Sir Antony Guy Acland, 5th Baronet
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Major Sir Antony Guy Acland, 5th Baronet (17 August 1916 – 14 December 1983), was the eldest son of Sir Hubert Acland, 4th Baronet
and Lalage Mary Kathleen Acland.
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His first wife died in 1943.
He married secondly, Margaret Joan Rooke, daughter of Major Nelson Rooke and Marjorie Renton, on 15 July 1944, and had issue:
Sir Hubert Acland, 4th Baronet
Captain Sir Hubert Guy Dyke Acland, 4th Baronet Acland of St. Mary Magdalen, Oxford, DSO was an officer in the British Royal Navy who served during both World Wars.-Naval career:...
and Lalage Mary Kathleen Acland.
Succession
He succeeded his father as 5th Baronet Acland, of St. Mary Magdalen, Oxford on the latter's death on 6 May 1976. On his death in 1983 he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son.Career
He fought in the Second World War, eventually rising to the rank of Major in the Royal ArtilleryRoyal 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:...
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Family
He married firstly, Avriel Ann Wingfield-Stratford, daughter of Captain Mervyn Edward John Wingfield-Stratford and Doris Amie Sheldon, on 13 September 1939, and had issue:- Gail Alison Jane Acland (b.1942)
His first wife died in 1943.
He married secondly, Margaret Joan Rooke, daughter of Major Nelson Rooke and Marjorie Renton, on 15 July 1944, and had issue:
- Christopher Guy Dyke Acland, 6th BaronetGuy AclandLieutenant-Colonel Sir Christopher Guy Dyke Acland, 6th Baronet, LVO, DL was a British Army officer and member of the British Royal Household. Acland was educated at Allhallows School, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst...
(b.1946) - Caroline Barbara Margaret Acland (b.1947)