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     Raymond Sheffield Hamilton-Grace was born on 21 January 1881.¹ He was the son of Colonel Sheffield Hamilton-Grace and Anne Smijth-Windham.¹ He married Gladys Sheffield Grace, daughter of Michael Paul Grace and Margarita Anita Mason, on 4 December 1912.¹ He died in August 1915 at age 34, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain and Brevet Major in the 13th Hussars.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1915, where he was mentioned in dispatches.¹

     Gladys Sheffield Grace is the daughter of Michael Paul Grace and Margarita Anita Mason.¹ She married, firstly, Raymond Sheffield Hamilton-Grace, son of Colonel Sheffield Hamilton-Grace and Anne Smijth-Windham, on 4 December 1912.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Joseph Benskin, son of Thomas Benskin, in 1919.¹
     She was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹ From 4 December 1912, her married name became Hamilton-Grace.¹ From 1919, her married name became Benskin.¹

     Valentine O'Brien O'Connor lived at Rockfield, County Dublin, Ireland.¹

     Lt.-Col. Joseph Benskin was the son of Thomas Benskin.¹ He married Gladys Sheffield Grace, daughter of Michael Paul Grace and Margarita Anita Mason, in 1919.¹ He died on 14 July 1953.¹
     He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Engineers.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹

     Thomas Benskin lived at Glenthorne, Harrow Weald, London, England.¹

     Raymond Sheffield Hamilton-Grace was born posthumously on 9 August 1915.¹ He was the son of Raymond Sheffield Hamilton-Grace and Gladys Sheffield Grace.¹ He died on 14 December 1918 at age 3.¹

     Anne Veronica Hamilton-Grace was born on 1 July 1914.¹ She is the daughter of Raymond Sheffield Hamilton-Grace and Gladys Sheffield Grace.¹ She married Commander William Francis Roderick Segrave, son of Vice-Admiral Roderick Segrave, on 1 June 1948.¹
     She gained the rank of Flight Officer between 1939 and 1945 in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.¹ From 1 June 1948, her married name became Segrave.¹

     Commander William Francis Roderick Segrave is the son of Vice-Admiral Roderick Segrave.¹ He married Anne Veronica Hamilton-Grace, daughter of Raymond Sheffield Hamilton-Grace and Gladys Sheffield Grace, on 1 June 1948.¹
     He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) and two bars.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹

     Vice-Admiral Roderick Segrave was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹

     Raymond Roderick Grace Segrave was born on 8 May 1951.¹ He was the son of Commander William Francis Roderick Segrave and Anne Veronica Hamilton-Grace.¹ He died on 24 November 1956 at age 5.¹