Lord George Wellesley, MC
1889-1967
Full Dress, c. 1912
Wellesley
was the great-grandson of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. He
was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards on February
3, 1909 and promoted to lieutenant in September of 1912. He joined the
Royal Flying Corps in June of 1914 and was mentioned in despatches in
June of 1916. Wellesley received the Military Cross that year for his
service in France. He was appointed wing commander in 1917 with the
temporary rank of lieutenant colonel. Wellesley became a squadron leader
with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1939. He served during
WWII and relinquished his commission in 1954.
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