Background
He was the son of Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset by his wife Edith Parker, a daughter of William Parker by his wife Lucinda Steeves.
He was the son of Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset by his wife Edith Parker, a daughter of William Parker by his wife Lucinda Steeves.
He was educated at Blundell"s School, Tiverton in Devon, and at Clare College, Cambridge.
He was subsequently commissioned into the Wiltshire Regiment. He saw service in India, Persia and Burma.