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     Kathleen Digby Blagrave was the daughter of John Henry Blagrave.¹ She married Colonel Patrick David Boyle, son of Vice-Admiral Alexander Boyle and Agnes Walker, on 3 August 1872.¹ She died on 17 June 1947.
     Her married name became Boyle.

     John Henry Blagrave lived at Calcot Park, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Major Godfrey Henry Patrick Boyle was born on 4 February 1882.¹ He was the son of Colonel Patrick David Boyle and Kathleen Digby Blagrave.¹ He died on 16 October 1919 at age 37.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the Seaforth Highlanders.¹ He was awarded the Order of the Nile 4th Class.¹

     Colonel Cecil Alexander Boyle was born on 28 March 1888.² He was the son of Colonel Patrick David Boyle and Kathleen Digby Blagrave.² He married Gladys Mary Benn, daughter of Lt.-Col. Robert Arthur Edward Benn, on 27 June 1923.² He died on 1 July 1941 at age 53.²
     He fought in the First World War.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the 5th (King Edwarrd's Own) Probyn's Horse, Indian Army.² He was commanding officer of the Arab and Turkish Levies between 1920 and 1922 which he had raised.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.)¹

     Gladys Mary Benn was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Robert Arthur Edward Benn.¹ She married Colonel Cecil Alexander Boyle, son of Colonel Patrick David Boyle and Kathleen Digby Blagrave, on 27 June 1923.¹ She died in 1976.¹
     Gladys Mary Benn also went by the nick-name of Dulcie.¹ Her married name became Boyle.

     Lt.-Col. Robert Arthur Edward Benn lived at Alassio, Italy^G.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.)¹ He lived at Jhatawar, Rajputana, India^G.

     Mary Grizel Boyle was born on 2 November 1924.² She is the daughter of Colonel Cecil Alexander Boyle and Gladys Mary Benn.¹ She married Lt.-Col. James Berkeley Sackville Hamilton, son of Colonel Sackville William Sackville Hamilton and Margaret Dowell Hester, on 10 December 1947.¹
     Her married name became Sackville Hamilton. She lived in 2003 at Acklam Grange, Malton, Yorkshire, England^G.²

     Lt.-Col. James Berkeley Sackville Hamilton was born on 28 May 1923.¹ He was the son of Colonel Sackville William Sackville Hamilton and Margaret Dowell Hester.¹ He married Mary Grizel Boyle, daughter of Colonel Cecil Alexander Boyle and Gladys Mary Benn, on 10 December 1947.¹ He died on 12 February 2014 at age 90.²
     He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from King's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1943 and 1945, with the QVO Madras Sappers and Miners in India, Burma and Malaya, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Engineers.¹ He lived in 2003 at Ackham Grange, Malton, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Colonel Sackville William Sackville Hamilton was born on 3 November 1882.¹ He was the son of Sackville Berkeley Hamilton and Eva Maria Eleanor Benson.¹ He married Margaret Dowell Hester, daughter of Samuel Charles Hester, on 18 March 1920.¹ He died on 11 May 1956 at age 73.¹
     He was director of the Survey of India.¹ He was Assistant Superintendent, Survey of India between 1906 and 1912.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Engineers.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916.¹ He was awarded the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917 and bar.¹ He was chief instructor between 1917 and 1919 at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England^G.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1946.¹

     Margaret Dowell Hester was the daughter of Samuel Charles Hester.¹ She married Colonel Sackville William Sackville Hamilton, son of Sackville Berkeley Hamilton and Eva Maria Eleanor Benson, on 18 March 1920.¹ She died in 1993.¹
     From 18 March 1920, her married name became Hamilton.¹