Sir William Napier, 3rd Baronet
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Lt Col Sir William Lennox Napier, 3rd Baronet
of Merrion Square
, (12 October 1867-13 August 1915), was a British baronet and soldier.
He joined the Sussex Artillery Volunteers in 1888. He was commander of the 7th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers
, as part of the Territorial Army.
He retired in 1912, but offered his services on the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, and was commissioned as Major, 4th South Wales Borderers, on 24 September 1914 in command of "A" Company.
He was killed by a sniper on 13 August 1915 in the Battle of Gallipoli
, Turkey
, aged 47, and is buried in 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery.
He was married to Lady Mabel E. G. Napier (née Forster).
He succeeded to the Baronetage of Merrion Square
in 1884 on the death of Sir Joseph Napier, 2nd Baronet
(1841–1884), and was succeeded by Sir Joseph William Lennox Napier, 4th Baronet
(1895–1986).
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
of Merrion Square
Merrion Square
Merrion Square is a Georgian square on the southside of Dublin city centre. It was laid out after 1762 and was largely complete by the beginning of the 19th century. It is considered one of the city's finest surviving squares...
, (12 October 1867-13 August 1915), was a British baronet and soldier.
He joined the Sussex Artillery Volunteers in 1888. He was commander of the 7th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Royal Welch Fusiliers
The Royal Welch Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. It was founded in 1689 to oppose James II and the imminent war with France...
, as part of the Territorial Army.
He retired in 1912, but offered his services on the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, and was commissioned as Major, 4th South Wales Borderers, on 24 September 1914 in command of "A" Company.
He was killed by a sniper on 13 August 1915 in the Battle of Gallipoli
Battle of Gallipoli
The Gallipoli Campaign, also known as the Dardanelles Campaign or the Battle of Gallipoli, took place at the peninsula of Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire between 25 April 1915 and 9 January 1916, during the First World War...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, aged 47, and is buried in 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery.
He was married to Lady Mabel E. G. Napier (née Forster).
He succeeded to the Baronetage of Merrion Square
Merrion Square
Merrion Square is a Georgian square on the southside of Dublin city centre. It was laid out after 1762 and was largely complete by the beginning of the 19th century. It is considered one of the city's finest surviving squares...
in 1884 on the death of Sir Joseph Napier, 2nd Baronet
Sir Joseph Napier, 2nd Baronet
Sir Joseph Napier, 2nd Baronet was an Irish Captain 23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers.He was the son of Sir Joseph Napier, 1st Baronet and was born in Dublin, Ireland....
(1841–1884), and was succeeded by Sir Joseph William Lennox Napier, 4th Baronet
Sir Joseph Napier, 4th Baronet
Sir Joseph William Lennox Napier, 4th Baronet of Merrion Square, , was a British baronet and soldier in both World War I including the Gallipoli Campaign and World War II....
(1895–1986).