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     Andrew Piers Keelan was born on 27 December 1944.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Roderick Esmond Thomas Keelan and Margaret Riddell Birdwood.¹ He married Wendy Potter.¹
     Andrew Piers Keelan gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the South Wales Borderers.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Regiment of Wales.¹

     Wendy Potter married Andrew Piers Keelan, son of Lt.-Col. Roderick Esmond Thomas Keelan and Margaret Riddell Birdwood.¹
     Wendy Potter lived at St. Mellons, Glamorgan, Wales.¹ Her married name became Keelan.¹

     Margaret Anne Keelan was born on 28 October 1947.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Roderick Esmond Thomas Keelan and Margaret Riddell Birdwood.¹ She married Francis Archer Coulson.¹
     Her married name became Coulson.¹

     Francis Archer Coulson married Margaret Anne Keelan, daughter of Lt.-Col. Roderick Esmond Thomas Keelan and Margaret Riddell Birdwood.¹
     Francis Archer Coulson lived at 22 Regency Mews, Whitton Dene, Isleworth, Middlesex, England.¹

     Brig.-Gen. Halhed Brodrick Birdwood was born on 29 May 1870.¹ He was the son of Herbert Mills Birdwood and Edith Marion Sidonie Impey.¹ He married Dorothy Rose Ravenshaw, daughter of Colonel Charles Withers Ravenshaw and Hannah Barker, on 3 October 1907.^2,3 He died on 20 December 1939 at age 69.¹
     Brig.-Gen. Halhed Brodrick Birdwood lived at Deaks Farm House, Cuckfield, Sussex, England.⁴ He was educated at Clifton College, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.¹ He was educated at Peterhouse College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the Tirah Campaign between 1897 and 1898.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1901 and 1902.¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in the service of the Indian Army.¹ He fought in the Persian Campaign between 1911 and 1913.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Dorothy Rose Ravenshaw was the daughter of Colonel Charles Withers Ravenshaw and Hannah Barker.^1,2 She married Brig.-Gen. Halhed Brodrick Birdwood, son of Herbert Mills Birdwood and Edith Marion Sidonie Impey, on 3 October 1907.^3,2 She died on 4 May 1973.¹
     From 3 October 1907, her married name became Birdwood.¹

     Colonel Charles Withers Ravenshaw was born on 29 September 1851.² He was the son of Thomas Edward Ravenshaw and Mary Susannah Symonds.³ He married Hannah Barker, daughter of William Barker, on 8 August 1883.² He died in 1935.²
     Colonel Charles Withers Ravenshaw was educated at Haileybury College, Haileybury, Hertfordshire, England.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Indian Staff Corps.² He held the office of Resident at Nepal.² He lived at Nether Priors, Halstead, Essex, England.¹

     Dorothy Birdwood was the daughter of Brig.-Gen. Halhed Brodrick Birdwood and Dorothy Rose Ravenshaw.¹ She married Commander Sir Richard Colville, son of Admiral Hon. Sir Stanley Cecil James Colville and Lady Adelaide Jane Meade, on 2 January 1933.¹ She died on 3 April 1972.¹
     From 2 January 1933, her married name became Colville.¹

     Commander Sir Richard Colville was born on 26 September 1907.⁴ He was the son of Admiral Hon. Sir Stanley Cecil James Colville and Lady Adelaide Jane Meade.^1,3 He married Dorothy Birdwood, daughter of Brig.-Gen. Halhed Brodrick Birdwood and Dorothy Rose Ravenshaw, on 2 January 1933.¹ He died on 14 June 1975 at age 67.⁴
     Commander Sir Richard Colville was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.⁴ He gained the rank of Commander (Paymaster) in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He was decorated with the award of Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) in 1943.⁴ He held the office of Press Secretary to HM King George VI between 1947 and 1952.⁴ He was invested as a Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1950.⁴ He held the office of Press Secretary to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1952 and 1968.⁴ He was invested as a Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1953.⁴ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1960.⁴ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1965.⁴ He held the office of Extra Equery to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1968 and 1975.⁴

     Richard Lockington Birdwood was born on 7 September 1879.¹ He was the son of Herbert Mills Birdwood and Edith Marion Sidonie Impey.¹ He died in November 1914 at age 35 at Basra, Iraq, killed in action.¹
     Richard Lockington Birdwood was educated at Clifton College, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Political Department, Indian Army.¹ He fought in the First World War.