Francis Napier, 12th Lord Napier
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Francis Edward Basil Napier, 12th Lord Napier, 3rd Baron Ettrick (1876 - 1941) was a British Peer.
, Napier served as a Captain
in the 7th Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps
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and Grace Burns.
In 1899, he married Hon. Clarice Jessie E. Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 9th Lord Belhaven and Stenton, and they had:
World War I
During World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, Napier served as a Captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
in the 7th Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps
King's Royal Rifle Corps
The King's Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army infantry regiment, originally raised in colonial North America as the Royal Americans, and recruited from American colonists. Later ranked as the 60th Regiment of Foot, the regiment served for more than 200 years throughout the British Empire...
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Family
Francis Edward Basil Napier was the son of William John George Napier, 11th Lord Napier, 2nd Baron EttrickWilliam Napier, 11th Lord Napier
William John George Napier, 11th Lord Napier, 2nd Baron Ettrick was the British Peer.-Family:William John George Napier was the son of Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier and Anne Jane Charlotte....
and Grace Burns.
In 1899, he married Hon. Clarice Jessie E. Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 9th Lord Belhaven and Stenton, and they had:
- William Francis Cyril James Hamilton NapierWilliam Napier, 13th Lord NapierLt. Col. William Francis Cyril James Hamilton Napier, 13th Lord Napier, 4th Baron Ettrick was a Scottish soldier and courtier. He was the eldest son of Francis Napier, the 12th Lord Napier and his wife Hon. Clarice Jessie E. Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 9th Lord Belhaven and Stenton. He...
, who succeeded him as 13th Lord Napier - Neville Archibald John Watson Ettrick Napier, Lt. Commander in the Royal Navy