Harvey Kearsley
Harvey Kearsley | |
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| Born | 28 March 1880 |
| Died | 9 May 1956 |
| Allegiance |  Mentioned in Dispatches |
CMG DSO (28 March 1880 – 9 May 1956) was a senior British Army officer and courtier in the Household of Elizabeth II
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He was the son of Major Robert Wilson Kearsley, and educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
Kearsley commissioned into the
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
in 1918.
In 1922 Kearsley retired from the regular army and joined the
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.[4] Kearsley was appointed as an Extra Equerry to Elizabeth II in 1955 following his retirement from the Corps.[5]
He married Evelyn Molly Peto, daughter of Samuel Arthur Peto and Ellen Cornelia Harding, on 23 January 1908. Together they had one daughter, Ursula.
References
- ^ "No. 27051". The London Gazette. 10 February 1899. p. 868.
- ^ "No. 29111". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 March 1915. p. 2939.
- ^ "No. 37247". The London Gazette. 30 August 1945. p. 4391.
- ^ "No. 39555". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 June 1952. p. 3012.
- ^ "No. 40447". The London Gazette. 5 April 1955. p. 2017.
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