Edmund Castell Bacon
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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Edmund Castell Bacon, 13th and 14th Baronet KG
KBE
(18 March 1903 – 30 September 1982) was a British
landowner and businessman. As the Bacon Baronetcy
of Redgrave in the County of Suffolk is the oldest extant English baronetcy (created in the Baronetage of England on 22 May 1611), Sir Edmund was considered the Premier Baronet of England.
Sir Edmund was both the 13th and 14th Baronet of Bacon since the 8th Bacon Baronet of Mildenhall in the County of Suffolk (created in the Baronetage of England on 29 July 1627), had been additionally appointed the 7th Bacon Baronet of Redgrave in 1755 when his third cousin, the 6th Bacon Baronet of Redgrave, died without heirs.
Bacon was born in 1903 at Raveningham Hall, the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, 12th Baronet and was educated at Eton College
and Trinity College, Cambridge
. On 15 January 1936, he married Priscilla Dora Ponsonby, daughter of Sir Charles Ponsonby, 1st Baronet and they had five children. He commanded the 55th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment of the Royal Artillery
in the Second World War and was mentioned in despatches.
His daughter, Sarah, is married to Sir Paul Nicholson.
Order of the Garter
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KBE
Order of the British Empire
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(18 March 1903 – 30 September 1982) was a British
United Kingdom
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landowner and businessman. As the Bacon Baronetcy
Bacon Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for members of the Bacon family, all in the Baronetage of England. As of 2008, one creation is extinct and two of the creations are extant. The extant titles have been merged since 1755...
of Redgrave in the County of Suffolk is the oldest extant English baronetcy (created in the Baronetage of England on 22 May 1611), Sir Edmund was considered the Premier Baronet of England.
Sir Edmund was both the 13th and 14th Baronet of Bacon since the 8th Bacon Baronet of Mildenhall in the County of Suffolk (created in the Baronetage of England on 29 July 1627), had been additionally appointed the 7th Bacon Baronet of Redgrave in 1755 when his third cousin, the 6th Bacon Baronet of Redgrave, died without heirs.
Bacon was born in 1903 at Raveningham Hall, the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, 12th Baronet and was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
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. On 15 January 1936, he married Priscilla Dora Ponsonby, daughter of Sir Charles Ponsonby, 1st Baronet and they had five children. He commanded the 55th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment of the Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
in the Second World War and was mentioned in despatches.
His daughter, Sarah, is married to Sir Paul Nicholson.
Further reading
- Lindsay, Donald, Sir Edmund (Castell) Bacon: a Norfolk life, ISBN 0-947656-01-4, Maldon: Plume, 1988