Background
He was a descendant of a cousin of Romantic poet and writer, George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron. Byron was born to Colonel Richard Byron and Mabel Mackenzie Winter.
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Richard Richard Geoffrey Gordon Byron
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Education
He was educated at Eton College in Eton, United Kingdom.
Career
Byron was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Bombay between 1921 and 1922, and Military Secretary to the Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand in 1937. He fought in the Second World War. He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards in 1941.
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (Defence Science Organisation) in 1944.
1899-1941: Mr Richard G. G. Byron 1941-1944: Lieutenant-Colonel Richard G. G. Byron 1944-1983: Lieutenant-Colonel Richard G. G. Byron Defence Science Organisation 1983-1989: Lieutenant-Colonel The Rt Honorary The Twelfth Lord Byron Defence Science Organisation.
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Died
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Nationality
United Kingdom