During the Second World War, Somerset returned to the army. With effect from 1 November 1939, he was appointed a Lieutenant Colonel of the Devonshire Regiment,[6] in which he commanded a battalion, and he later held an appointment as a full Colonel on the General Staff.
On 19 March 1949, "having exceeded the age limit", he relinquished his commission as an honorary Colonel of the Devon Regiment on retired pay.[8] In 1950, he was appointed a knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John.[9]
Lady Susan Mary Seymour (1913–2004), who died unmarried and without issue.
Somerset was a member of The Magic Circle for many years, having first joined it in 1907, after becoming a pupil of the magician Ernest Noakes. He became the organization's president in 1935, after the death of Lord Ampthill.
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^"No. 34770". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 January 1940. p. 217.
^"No. 35557". The London Gazette. 12 May 1942. p. 2073.
^"No. 38564". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 1949. p. 1380.
^"No. 38804". The London Gazette. 3 January 1950. p. 60.
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Obituary of the Duke of Somerset, Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, in The Times, 27 April 1954 (pg. 10; Issue 52916; col E)
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Evelyn Francis Edward Seymour 17th Duke of Somerset DSO OBE DL 1 May 1882 26 April 1954 was a British Army officer landowner peer and for eight years Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire He was also a baronet Between 1 May 1882 and 5 May 1931 he was styled as Lord Seymour His GraceThe Duke of SomersetDSO OBE DLPersonal detailsBornEvelyn Francis Edward Seymour1 May 1882Colombo CeylonDied26 April 1954LondonChildrenFrancis William SeymourAlgernon Francis Edward SeymourPercy Seymour 18th Duke of SomersetLady Susan Mary SeymourParentsEdward Seymour 16th Duke of Somerset father Rowena Wall mother EducationBlundell s SchoolAlma materRoyal Military College SandhurstOccupationBritish peer Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Later life 3 Personal life 4 Ancestry 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editThe son of Edward Seymour 16th Duke of Somerset by his marriage to Rowena Wall Seymour was born in Colombo Ceylon His maternal grandfather George Wall was a coffee merchant and botanist He was educated at Blundell s School Tiverton and later at the Royal Military College Sandhurst Career editSeymour was gazetted a second lieutenant on the Unattached List in January 1901 1 before being attached to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers 2 He served throughout the Second Boer War 1901 02 and received the Queen s South Africa Medal with five clasps He took part in the operations in the Aden Protectorate in 1903 In April 1913 Seymour then of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers was appointed adjutant of the 25th County of London Cyclist Battalion of the London Regiment 3 in which posting he continued until 1916 before returning to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers to take command of its 10th Battalion In December 1917 he was promoted Acting Lieutenant Colonel 4 In 1918 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and in 1919 he served in the Adjutant General s department of the War Office He was appointed Order of the British Empire in 1919 and retired from the service in 1920 He succeeded to his father s dukedom in 1931 On 12 May 1937 he bore the Sceptre with the Cross at the coronation of King George VI 5 During the Second World War Somerset returned to the army With effect from 1 November 1939 he was appointed a Lieutenant Colonel of the Devonshire Regiment 6 in which he commanded a battalion and he later held an appointment as a full Colonel on the General Staff Later life edit On his retirement from active service with the Army Somerset returned to Maiden Bradley to take charge of his estates in Wiltshire and Somerset On 4 May 1942 he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire succeeding Ernest Wills 7 On 19 March 1949 having exceeded the age limit he relinquished his commission as an honorary Colonel of the Devon Regiment on retired pay 8 In 1950 he was appointed a knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John 9 He was a member of the Army and Navy Club the Naval amp Military Club and the Marylebone Cricket Club 10 Personal life editIn London on 3 January 1906 he married Edith Mary Parker d Maiden Bradley Wiltshire 19 April 1962 daughter of William Parker of Whittington Hall Derbyshire England and Lucinda Steeves daughter of William Steeves Evelyn and Edith had four children The Hon Francis William Seymour 1906 1907 who died young The Hon Algernon Francis Edward Seymour 1908 1911 who died young Percy Hamilton Seymour 18th Duke of Somerset 1910 1984 Lady Susan Mary Seymour 1913 2004 who died unmarried and without issue Somerset was a member of The Magic Circle for many years having first joined it in 1907 after becoming a pupil of the magician Ernest Noakes He became the organization s president in 1935 after the death of Lord Ampthill The Duke died in London on 26 April 1954 Ancestry editAncestors of Evelyn Seymour 17th Duke of SomersetColonel Francis Compton SeymourCaptain Francis Edward SeymourLeonora PerkinsReverend Francis Payne SeymourCharles CookeElizabeth CookeEdward Seymour 16th Duke of SomersetRobert Charles DallasReverend Alexander DallasSarah HardingJane Margaret DallasRobert FergusonMary Anne FergusonEvelyn Seymour 17th Duke of SomersetReverend George WallGeorge WallThomas LythamAnn LythamRowena WallGeorge DixonCharles DixonMary Anne DixonThomas FletcherMary Anne FletcherReferences edit No 27264 The London Gazette 8 January 1901 p 160 Books Hephaestus August 2011 Royal Dublin Fusiliers Officers Including Robert Barton Evelyn Seymour 17th Duke of Somerset Edward Seymour 16th Duke of Somerset Edward Spears BiblioBazaar ISBN 978 1 242 65844 0 No 28709 The London Gazette 11 April 1913 p 2640 No 30450 The London Gazette Supplement 28 December 1917 p 25 No 34453 The London Gazette Supplement 10 November 1937 p 7043 No 34770 The London Gazette Supplement 9 January 1940 p 217 No 35557 The London Gazette 12 May 1942 p 2073 No 38564 The London Gazette Supplement 18 March 1949 p 1380 No 38804 The London Gazette 3 January 1950 p 60 SOMERSET 17th Duke of Who Was Who Oxford University Press online ed A amp C Black 1920 2008 December 2007 Obituary of the Duke of Somerset Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire in The Times 27 April 1954 pg 10 Issue 52916 col E External links editHonorary titlesPreceded bySir Ernest Wills Bt Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire1942 1954 Succeeded byThe Lord HerbertPeerage of EnglandPreceded byEdward Seymour Duke of Somerset1931 1954 Succeeded byPercy Seymour Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evelyn Seymour 17th Duke of Somerset amp oldid 1184547908, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,