Cracroft-Amcotts married, on 23 June 1927, Rhona, only daughter of Edward Clifton Clifton-Brown, of Burnham Grove in Buckinghamshire; they had four daughters: Rosemary Grace (born 1928; married Lieutenant-Commander Gervis Hugh Frere Frere-Cook); Marian Cicely (born 1931; married Thomas Charles Wiguelin Micklem); Bridget Katherine, CVO (1933–2008; married Robert Peel Charles Eley), Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire (1995–2008); and Penelope Sylvia (born 1938).[2][3]
Careeredit
After schooling at Eton College and training at the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich,[4] Cracroft-Amcotts was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers in the British Army on 29 July 1908.[5] He was promoted to Lieutenant on 18 August 1910 and served in Europe during World War I, when he was mentioned in dispatches twice and received the Military Cross,[6][7] before retiring in 1920 with the rank of Major.[4] Having reached the age limit of liability for recall, he was removed from the reserve of officers in December 1938,[8] but was commissioned as a Major in the 46th Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment of the Territorial Army on New Years Day 1939.[9] He retired again with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1942; however, he was then appointed to that rank in the Home Guard, serving till the last year of World War II.[4]
Cracroft-Amcotts lived at Hackthorn Hall and Kettlethorpe Hall in Lincolnshire, the latter of which he sold in 1961.[2] He was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Lindsey in 1924 and a Deputy Lieutenant for Lincolnshire in 1936, before serving as the county's High Sheriff in 1954. He was Chairman of Lindsey County Council between 1951 and 1964.
^ abcTownend, Peter (ed.), Burke's Landed Gentry, 18th ed., vol. 1 (Burke's Peerage, 1965), pp. 16–17
^"Cracroft-Eley, Bridget Katharine", Who Was Who (online edition), Oxford University Press, 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ abcd"Cracroft-Amcotts, Lt-Col Sir Weston", Who Was Who (online edition), Oxford University Press, 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^London Gazette, 25 August 1908 (issue 28171), p. 6219
^London Gazette, 19 August 1910 (issue 28408), p. 6039
^Quarterly Army List (HMSO: Fourth Quarter, 1919), part 2, p. 382
^London Gazette, 23 December 1938 (issue 34582), p. 8180
^London Gazette, 14 February 1939 (issue 34598), p. 1070
January 01, 1970
weston, cracroft, amcotts, lieutenant, colonel, november, 1888, september, 1975, english, land, owner, soldier, local, politician, served, chairman, lindsey, county, council, high, sheriff, lincolnshire, early, life, family, edit, nbsp, kettlethorpe, john, cra. Lieutenant Colonel Sir Weston Cracroft Amcotts MC DL JP 7 November 1888 17 September 1975 was an English land owner soldier and local politician who served as Chairman of Lindsey County Council and High Sheriff of Lincolnshire Early life and family edit nbsp Kettlethorpe John Cracroft Amcotts was born in Lincolnshire 1 on 7 November 1888 the eldest of two sons of Major Frederick Augustus Cracroft Amcotts JP 1853 1897 of Kettlethorpe Hall in Lincolnshire and his wife Emily Grace died 1936 JP youngest daughter of Anthony Willson of South Rauceby Hall Lincolnshire his younger brother was Lieutenant Commander John Cracroft Amcotts and their father was the son of Weston Cracroft Amcotts a Member of Parliament for Mid Lincolnshire 2 Cracroft Amcotts married on 23 June 1927 Rhona only daughter of Edward Clifton Clifton Brown of Burnham Grove in Buckinghamshire they had four daughters Rosemary Grace born 1928 married Lieutenant Commander Gervis Hugh Frere Frere Cook Marian Cicely born 1931 married Thomas Charles Wiguelin Micklem Bridget Katherine CVO 1933 2008 married Robert Peel Charles Eley Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire 1995 2008 and Penelope Sylvia born 1938 2 3 Career editAfter schooling at Eton College and training at the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich 4 Cracroft Amcotts was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers in the British Army on 29 July 1908 5 He was promoted to Lieutenant on 18 August 1910 and served in Europe during World War I when he was mentioned in dispatches twice and received the Military Cross 6 7 before retiring in 1920 with the rank of Major 4 Having reached the age limit of liability for recall he was removed from the reserve of officers in December 1938 8 but was commissioned as a Major in the 46th Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment of the Territorial Army on New Years Day 1939 9 He retired again with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1942 however he was then appointed to that rank in the Home Guard serving till the last year of World War II 4 Cracroft Amcotts lived at Hackthorn Hall and Kettlethorpe Hall in Lincolnshire the latter of which he sold in 1961 2 He was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Lindsey in 1924 and a Deputy Lieutenant for Lincolnshire in 1936 before serving as the county s High Sheriff in 1954 He was Chairman of Lindsey County Council between 1951 and 1964 He died on 17 September 1975 4 References edit https www ancestry co uk genealogy records lt col sir weston cracroft amcotts 24 byb1ns a b c Townend Peter ed Burke s Landed Gentry 18th ed vol 1 Burke s Peerage 1965 pp 16 17 Cracroft Eley Bridget Katharine Who Was Who online edition Oxford University Press 2014 Retrieved 19 August 2016 a b c d Cracroft Amcotts Lt Col Sir Weston Who Was Who online edition Oxford University Press 2014 Retrieved 19 August 2016 London Gazette 25 August 1908 issue 28171 p 6219 London Gazette 19 August 1910 issue 28408 p 6039 Quarterly Army List HMSO Fourth Quarter 1919 part 2 p 382 London Gazette 23 December 1938 issue 34582 p 8180 London Gazette 14 February 1939 issue 34598 p 1070 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Weston Cracroft Amcotts amp oldid 1213779938, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
