George Chetwode (cricketer)
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George David Chetwode | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 August 1914 Mayfair, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 October 1999 (aged 85) Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Lady Willa Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Father | George Chetwode | ||||||||||||||
| Cricket career | |||||||||||||||
| Cricket information | |||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1938/39 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Military career | |||||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Branch |  British Army | ||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1934–1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Major | ||||||||||||||
| Unit | Coldstream Guards | ||||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | World 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.