Background
Pelham was the second son of Charles Pelham, 4th Earl of Yarborough and his wife, Marcia.
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Sackville George Pelham
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Career
In 1910, he became a Second Lieutenant in the 11th Hussars and initially fought as a lieutenant in France during World War I before being promoted to the rank of captain in 1916. The couple later had two daughters, Diana Mary (b 1920) and (June) Wendy (1924-2012). In 1926, Lord Worsley became a major in the Nottinghamshire Yeomanry and on the death of his mother that year, inherited the baronies of Conyers and Fauconberg and the Portuguese countship of Mértola.
He later inherited the earldom of Yarborough from his father in 1936.
From 1936-1940, Lord Yarborough commanded the Nottinghamshire Yeomanry as a Lieutenant Colonel and fought in World World War II from 1939-1944.
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February 7, 1948 (aged 59)