Martin Buckmaster, 3rd Viscount Buckmaster

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OBE
3rd Viscount Buckmaster
In office
1974–2007
Preceded byOwen Buckmaster
Succeeded byAdrian Buckmaster
Personal details
Born
Martin Stanley Buckmaster

(1921-04-11)11 April 1921
Paddington, London, England[citation needed]
Died8 June 2007(2007-06-08) (aged 86)
London, England[citation needed]
Resting placeSt. Mary's Church, Brettenham
Political partyCrossbencher
Awards
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1939–1946
RankCaptain
Service number143728
UnitRoyal Sussex Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War II

Martin Stanley Buckmaster, 3rd Viscount Buckmaster

crossbenches in the House of Lords
from 1974.

Buckmaster was the elder son of

underwriter, and his first wife, Joan Simpson.[1] His grandfather was Stanley Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster, a barrister and Liberal MP who served as Solicitor General for England and Wales from 1913 to 1915 and was created 1st Viscount Buckmaster in 1915 when he became Lord Chancellor
.

Buckmaster was educated at Stowe School. On the outbreak of World War II, he joined the Royal Sussex Regiment straight from school. After receiving his commission in August 1940 he served in the Middle East and was granted the honorary rank of Captain when he relinquished his commission in June 1953.[2][3]

Buckmaster was demobilised in 1946 and joined the

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1979 Birthday Honours.[4]

He became

Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding
.

A committed Christian, he also spoke on issues of public morality. He was a member of the Conservative Family Campaign, and a patron of the Christian Broadcasting Council.

He was succeeded to the viscountcy by his nephew, Adrian Buckmaster, son of his younger brother, Hon. Colin John Buckmaster.

Arms

Coat of arms of Martin Buckmaster, 3rd Viscount Buckmaster
Crest
A demi-lion Azure holding in the dexter paw a fleur-de-lis and charged on the shoulder with a portcullis both Or.
Escutcheon
Or semee of fleurs-de-lis Azure a lion rampant of the last on a chief of the second a portcullis of the first.
Supporters
On either side a bulk Proper each gorged with a chain pendant therefrom a portcullis Or.
Motto
Equanimitas Magnanimitas (Equanimity, Magnanimity)[5]

References

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ "No. 34928". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 August 1940. p. 5144.
  3. ^ "No. 39882". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 June 1953. p. 3208.
  4. ^ "No. 47869". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 1979. p. 7.
  5. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2019. p. 1899.

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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Viscount Buckmaster
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