Francis Bullock-Marsham
Colonel Francis William Bullock-Marsham DSO MC (13 July 1883 – 22 December 1971), sometimes known as Francis Marsham, was a senior officer in the British Army and an English amateur cricketer who played one first-class cricket match for Kent County Cricket Club and one for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), both in 1905.[1] Part of the Marsham family that were involved with Kent County Cricket Club. He was born in Bicester and died in Maidstone.[1][2]
Bullock-Marsham was educated at Eton College until 1901. Between 1932 and 1936 Bullock-Marsham commanded the 1st Cavalry Brigade with the temporary rank of Brigadier. He was an aide-de-camp to three British monarchs, George V, Edward VII and George VI from 1935 to 1938.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b Lewis P For Kent and Country, Brighton: Reveille Press
- ^ Francis Marsham, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ^ Colonel Francis William Bullock-Marsham, The Peerage. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ "Brigadier Francis William Bullock-Marsham". The Times. No. 58358. London. 23 December 1971. p. 12. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
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