George David Chetwode (24 August 1914 – 4 October 1999) was an English first-class

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er and an officer in the

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. The son of

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Sir George Chetwode, he was born at

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in August 1914. He attended the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, graduating from there into the

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as a second lieutenant in August 1934, with promotion to

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following in August 1937. He was seconded to

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in September 1937 to be '' aide-de-camp'' to the Governor of the Bombay Presidency, the

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. While in India, Chetwode made a single appearance in

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for the

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against the

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in the 1938–39 Bombay Pentangular Tournament. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed by Dadabhoy Havewala for 6 runs in the Europeans first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed

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for a single run by S. M. Palsetia. Chetwode served in the

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, during which he was promoted to

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in August 1942, and later in the war he was made an MBE in December 1944. After the war had ended, he was promoted to

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in August 1947, prior to retiring with a gratuity in May 1948. In retirement, he lived at Swiss Farm House in Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire. It was there that he died in October 1999. Chetwode was married to Lady Willa Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound (1924–2010), the daughter of

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. The couple had six children. Through their daughter Willa, his grandson is

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chetwode, George 1914 births 1999 deaths Cricketers from the City of Westminster People from Westminster Military personnel from the City of Westminster Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Grenadier Guards officers English cricketers Europeans cricketers British Army personnel of World War II Members of the Order of the British Empire