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     William Philip Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle, V.C. was born on 23 May 1909 at Chelsea, London, England.² He was the son of William Sidney, 5th Baron De L'Isle and Dudley of Penshurst and Winifred Agneta Yorke Bevan.¹ He married, firstly, Hon. Jacqueline Corinne Yvonne Vereker, daughter of Field Marshal John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, V.C. and Corinna Katherine Vereker, on 8 June 1940.³ He married, secondly, Margaret Eldrydd Shoubridge, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Thomas Herbert Shoubridge and Constance Gladys Dugdale, on 24 March 1966 at Paris, France.⁴ He died on 5 April 1991 at age 81 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.²
     William Philip Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle, V.C. was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.⁴ He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.⁴ He gained the rank of Captain and Temporary Major in the service of the Grenadier Guards.⁴ He fought in the Second World War.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Chelsea between 1944 and 1945.⁴ He was decorated with the award of Victoria Cross (V.C.) on 30 March 1944, for his actions on 7/8 February 1944.⁵ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary in May 1945, Minister of Food.⁴ He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions between May 1945 and July 1945.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 6th Baron De L'Isle and Dudley of Penshurst, co. Kent [U.K., 1835] on 18 June 1945.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Baronet Shelley Sydney, of Penshurst Place, co. Kent [U.K., 1818] on 18 June 1945.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kent in 1949.⁴ He held the office of Secretary of State for Air between 1951 and 1955.⁴ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1952.⁶ He was created 1st Viscount De L'Isle, of Penshurst, co. Kent [U.K.] on 12 January 1956.⁴ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1961.⁶ He held the office of Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Australia between 1961 and 1965.⁵ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1962.⁶ He succeeded to the title of 9th Baronet Shelley, of Castle Goring, co. Sussex [U.K., 1806] on 25 July 1965.⁴ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1968.⁶ He held the office of Chancellor of the Order of St. Michael and St. George between 1968 and 1991.⁴ He was invested as a Knight of Justice, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (K.J.St.J.).⁴

     Hon. Mary Oliva Sidney was born on 20 November 1906.¹ She was the daughter of William Sidney, 5th Baron De L'Isle and Dudley of Penshurst and Winifred Agneta Yorke Bevan.¹ She married Walter Hugh Stewart Garnett, son of Frank Nasmyth Garnett, on 3 June 1939.¹ She died on 24 November 1959 at age 53.¹
     Her married name became Garnett.

     Walter Hugh Stewart Garnett was born in June 1891.² He was the son of Frank Nasmyth Garnett.¹ He married Hon. Mary Oliva Sidney, daughter of William Sidney, 5th Baron De L'Isle and Dudley of Penshurst and Winifred Agneta Yorke Bevan, on 3 June 1939.¹
     Walter Hugh Stewart Garnett lived at Radmore, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.¹

     Frank Nasmyth Garnett was born on 8 November 1848.³ He was the son of Henry Garnett.² He died in September 1902 at age 53.³
     Frank Nasmyth Garnett lived at Adsett Court, Westbury-on-Severn, England.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹

     Andrew William Garnett was born on 21 August 1943.¹ He is the son of Walter Hugh Stewart Garnett and Hon. Mary Oliva Sidney.¹

     Hon. Jacqueline Corinne Yvonne Vereker was born on 20 October 1914.¹ She was the daughter of Field Marshal John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, V.C. and Corinna Katherine Vereker.¹ She married William Philip Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle, V.C., son of William Sidney, 5th Baron De L'Isle and Dudley of Penshurst and Winifred Agneta Yorke Bevan, on 8 June 1940.¹ She died on 15 November 1962 at age 48.¹
     Hon. Jacqueline Corinne Yvonne Vereker gained the rank of Senior Commander in the service of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, during the Secod World War.¹ Her married name became Sidney. As a result of her marriage, Hon. Jacqueline Corinne Yvonne Vereker was styled as Viscountess De L'Isle on 18 June 1945.

     Field Marshal John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, V.C. was born on 10 July 1886.³ He was the son of John Gage Prendergast Vereker, 5th Viscount Gort and Eleanor Surtees.² He married Corinna Katherine Vereker, daughter of George Medlicott Vereker and Frances Gore Manders, on 23 February 1911.⁴ He and Corinna Katherine Vereker were divorced in 1925.⁵ He died on 31 March 1946 at age 59.¹
     Field Marshal John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, V.C. succeeded to the title of 6th Baron Kiltarton of Gort, co. Galway [I., 1810] on 15 August 1902.³ He succeeded to the title of 6th Viscount Gort, co. Galway [I., 1816] on 15 August 1902.³ He was invested as a Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1910.³ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches eight times and was wounded three times.^6,3 He was decorated with the award of Military Cross (M.C.) in 1915.³ He was decorated with the award of Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) (and two bars (1917 and 1918)) in 1917.³ He gained the rank of Acting Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards.⁶ He was decorated with the award of Victoria Cross (V.C.) on 27 November 1918, for his actions on 27 September 1918.⁶ He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1928.³ He was Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War and the Secretary of the Selection Board in 1936.³ He was the Commandant between 1936 and 1937 at Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, England.³ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1937.³ He gained the rank of General in 1937.³ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1938.³ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.).¹ He fought in the Second World War.⁶ He was Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force between 1939 and 1940.⁶ He was Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force, France in September 1939.³ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1940.³ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George Vi between 1940 and 1944.³ He held the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar between 1941 and 1942.⁶ He held the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Malta between 1942 and 1944.⁶ He gained the rank of Field Marshal in 1943.³ He held the office of High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan between 1944 and 1945.⁶ He was created 1st Viscount Gort, of Hamsterley, co. Durham [U.K.] on 8 February 1946.¹ On his death, his UK viscountcy became extinct.¹

     Corinna Katherine Vereker was born on 4 July 1891.¹ She was the daughter of George Medlicott Vereker and Frances Gore Manders.² She married, firstly, Field Marshal John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, V.C., son of John Gage Prendergast Vereker, 5th Viscount Gort and Eleanor Surtees, on 23 February 1911.¹ She and Field Marshal John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, V.C. were divorced in 1925.³ She married, secondly, Edgar Charles Blatt, son of Edgar Blatt, on 26 April 1930.¹ She died on 5 October 1940 at age 49.¹
     As a result of her marriage, Corinna Katherine Vereker was styled as Viscountess Gort on 23 February 1911. From 26 April 1930, her married name became Blatt.¹

     George Medlicott Vereker was born on 10 January 1860.¹ He was the son of Hon. John Prendergast Vereker and Louisa Medlicott.² He married Frances Gore Manders, daughter of Robert Manders, on 13 October 1887.¹ He died on 26 September 1924 at age 64.¹
     George Medlicott Vereker gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Galway.¹

     Frances Gore Manders was the daughter of Robert Manders.² She married George Medlicott Vereker, son of Hon. John Prendergast Vereker and Louisa Medlicott, on 13 October 1887.¹ She died on 21 August 1931.
     Frances Gore Manders was invested as a Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.).¹ Her married name became Vereker.