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Sir Sidney Patrick Shelley
Born18 January 1880
Died1965 (aged 84–85)
Title8th Baronet of Castle Goring
Parent(s)Lt.-Col. Sir Charles Shelley, 5th Bt.
Lady Mary Stopford

Sir Sidney Patrick Shelley, 8th Baronet of Castle Goring (18 January 1880 – 1965) was an English professional soldier.

A great-nephew of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, Shelley was born to Lt. Col. Sir Charles Shelley, 5th Baronet and Lady Mary Jane Jemima Shelley (née Stopford), daughter of James Stopford, 5th Earl of Courtown. He was educated at Wellington College. As a soldier he served in the Second Boer War, and in World War I as Captain in the Hampshire Yeomanry.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "archives.nypl.org -- Sir Sidney Patrick Shelley manuscript material". New York Public Library. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  2. ^ Shelley. "Shelley, Sir Sidney Patrick". Who's Who. Vol. 1955 (`107th ed.). A & C Black. p. 2687. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Percy Bysshe Shelley
 Baronet
(of Castle Goring)
1953–1965 		Succeeded by


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