Cecil had eight siblings:. The Edwardes family had a residence at St. Six tanks from H Battalion took the town Fontaine, four miles from Cambrai, getting into the village 30 minutes before infantry of the Seaforth Highlanders and Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders from the 51st Division followed up and occupied it. However, Cecil was killed when his tank was knocked out during the initial advance. He told us the day before the action of this — settled up all his affairs. He was immensely popular and eight officers went up the day after his death, got his body out of the tank and carried him back for burial.
In the absence of a Padre, I conducted such a burial service as was practicable. Many German royals and nobles died in World War I. The German Empire consisted of 27 constituent states, most of them ruled by royal families. Scroll down to German Empire here to see what constituent states made up the German Empire.
The constituent states retained their own governments, but had limited sovereignty. Some had their own armies, but the military forces of the smaller ones were put under Prussian control.
In wartime, armies of all the constituent states would be controlled by the Prussian Army and the combined forces were known as the Imperial German Army. In addition, more than sons of peers also lost their lives, and those that can be verified will also be included. The list is in chronological order and does contain some who would be considered noble instead of royal. If a person has a Wikipedia page or a website page with biographical information, their name will be linked to that page.
Neil and Victoria had one daughter:. Neil followed his father into politics and was elected in as a Member of Parliament for Wisbech. In June , he became a member of the Privy Council. He was promoted to Captain in and was awarded the Military Cross in Neil died at the age of 34 on November 15, from wounds received in action at Gezer, Palestine while leading his squadron against Turkish positions on the Abu Shusha Ridge during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the Third Battle of Gaza.
