Background
He was the son of Colonel Sir Arthur Charles Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington and Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams. He married Louise Nesta Pamela Fitzgerald, daughter of Sir Maurice Fitzgerald, 2nd Baronet
He was the son of Colonel Sir Arthur Charles Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington and Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams. He married Louise Nesta Pamela Fitzgerald, daughter of Sir Maurice Fitzgerald, 2nd Baronet
Wellington College.
His great-grandfather was Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. He died on 31 July 1967 at age 78. Wing Commander Lord George Wellesley was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire.
He was promoted to lieutenant on 15 September 1912, and was appointed a flying officer in the Royal Flying Corps on 30 June 1914.
He was promoted to flight commander on 11 December 1914, with the temporary rank of captain, and was appointed an instructor at the Central Flying School of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation on 19 December. He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, where he was mentioned in dispatches in June 1916.
He was appointed a squadron commander on 1 July 1916, with the permanent rank of captain and the temporary rank of major. He was appointed a wing commander in the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, with the temporary rank of lieutenant-colonel, on 1 October 1917.
He gained the rank of Squadron Leader in 1939 in the service of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945. He relinquished his commission in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve on 10 February 1954, retaining the rank of squadron leader.