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 909 KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE [YOUNG of J. Silberrad. Residence— Hyde Park Hotel. Albert Gate, S.W. Clubs— Garrick ; Savage ; Beefsteak. WYNDHAM, K.C.M.G. Great. 1894; C.B. (civ.) 1878. — Sir (George) Hugh Wyndham, s. of Col. Cliarles Wyndham. B. 18 Nov. Ic3(i; m. 8 Dec. 18(13, Charlotte Elizabeth, dau. ofRev. the Hon. William Hugh Scott ; ed. at Harrow and Oxford : ent. Diplomatic Serv. 1857 ; 2nd sec. 1803, and sec. of Legation 1875; has been sec. of Embassy at Petrograd and Constanti- nople, and several times charge d'affaires ; minister resident in Servia 1885-C. : env. extraor. and min. plen. there 188(1-8, at Rio de Janeiro 1888-94, and at Bucharest 1894-7, when he ret. ; Jubilee medal 1897 ; J.P., West Sussex. Residence — Rogate Lodge, Petersfield. Club — Travellers'. Issue — 1 P.-rcy fUiarles Hugh Wyndham, b. 1804. 2 Maj " Yillia]a Francis George Wyndham, M.V.O.. ebth lliflc's, b. 11 March. 1872; served in S. Africa 1899-1900 • equerry to H.ll.H. Prince Arthur of Connaught 1900 ; m. 3 Feb. 1910, Maude Eleanor, dau. of Hon. W. S. H. JoUiffe. Kesidence— Rogate Lodge, Eogate, Surrey. Club— Army and Navy. 1. Florence. 2. Eleanor. WYNNE, G.C.B. 'mil.). Creat. 1914; K.C.B. 1907 ; C.B. 1891. — Gen. Sir Arthur Singleton AVynne, s. of the late Capt. John Wynne, R.A., of Collon, CO. Louth, and Anne, dau. of the late Adm. Sir Samuel Warren, K.C.B., K.C.H. B. 5 March, 1846 ; m. 188(1, Emily Mary, dau. of the late Charles Colville Turner, of Bideford, Devon ; ed. at R.M.C. Sandhurst : heut. 51st Lt. Infantrv 1863 ; served in Jowaki exped. 1877 (medal with clasp), in Afghan war 1878-9 (medal with clasp, and bt. maj.), in S. African war 1881, and with Egyptian Army 1883-5, when he took part in Sudan campaign 1884-5 (medal with clasp, bronze star, and bt. It. -col.); D.A.A.G. headqrs. 1886-91 ; A.A.G. Curragh dist. 1891-4 ; D.A.G. Malta 1894-8 ; D.A.G. Aldershot 1898 — 9 ; A.M.S. headqrs. 1899-1900 ; served in S. Africa 1899-1900 as D.A.G. 1st Army Corps (wounded. Queen's medal, and 7 clasps, maj. -gen.), and afterwards comd. 11th Inf. Brig, and Cape Colony dist. ; D.A.G. headqrs. 1902-4 ; comd. 6th Division 1904-6 ; It.-gen. 1905; gen. 1911; mil. sec. at the War Office 1906-11 ; keeper of the Crown Jewels 1911 ; ret. 1913; col. the King's Own Yorks L.I. since 1913. Residences — St. Thomas's Tower, Tower of London, E.C. ; Haybergill, Warcop, Westmor- land. Issue living — 1. Owen Evelyn Wynne, b. 14 June, 1887 ; Heut. B.E. 2. Arthur Mercdyth Wynne, b. 15 July, 1893. WYNNE, K.C.S.I. Great. 1911 ; K.C.I.E. 1909 ; CLE. 1903. — Sir Trevredyn Rash- LEIGH Wynne, s. of Llewellyn Wynne, of Mold, Flints. B. 1853 ; m. 189(3, Winifred, dau. of Henry W. Conduitt ; pres. of the Indian Railway Board ; memb. of Legisl. Council of India ; Knight of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem 1911. Address — Calcutta, India. Club — Raleigh. YORKE, Knt. Bach. Great. 1913 ; C.B. (civ.) 1904. — LiEUT.-GoL. Sir (Horatio) Arthur Yorke, 4th s. of Ven. the Hon. Henry Reginald Yorke, M.A., Archdeacon of Huntingdon and Canon of Elv (bro. of 4th Earl of Hardwicke). by Flora Elizabeth, dau. of Gen. Sir Alexander Campbell, Bt., K.C.B. B. at Wimpole, Cambs., 3 June, 1848 ; m. 26 July, 1893, Caroline, dau. of late Rev. Anthony Garstin, Rector of Redmile, Leics. ; ed. at Cheam, Charterhouse, and R.M.A. Woolwich ; ent. R.E. 1869, ret. as lieut.-col. 1899; served in Afghanistan 1879-80, and in Egypt 1884-5 (despatches, brev. maj.) ; inspect- ing officer of railways. Board of Trade, 1891, and chief inspecting officer 1900-13 ; delegate of British Govt, to Railway Congress, Washington, 1905, Railway Congress," Berne, 1910, and Navi- gation Congress, Philadelphia, 1912 ; director G.W.R.. and L.C.D.R. Residence — 53, Elm Park Gardens, S.W. Club — .Junior United Service. YOUL, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — Charlotte, dau. of the late Richard Williams, of Pliilipvile, Belgium. M. 1st, 18 —, William Robinson, of Caldecot House, Clapham Park, S.W., who d. 18 — : m. 2nd, 30 April, 1882, as his 2nd wife. Sir James Arundell Youl, K.C.M.G., director of Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney, who d. 5 June, 1904. YOUNG, Knt. Bach. Great. 1877; C.B. (civ.) 1881 ; G.V.O. 1903. — Sir Allen Young, s. of Henry Young, of Riversdale, Twickenham. B. 1830 ; ent. mercantile marine 184(1, commd. the " Marlborough " East Indiaman, and the " Adelaide " troopship during Crimean war ; navigating officer of " Fox " 1857-8, in successful search for records of Franklin's missing ships ; commd. sledge party, Feb. to July, 1859, travel- ling 1,400 miles, and discovering 380 miles of new coast ; in 1862 commd. " Fox " to survey a pro- jected route for a cable via Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland ; asstd. late adm. Sherard Osborn to equip the European-Chinese navy, and commd. " Quan-Tung " (man-of-war) 1862-4, during Taeping rebellion ; commd. " Pandora," pene- trated Peel Straits (latitude 72° N.). being first ship that navigated therein ; proceeded to Arctic Seas, and communicated with depots of the " Alert " and " Discovery " in Smith Sound 1876; commd. " Eira " relief exped. in the " Hope " 1882, and rescued the crew of the " Eira " Arctic ship, lost in Franz Jo.seph Sound ; was present at the operations atSuakim as com- missioner afloat to the National Aid Society ; hon. commd., late lieut. commdg. London Brigade R.N. Artil. Vol. ; hon. commdr. Roy. Naval Reserve (has the R.N.R. officers' decoration), Knight Commdr. of Imperial Order of Franz Joseph of Austria, Knight of the Danish Order of Danebrog, two arctic and Egyptian medals, and Khedive's bronze star, officer of Oaken Grown of the Netherlands, and a younger Brother of Trinity House. Residences — 18, Grafton Street, Bond Street, W. ; Twickenham. Clubs — Marl- borough ; Turf ; R.Y.S. YOUNG, K.C.M.G. Creat. 1908 ; C.M.G. 1897. — Sir Arthur Henderson Young, s. of the late Col. Keith Young, C.B., Judge Advocate-General for India, and Frances Mary, dau. of Col. H. B. Henderson. B. at Simla (India), 31 Oct. 1854 ; m. 5 Nov. 1885, Lady Evelyn Anne, dau. of 2nd Marque.ss of Ailsa ; ed. at Edin. Acad., Rugby, and R.M.C. ; late capt. 27th Inniskillings ; local commandant mily. police Kyrenia 1878 ; asst.- commr. Paphos 1878 ; director of survey and principal forest officer Cyprus 1892 ; M.L.G. Cyprus 1892 ; chief sec. to Govt, of Cyprus 1894 ; administered the government of that island 1895-6 and 1898 ; colonial sec. Straits Settle- ments 1906-11 ; chief sec. of the Federated Malay States Feb. 1911 ; Gov. and C.-in-C. of the Straits Settlements and High Commnr. Feder- ated Malay States since Sept. 1911. Address — Government House, Singapore. Clubs — Army and Navy ; New (Edin.). YOUNG, K.C.M.G. Great. 1888.— Col. Sir Frederick Young, s. of George Frederick Young, M.P., shipowner, of London, and Mary, dau. of John Abbott, of Canterbury. B. 21 June, 1817 ; m. 1845, Cecilia (d. 1873), dau. of Thomas Drane, of Torquay. For many years hon. sec. and since a vice-pres. of the Royal Colonial Institute. Was actively concerned in obtaining Victoria Park and Epping Forest for the use of the people.