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Born 14 April 1864 England

George came from a long family line of serving men in the Military.

His Great-Great-Grandfather Colonel Edward Lascelles (b.7/1/1740-d.3/4/1820)

His Grandfather Major Arthur Lascelles (b.1807 - d.1880).

Father Colonel Walter Richard Lascelles (b. 30/10/1837 - d. 23/5/1906)
          of the Rifle Brigade of Norley, Cheshire, England
m. 6/6/1861
Mother Ellen Lascelles (nee Sivewright)

Siblings:
Brother: Captain Walter Edward Lascelles - Rifle Brigade
             b. 21/3/1862 - d. 23/1/1897 Norley, Frodsham, Cheshire, England
             2/9/1891   m. Mabel Gwedoline Thursby (b. 9/2/1866 - d. 1/11/1931)
                            (at St. Thomas' Church, Winchester, Hampshire, England)
             (daughter of Lt.-Col. Richard Hassell Thursby and Alice Ann Doncaster)
Children:
Violet Rachel Lascelles   b. 10/6/1892
Constance Gertrude Lascelles  b. 6/10/1894

Sister:    Gertrude Lascelles  (b.1868 London, England - d. 21/2/1954)
              28/7/1897   Major William Gerald Dease
              (son of Colonel Sir Gerald Richard Dease and Emily Throckmorton)
Children
Ernest Joseph Dease1 b. 7 Jan 1899
Cynthia Mary Dease1 b. 29 Sep 1902, d. 31 Oct 1926

Brother:  Lieutenant-Colonel Ernest Lascelles:
              b. 1871 Yorktown, Surrey, England - d.1948
              18/1/1898   m. Flora Evelyn Bulteel
              (daughter of John Bulteel and Euphemia Emily Parsons)
He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.
He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the 10th Service Battalion,
Rifle Brigade. He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.
Children
2nd Lt. Guy Ernest Lascelles   b. 27/11/1898 - d. 24/3/1918
Frederick Lascelles  b. 10/11/1900 - d. 15/11/1900
Faith Evelyn Lascelles   b. 27/1/1903 - d. 1997

Brother:  Lieutenant Alfred Lascelles - Royal Horse Artillery
              b.1/9/1873 Ireland - 16/5/1900 (26 yrs of age)

Brother:  Richard Lascelles
              b. 9/3/1883 - d. 19/2/1916  (32 yrs of age)

George was originally a member of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment, England),

joined in India in 1885, and served abroad until 1890, part of the time on the staff
of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief of Madras.

He returned to England in 1890, and was appointed Aide-de-Camp to the General
commanding the Western District at Plymouth, and remained int hat position for
five years (1895).

Served with his regiment at Belfast, the Curragh, Aldershot, Dover and Malta.

25/6/1895  m. Beatrice Lascelles (nee Pulteneny) - b.   - d. 2/9/1958
(daughter of the late Rev. Richard Thomas Pulteney of Ashley, Northamtionshire, England
 and Mother Ema Pulteney [nee Dalison])

Children:
Daughter  Joan Lascelles  b. 13/4/1896

Son          John Norman Pulteney Lascelles  b. 16/5/1898 - d. 11/10/1939
                buried in: St Mary Churchyard, Higham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
                Plot: Churchyard, S.W. corner

Lieutenant-Colonel John Norman Pulteney Lascelles
b. 16/5/1898 - d. 11/10/1939
25/1/1932   m. Elizabeth Katherine Joan Manners  (d. 1986)
(daughter of Lt.-Col. Lord Robert William Orlando Manners and Mildred Mary Buckworth)

He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded.
He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Coldstream Guards.
He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-Geenral of South Africa between 1925 and 1928.
He was Aide-de-Camp to the General Officer Commanding, London District between 1930
and 1932.
He fought in the Second World War.1
Child
Rupert John Orlando Lascelles  (b. 24/2/1935 - d. 5/4/2016)

Daughter  Barbara Judith Lascelles  b. 28/3/1903 - d. 1925
               m. 18/11/1925  Edward William Seymour
(son of Henry Sydney Seymour and Hon. Helen Smith)

He received his Captaincy in November 1897.

He belonged to the 3rd Battalion, which was at the time, in Command by Lieutenant-
Colonel Charles Gall, who served in the Afghan War in 1879-80 at Candahar and in
the Soudan campaign of 1883.

George then embarked to South Australia, arriving to the 'colony' in March 1898.

Since his arrival he had been an extremely popular within the South Australian
Military Forces, in which he was an Honorary Major.

31/10/1899 embarked Adelaide South Australia with

He fought in the First World War.

He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.

He gained the rank of Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Royal Fusiliers.

He was invested as a Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1934.

26/2/1939    passed away

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan.  23/7/2016.  Lest we forget.