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     Lt.-Col. Edward Bourryan Luard was born in 1871 at St. Leonard's-on-Sea, Sussex, England.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Richard George Amherst Luard and Hannah Chamberlin.¹ He married Louise Henrietta Smith in 1905 at Hereford, Herefordshire, England.¹ He died on 24 April 1916, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Shropshire Light Infantry.¹ He was decorated with the award of the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).¹

     Louise Henrietta Smith married Lt.-Col. Edward Bourryan Luard, son of Lt.-Gen. Richard George Amherst Luard and Hannah Chamberlin, in 1905 at Hereford, Herefordshire, England.¹
     She was invested as a Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.).¹ From 1905, her married name became Luard.¹

     Lt.-Col. John Luard was born in 1790.¹ He is the son of Peter John Luard and Louisa Dalbiac.¹ He married Elizabeth Scott.¹ He died in 1875.¹
     He fought in the Peninsular Wars.¹ He fought in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the 4th Dragoons and 16th Lancers.¹

     Lt.-Gen. Charles Elmhirst was born in 1815 at Holton, Lincolnshire, England.¹ He married Frances Dorothea Hunt, daughter of Robert Hunt, on 9 January 1861 at St. Michael, County Limerick, Ireland.¹ He died in 1893 at Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England.¹
     He fought in the Crimean War.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.).¹

     Frances Dorothea Hunt was born on 27 October 1815 at Holton, Lincolnshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Hunt.¹ She married Lt.-Gen. Charles Elmhirst on 9 January 1861 at St. Michael, County Limerick, Ireland.¹ She died in 1904 at Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England.¹
      From 9 January 1861, her married name became Elmhirst.¹

     Robert Hunt held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹

     Harry Rochfort Elmhirst was born in 1863 at Corfu, Greece.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Charles Elmhirst and Frances Dorothea Hunt.¹ He married, firstly, Lilian Frances Hatfield, daughter of John Hatfield, in 1901 at Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England.¹ He married, secondly, Agnes Lockwood, daughter of William Lockwood, in 1907 at Ripon, Yorkshire, England.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Norfolk Regiment.¹

     Lilian Frances Hatfield was the daughter of John Hatfield.¹ She married Harry Rochfort Elmhirst, son of Lt.-Gen. Charles Elmhirst and Frances Dorothea Hunt, in 1901 at Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England.¹ She died in 1906 at Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England.¹
      From 1901, her married name became Elmhirst.¹

     John Hatfield lived at Thorp Arch hall, Yorkshire, England.¹

     Agnes Lockwood is the daughter of William Lockwood.¹ She married Harry Rochfort Elmhirst, son of Lt.-Gen. Charles Elmhirst and Frances Dorothea Hunt, in 1907 at Ripon, Yorkshire, England.¹
      From 1907, her married name became Elmhirst.¹