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     Captain Lionel Charles Stopford Sackville was born on 30 April 1891.¹ He was the son of Colonel Lionel Richard Stopford Sackville and Constance Evelyn Gosling.¹ He died on 31 December 1920 at age 29.¹
     Captain Lionel Charles Stopford Sackville gained the rank of Captain and Brevet Major in the service of the 4th Battalion, Rifle Brigade.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was decorated with the award of Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1915.¹ He was decorated with the award of Croix de Guerre (avec Palmes).¹

     Sub-Lt. Geoffrey William Stopford Sackville was born on 22 May 1893.¹ He was the son of Colonel Lionel Richard Stopford Sackville and Constance Evelyn Gosling.¹ He died on 21 May 1915 at age 21 at Gallipoli, Turkey, from wounds received in action.¹
     Sub-Lt. Geoffrey William Stopford Sackville gained the rank of Sub-Lieutenant in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He fought in the Gallipoli Campaign.¹

     Colonel Nigel Victor Stopford Sackville was born on 27 January 1901.¹ He is the son of Colonel Lionel Richard Stopford Sackville and Constance Evelyn Gosling.¹ He married, firstly, Beatrix Helen Constance Pakenham, daughter of Colonel Hercules Arthur Pakenham and Lillian Blanche Georgiana Ashley, on 17 July 1929.¹ He and Beatrix Helen Constance Pakenham were divorced in 1943.¹ He married, secondly, Lilah Mary Hare, daughter of Captain Percy Richard Hare and Matilda Gertrude Tiarks, on 14 November 1946.¹
     Colonel Nigel Victor Stopford Sackville was educated at Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 14th/20th Hussars.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Northamptonshire Yeomanry.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He held the office of County Alderman for Northamptonshire.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Royal Armoured Corps.¹ He was decorated with the award of Territorial Decoration (T.D.) in 1944.¹ He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1945.¹ He gained the rank of Honoray Colonel in 1953.¹ He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1963.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Northamptonshire in 1965.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Northamptonshire in 1965.¹

     Beatrix Helen Constance Pakenham was born on 3 January 1910. She was the daughter of Colonel Hercules Arthur Pakenham and Lillian Blanche Georgiana Ashley.¹ She married Colonel Nigel Victor Stopford Sackville, son of Colonel Lionel Richard Stopford Sackville and Constance Evelyn Gosling, on 17 July 1929.¹ She and Colonel Nigel Victor Stopford Sackville were divorced in 1943.¹ She died in 1990.¹
     From 17 July 1929, her married name became Stopford Sackville.¹

     Elizabeth Chenevix Trench was born on 13 June 1909.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Lawrence Chenevix Trench and Winifred Ross Tootal.¹ She married Brigadier Charles Deane Steel, son of Dr. Gerard Steel, on 9 April 1932.¹ She died on 10 June 1973 at age 63.¹
     From 9 April 1932, her married name became Steel.¹

     Lt.-Gen. Thomas Henry Pakenham was born on 28 June 1826. He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Hon. Sir Hercules Robert Pakenham and Emily Stapleton. He married Elizabeth Staples Clarke, daughter of William Clarke, on 25 February 1862. He died on 20 February 1913 at age 86.

     Elizabeth Staples Clarke was the daughter of William Clarke. She married Lt.-Gen. Thomas Henry Pakenham, son of Lt.-Gen. Hon. Sir Hercules Robert Pakenham and Emily Stapleton, on 25 February 1862. She died on 6 February 1919.
     Her married name became Pakenham.

     
     William Clarke lived at New York, U.S.A..

     Lt.-Gen. Hon. Sir Hercules Robert Pakenham was born on 29 September 1781. He was the son of Edward Michael Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford and Catherine Rowley.² He married Emily Stapleton, daughter of Thomas Stapleton, 16th Baron Le Despencer and Elizabeth Eliot, on 25 December 1817. He died on 7 March 1850 at age 68.
     Lt.-Gen. Hon. Sir Hercules Robert Pakenham was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).¹

     Emily Stapleton was born circa 1796. She was the daughter of Thomas Stapleton, 16th Baron Le Despencer and Elizabeth Eliot. She married Lt.-Gen. Hon. Sir Hercules Robert Pakenham, son of Edward Michael Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford and Catherine Rowley, on 25 December 1817. She died on 26 January 1875.
     Her married name became Pakenham.