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George David Chetwode
Born24 August 1914
Mayfair, London, England
Died4 October 1999(1999-10-04) (aged 85)
Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire, England
SpouseLady Willa Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound
Children6
FatherGeorge Chetwode
Cricket information
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1938/39Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 7
Batting average 3.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 6
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 December 2023
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1934-1948
RankMajor
UnitColdstream Guards
Battles / warsWorld War II

George David Chetwode MBE (24 August 1914 – 4 October 1999) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Army.

The son of Admiral Sir George Chetwode,[1] he was born at Mayfair in August 1914. He attended the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, graduating from there into the Coldstream Guards as a second lieutenant in August 1934,[2] with promotion to lieutenant following in August 1937.[3] He was seconded to British India in September 1937 to be aide-de-camp to the Governor of the Bombay Presidency, the Earl of Scarbrough.[4] While in India, Chetwode made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Parsees at Bombay in the 1938–39 Bombay Pentangular Tournament.[5] 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 leg before wicket for a single run by S. M. Palsetia.[6]

Chetwode served in the Second World War, during which he was promoted to captain in August 1942,[7] and later in the war he was made an MBE in December 1944.[8] After the war had ended, he was promoted to major in August 1947,[9] prior to retiring with a gratuity in May 1948.[10] In retirement, he lived at Swiss Farm House in Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire. It was there that he died in October 1999.[11] Chetwode was married to Lady Willa Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound (1924–2010), the daughter of Victor Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto.[1] The couple had six children. Through their daughter Willa, his grandson is Alexander Elphinstone, 19th Lord Elphinstone.

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  1. ^ a b "Lord Minto's daughter". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 10 October 1946. p. 11. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "No. 34083". The London Gazette. 31 August 1934. p. 5523.
  3. ^ "No. 34431". The London Gazette. 31 August 1937. p. 5510.
  4. ^ "No. 34454". The London Gazette. 12 November 1937. p. 7087.
  5. ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Chetwode". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Europeans v Parsees, Bombay Pentangular Tournament 1938/39". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  7. ^ "No. 35685". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 August 1942. p. 3805.
  8. ^ "No. 36850". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 December 1944. p. 5846.
  9. ^ "No. 38058". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 August 1947. p. 4084.
  10. ^ "No. 38282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 May 1948. p. 2812.
  11. ^ Montague-Smith, Patrick W. (2003). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited. p. 1111. ISBN 978-0-333-66093-5.
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