Bernard Charles Gordon-Lennox[1]  1878 - 1914

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• Birth	1 May 1878	London, Middlesex, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Nov 1914	Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium
  	Cause: killed in action WWI
  Person ID	I58121	Clan current
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2008 15:43:00
  Father	Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond & Lennox, 2nd Duke of Gordon, b. 27 Dec 1845, Portland Pl., Saint Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England
  Mother	Amy Mary Ricardo, b. 28 Apr 1849
  Family ID	F18453	Group Sheet
  Family	Evelyn
  Children	1. George Gordon Gordon-Lennox, b. 29 May 1908, London, Middlesex, England
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2008 15:43:00
  Family ID	F28352	Group Sheet

• Photos		6th DUKE of RICHMOND WITH HIS GRANDSONS This picture was taken in 1902 to commemorate the safe return from the South Africa War of members of the Gordon Lennox family. The picture shows, seated, the 6th Duke of Richmond and Gordon with his three grandsons (from left) Lord Settrington (who eventually became the 8th Duke), then a Captain in the Irish Guards; (Lord) Esme Charles Gordon Lennox, then a Lieutenant in the Scots Guards and (Lord) Bernard Charles Gordon Lennox, then a Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards. All three are wearing the South African Medal and Lord Settrington is also wearing the D.S.O.

• Notes

  Lord Bernard (born 1878) subsequently rose to the rank of Major in the Grenadier Guards. He was killed in action at Ypres on November 10th, 1914 and is commemorated in the Chapel by the St Michael window. Lord Bernard's son, Lieutenant General Sir George Gordon Lennox , purchased the Gordon Castle estate and is commemorated in the Chapel by the St Andrew window. [ http://rgu-sim.rgu.ac.uk/history/gordonchapel/6th_duke_grandsons.htm ]

• Sources

  [S770] Leo's Genealogics Website, Leo van de Pas, (http://genealogics.org/index.php)