1871 - 1950 (79 years)
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Name |
Robert Edward Archibald (11th Lord Belhaven and Stenton) Udny-Hamilton |
Birth |
8 Apr 1871 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
26 Oct 1950 |
Person ID |
I56569 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Nov 2020 |
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Notes |
- Lt.-Col. Robert Edward Archibald Udny-Hamilton, 11th Lord Belhaven and Stenton was baptised with the name of Robert Edward Hamilton.
He fought in the Chitral Campaign in 1895, in the Relief Force. He fought in the British East Africa Campaign in 1896. He fought in the Tirah Campaign between 1897 and 1898.2 He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland]. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Indian Army.
He was decorated with the award of Kaisar-i-Hind Medal. He fought in the Mesopotamia Campaign between 1915 and 1918, where he was mentioned in despatches. He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) in 1918.
He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lanarkshire.
He succeeded to the title of 11th Lord Belhaven and Stenton, co. Haddington [S., 1647] on 31 March 1918.
He held the office of Grand Master of the Freemasons [Scotland] between 1931 and 1933. He was invested as a Knight, Order of Charles XII of Sweden in 1933. On 1934 his name was legally changed to Robert Edward Udny-Hamilton.
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