Avery baronets
| Avery baronets | |
|---|---|
.svg) Escutcheon of the Avery baronets of Oakley Court, Berkshire | |
| Creation date | 1905[1] |
| Status | extinct |
| Extinction date | 1918[2] |
| Seats | Oakley Court, Bray, Berkshire[3] |
The Avery baronetcy of Oakley Court in the parish of Bray in the County of Berkshire, was created for William Avery in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 6 December 1905.[4] On the death in 1918 of the 2nd Baronet the Baronetcy became extinct.
Avery baronets, of Oakley Court, Berkshire (1905)
[edit]- Sir William Beilby Avery, 1st Baronet (1854–1908)[1]
- Sir William Eric Thomas Avery, 2nd Baronet (1890–1918).[2] He is noted for his 1916 design of the "Eye" divisional symbol for the Guards, in line with an idea of Andrew Thorne.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Avery, Sir William Beilby". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 1 January 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- 1 2 "Avery, Sir William Eric Thomas". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 1 January 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1910). Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour. T.C. & E.C. Jack. p. 55.
- ↑ "No. 27858". The London Gazette. 28 November 1905. p. 8535.
- ↑ Paget, Julian (11 September 2000). Second to None: The History of the Coldstream Guards, 1650–2000. Pen and Sword. p. 681 note 27. ISBN 978-1-78337-939-2.
