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Ralph Beauclerk
Raphael Charles Beauclerk, ''better known as'' Ralph Beauclerk, (1917–2007), :es:marquesado de Valero Urría, VI marqués de Valero de Urría, was an upper-class British Army officer and secret agent, decorated for his WWII Military service, service with the Special Operations Executive, Special Operations Executive (SOE). Background and early life Of Spanish noble and Peerage of England, English aristocratic descent, Beauclerk was via his father Hereditary peer#Letters patent, in remainder to the Duke of St Albans, dukedom of Saint Albans, later succeeding as Marquisate, marqués de Valero de Urría (cr. Isabella II, 1852), when his mother's Imperial, royal and noble ranks#Other sovereigns, royalty, peers, and major nobility, title was revived in his favour in 1989. His father William Topham Sidney Beauclerk (grandson of Charles George Beauclerk , only son of Topham Beauclerk by his wife Lady Diana Beauclerk, Lady Diana Beauclerk (''née'' Spencer), son of Lord Sidney Beauc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (British Army And Royal Marines)
Captain (Capt) is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines and in both services it ranks above Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines), lieutenant and below Major (United Kingdom), major with a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines), lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force. The rank of Captain (Royal Navy), captain in the Royal Navy is considerably more senior (equivalent to the Army/RM rank of colonel) and the two ranks should not be confused. In the 21st-century British Army, captains are often appointed to be second-in-command (2IC) of a Company (military unit), company or equivalent sized unit of up to 120 soldiers. History A rank of second captain existed in the Ordnance at the time of the Battle of Waterloo. From 1 April 1918 to 31 July 1919, the Royal Air Force maintained the junior officer rank of captain. RAF captains had a rank insignia based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
