Col. Alfred Lynch-Staunton formerly Lynch, commanding officer in the Highland Light Infantry. A renowned athlete, he played cricket at Lords for the M.C.C. ad well as holding the English high jump record. He retired from the army in the 1890s and lived until his death in 1931, aged 89, at a house in Warblington Avenue, Warblington, which he named 'Remore', after a Lynch property in Ireland. He is buried in the cemetery at Warblington. According to family legend, Alfred was quite content with the surname of Lynch, but changed it to Lynch-Staunton in 1912 by deed poll, to avoid confusion with a different Col. Lynch, who appears to have been something of a rogue.
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