Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameLt Col Somerset Arthur Maxwell 
[60, Farnham article, vol V, p. 262], [37, His memorial], [60, Farnham article, vol XIV, p. 317]
[60, Farnham article, vol V, p. 262], [37, His memorial], [60, Farnham article, vol XIV, p. 317]Birth20 Jan 1905
Death30 Dec 1942, Died of wounds in action
BurialHELIOPOLIS WAR CEMETERY, Egypt
General1st s. MP: 1935-42. dvp. In WW2 was in R Corps of Signals.
FatherLt Col Arthur Kenlis Maxwell Lord Farnham DSO (1879-1957)
MotherAileen Selina Coote (1878-1964)
Spouses
Marriage15 Oct 1930 [60, Farnham article, vol XIV, p. 317]
ChildrenBarry Owen Somerset (1931-)
Mon Inscripts notes for Lt Col Somerset Arthur Maxwell
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Casualty Details
Name: MAXWELL, The Hon. SOMERSET ARTHUR
Initials: S A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment/Service: Royal Corps of Signals
Secondary Regiment: 1st County of London Yeomanry (Middlesex Yeomanry)
Secondary Unit Text: formerly of the
Age: 36
Date of Death: 30/12/1942
Service No: 35435
Additional information: Son of Arthur Kenlis Maxwell, D.S.O., 11th Baron Farnham and of Lady Farnham (nee Coote), of Farnham, Co. Cavan, Irish Republic; husband of Susan Maxwell, of Ewhurst, Surrey. M.P. for the King's Lynn Division of Norfolk, 1935-1942.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 3. B. 10.
Cemetery: HELIOPOLIS WAR CEMETERY
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Casualty Details
Name: MAXWELL, The Hon. SOMERSET ARTHUR
Initials: S A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment/Service: Royal Corps of Signals
Secondary Regiment: 1st County of London Yeomanry (Middlesex Yeomanry)
Secondary Unit Text: formerly of the
Age: 36
Date of Death: 30/12/1942
Service No: 35435
Additional information: Son of Arthur Kenlis Maxwell, D.S.O., 11th Baron Farnham and of Lady Farnham (nee Coote), of Farnham, Co. Cavan, Irish Republic; husband of Susan Maxwell, of Ewhurst, Surrey. M.P. for the King's Lynn Division of Norfolk, 1935-1942.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 3. B. 10.
Cemetery: HELIOPOLIS WAR CEMETERY
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