William Frederick Waldegrave, Viscount Chewton (29 June 1816, Cardington, Bedfordshire

Cardington, Bedfordshire

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 – 8 October 1854) was a British

United Kingdom

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 army officer.

Waldegrave was the eldest son of Hon. William Waldegrave

William Waldegrave, 8th Earl Waldegrave

Vice-Admiral William Waldegrave, 8th Earl Waldegrave, CB was a British naval commander and politician.Waldegrave was the son of the 4th Earl Waldegrave and was educated at Eton. In 1802, he became a Midshipman in the Royal Navy, rising to the ranks of Lieutenant in 1806 and Commander in 1809...

 and was educated at Cheam School

Cheam School

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. Whilst still at school, he served as a midshipman

Midshipman

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 aboard his father's ship, HMS Seringapatam from 1829–31 and later graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge

Trinity College, Cambridge

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 in 1837. He then emigrated to Canada

Canada

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 and served with the militia

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 which put down the rebellions of 1837

Rebellions of 1837

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 and returned to Britain in 1843 and served with the British Army

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.

In 1846, his father had inherited his earldom from the latter's nephew and Waldegrave took the courtesy title of Viscount Chewton. That year, Chewton fought in the Battle of Sobraon

Battle of Sobraon

The Battle of Sobraon was fought on 10 February 1846, between the forces of the British East India Company and the Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of the Sikh Empire of the Punjab...

 and then captained

Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)

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 the 6th Regiment of Foot stationed at the Cape of Good Hope

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 in 1847 and then the Royal Scots Fusiliers

Royal Scots Fusiliers

-The Earl of Mar's Regiment of Foot :The regiment was raised in Scotland in 1678 by Stuart loyalist Charles Erskine, de jure 5th Earl of Mar for service against the rebel covenanting forces during the Second Whig Revolt . They were used to keep the peace and put down brigands, mercenaries, and...

 at Scotland

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 in 1848. On 2 July 1850, he married Frances Bastard and they had a son, William

William Waldegrave, 9th Earl Waldegrave

William Frederick Waldegrave, 9th Earl Waldegrave VD, PC , styled Viscount Chewton between 1854 and 1859, was a British Conservative politician...

, in 1851 and later a daughter who died in infancy. Chewton later fought in the Battle of Alma

Battle of Alma

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in September 1854, but died of his wounds a few weeks later.