Robert Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage
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Brigadier General Robert James Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage, VC, KCB, VD (17 April 1832 – 10 June 1901) was a British soldier, politician, philanthropist, benefactor to Wantage, and first chairman and co-founder of the British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War (later the British Red Cross Society), for which he crucially obtained the patronage of Queen Victoria.
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The Lord Wantage | |
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Born | (1832-04-17)17 April 1832 Berkeley Street, Mary-le-bone |
Died | 10 June 1901(1901-06-10) (aged 69) Wantage, Berkshire |
Buried | Ardington Church (Vault) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Unit | 1st Battalion, Scots (Fusilier) Guards Honourable Artillery Company Home Counties Brigade 1st Volunteer Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) |
Battles/wars | Crimean War Franco-Prussian War (Red Cross) |
Awards | Victoria Cross Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Volunteer Officers' Decoration Commander of the Legion of Honour (France) Knight of the Order of the Medjidie (Ottoman Empire) Order of the Crown, 3rd Class with Cross of Geneva (Prussia) Crimea Medal with 4 clasps Turkish Crimea Medal Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal |
Spouse(s) | Harriet Jones-Loyd |
Other work | Member of Parliament for Berkshire Financial Secretary to the War Office Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire |
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