishers in 1966.¹ He lived in 2003 at Pendene, Kale Street, Batcombe, Somerset, England^G.¹

     Blanche Dawnay was born on 1 February 1928.¹ She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir David Dawnay and Lady Katharine Nora de la Poer Beresford.¹ She died on 22 August 1953 at age 25 at Copenhagen, Denmark^G, killed in a motor accident.¹

     Major Hugh Dawnay was born on 17 December 1932.¹ He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Sir David Dawnay and Lady Katharine Nora de la Poer Beresford.¹ He married Maria Ines Cermesoni, daughter of Dr. D. Cermesoni, in 1971.¹ He died on 28 May 2012 at age 79.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the The Royal Hussars (PWO.)¹ He lived in 2003 at Whitfield Court, County Waterford, Ireland^G.¹

     Reverend Reginald Edmund Walker was born on 27 June 1866.² He was the son of Sir James Robert Walker, 2nd Bt. and Louisa Susan Marlborough Heron-Maxwell.³ He married Lady Emily Mary Seymour, daughter of Hugh de Grey Seymour, 6th Marquess of Hertford and Hon. Mary Hood, on 10 September 1895.² He died on 23 August 1945 at age 79.²
     He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) [British Columbia]² He was Rector at Frant, Sussex, England.² He was the Rector at Frant, Sussex, England^G.¹

     unnamed Dawnay was born on 6 April 1940. He was the son of Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Dawnay and Lady Angela Christine Rose Montagu Douglas Scott. He died on 6 April 1940.

     Lt.-Col. Ronald Dawnay was born on 2 February 1908.² He was the son of Major Hon. Hugh Dawnay and Lady Susan de la Poer Beresford.² He married, firstly, Lady Elizabeth Katherine Grey, daughter of Charles Robert Grey, 5th Earl Grey and Lady Mabel Laura Georgiana Palmer, on 26 July 1932.¹ He married, secondly, Sibell Margaret Norman, daughter of Ronald Collet Norman and Lady Florence Sibell Bridgeman, on 23 June 1949.² He died on 10 July 1990 at age 82 at County Limerick, Ireland.^2,3
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Coldstream Guards.² He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1942, where he was mentioned in despatches and became a POW.²

     Sibell Margaret Norman was born on 2 March 1908.² She was the daughter of Ronald Collet Norman and Lady Florence Sibell Bridgeman.^1,2 She married, firstly, Major Hon. Archibald Edward Cubitt, son of Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe and Maud Marianne Calvert, on 25 September 1934.¹ She and Major Hon. Archibald Edward Cubitt were divorced in 1949.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Ronald Dawnay, son of Major Hon. Hugh Dawnay and Lady Susan de la Poer Beresford, on 23 June 1949.³ She died on 8 March 2010 at age 102.⁴
     From 25 September 1934, her married name became Cubitt. From 23 June 1949, her married name became Dawnay. She lived in 2003 at The Glen, Ballingary, County Limerick, Ireland^G.³

     Major Hon. Archibald Edward Cubitt was born on 16 January 1901.¹ He was the son of Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe and Maud Marianne Calvert.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Irene Helen Pratt, daughter of Sir John Charles Pratt, 4th Marquess Camden and Lady Joan Marion Nevill, on 9 November 1926.¹ He and Lady Irene Helen Pratt were divorced in 1933.¹ He married, secondly, Sibell Margaret Norman, daughter of Ronald Collet Norman and Lady Florence Sibell Bridgeman, on 25 September 1934.¹ He and Sibell Margaret Norman were divorced in 1949.¹ He died on 13 February 1972 at age 71.¹
     He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 98th (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) Field Brigade, Royal Artillery (Territorial Army.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Buckinghamshire.¹