Name Arthur Soames | ||
Captain Arthur Granville Soames, OBE (12 October 1886-6 July 1962), was a member of HM's Coldstream Guards.
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Early life
He was born on 12 October 1886 in Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England. He was the son of Harold Soames, brewer, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire and his wife Katherine Mary Hill, who came from a long line of Russian merchants based in St Petersburg. He was the brother of Auriol Davidson née Soames (who died under a train in Cheshunt in April 1919) and of Olave St. Clair Baden-Powell née Soames, World Chief Guide.
Career
He was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant into the Coldstream Guards 16 August 1905, Lieutenant 21 September 1907, and served with the regiment during the First World War.
In November, 1926, then living at Ashwell Manor, Tyler's Green, Penn, Buckinghamshire, he was made Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, and again the following year, 1927
Personal life
He was married on 20 Dec 1913 in London to Hope Mary Woodbine Parish (b. 2 Aug 1893 in Westminster) Together, they had two daughters and a son :-
They divorced in 1934, and Arthur re-married twice:
He inherited the mansion and estate of Sheffield Park, Sussex, from his father's childless brother, Arthur Gilstrap Soames and sold the estate in 1953. He also disposed of part of his extensive library around that time.
He died in a London hospital on 6 July 1962 aged 75.