Colonel The Lord Henry Beauclerk

1745-1749

Lord Henry Beauclerk was the fourth son of the first Duke of St Albans and was born in 1701. His first commission was at an early age as he was appointed Ensign in the 31^st Foot on 12^th October 1717. Progressively he became a Captain in the 3^rd Foot in October 1727 and transferred to the 1^st Foot Guards in May 1735.

He was appointed Colonel of the 48th Regiment on 14^th March 1743 but returned to his old Regiment, the 31^st, when King George II appointed him Colonel of the Regiment on 22^nd April 1745. It must have been disconcerting to him, therefore, to find that for some time after his appointment, and certainly at the Battle of Fontenoy, the Regiment was still frequently referred to as “Handasyd’s”.

He retired from service on 8th May 1749 and died in 1761.

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