Background
COLBORNE, the Francis Lionel Lydstone was born on July 29, 1855. 2nd son of 2nd Baron Seaton and Honourable Charlotte de Burgh, daughter and co-heiress of late Lord Downes, heir-pi"es. to the Barony of Seaton.
COLBORNE, the Francis Lionel Lydstone was born on July 29, 1855. 2nd son of 2nd Baron Seaton and Honourable Charlotte de Burgh, daughter and co-heiress of late Lord Downes, heir-pi"es. to the Barony of Seaton.
Winchester; Oxford; Sandhurst.
Served with Scinde Frontier Force, 1879. Relief of Kandahar in Afghan Campaign, 1880. With Natal Field Force in South African Campaign, 1881.
In the Nile Expedition for relief of Khartoum, 1884-1885 (despatches, Brevet of Major).
Soudan Frontier Field Force, 18S6. On the Staff of North Irish District, 1887.
South-Eastern District, 1888. Served Boer War in South Africa, 1900.
Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant 8th Battalion City of London Rifle Brigade, 1901.
Honourable Colonel, 190S. Order Merito Militar of Spain. Exon, King’s Body Guard since 1892.
Equerryin-Waiting to His (or Her) Royal Highness Princess Henry of Battenberg since 1898.
Clubs: Carlton, Bachelors’, Wellington.
Spouse 1906, Alicia Matilda, o. c. oflateCapt. West. R. G. Farmer (late Grenadier Guards), Justice of the Peace, Doctorate.L. of Nonsuch Park, Surrey, and Denham, Suffolk.