Ralph Mansfield, 4th Baron Sandhurst
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Ralph Sheldon Mansfield, 4th Baron Sandhurst, OBE
(July 19, 1892–1964) was the son of John William Mansfield, 3rd Baron Sandhurst. Mansfield became 4th Baron Sandhurst
upon the death of his father, John William Mansfield, the 3rd Baron Sandhurst, in 1933.
he served with the Royal Engineers
Signal Service, and was made OBE in 1918. In 1939 he was commissioned as a Major in the Royal Corps of Signals
in 1939 and worked for MI8
.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(July 19, 1892–1964) was the son of John William Mansfield, 3rd Baron Sandhurst. Mansfield became 4th Baron Sandhurst
Baron Sandhurst
Baron Sandhurst, of Sandhurst in the County of Berkshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1870 for the soldier Sir William Mansfield, Commander-in-Chief of India between 1865 and 1870 and Commander-in-Chief of Ireland between 1870 and 1875. He was the grandson of...
upon the death of his father, John William Mansfield, the 3rd Baron Sandhurst, in 1933.
Military service
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...
he served with the Royal Engineers
Royal Engineers
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army....
Signal Service, and was made OBE in 1918. In 1939 he was commissioned as a Major in the Royal Corps of Signals
Royal Corps of Signals
The Royal Corps of Signals is one of the combat support arms of the British Army...
in 1939 and worked for MI8
MI8
MI8, or Military Intelligence, Section 8, was the cover designation for the Radio Security Service , a department of the British Directorate of Military Intelligence, part of the War Office...
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Family
He married Morley Victoria Upcher (died 17 June 1961), daughter of Edward Berners Upcher, on 8 February 1917. They had three children:- Valerie Mansfield (25 December 1918 - 3 August 1994)
- John Edward Terence Mansfield, 5th Baron Sandhurst (born 4 September 1920)
- Ralph Geoffrey Knyvet Mansfield (born 8 November 1926)