Lt.Col.Sir Gilbert John Acland Troyte formerly Troyte 1876 - 1964
Lt.Col.Sir Gilbert John Acland Troyte formerly Troyte, Venn's entry reads: TROYTE (or ACLAND-TROYTE), GILBERT JOHN ACLAND College: TRINITY HALL Entered: Michs. 1895 Born: Died: Adm. at TRINITY HALL, 1895, as Troyte. [3rd] s. of Colonel Charles [Arthur Williams] (above), of Huntsham Court, Devon. [B. Sept. 4, 1876.] School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1895. Second Lieut., 60th Rifles, 1899; Lieut., 1900; Capt., 1905. Served in the South African War, 1898-1901 (wounded) and in East Africa, 1904. In the Great War, 1914-19 (Major, King's Royal Rifle Corps; Lieut.-Col., A.A. and Q.M.G.; mentioned in despatches five times; D.S.O., 1916; C.B.E.; C.M.G., 1917; French Croix de Guerre. Major, 1915; Brevet Lieut.-Col. 1919). Of Huntsham Court, Tiverton, Devon. J.P. for Devon. M.P. for the Tiverton division of Devon, 1924-45. Knighted, 1945. Joint Master of the Tiverton Foxhounds, 1946-50. President, Central Landowners' Association, 1937-9. Married, Oct. 12, 1909, Gwladys Eleanor, dau. of Ernest Henry Godolphin Quicke, of Newton St Cyres, Devon. (The V.C. and D.S.O.; Army Lists (sub Acland-Troyte); Who's Who; Burke, P. and B.)
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| Born: Huntsham, Devon, , England 4th Sep 1876 | Baptised:
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| | Family: Acland Troyte |
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