PONSONBY, WILLIAM RANDALL,
Lieutenant, was born in August 1874, eldest son of Colonel Justinian Gordon
Ponsonby. He served in the South African War in Thorneycroft's Mounted
Infantry, and in the South African Constabulary, and was created a Companion
of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 19 April 1901]: "W R
Ponsonby, Lieutenant, Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry. In recognition of
services during the operations in South Africa". The Insignia were
presented by the King 29 October 1901. He was gazetted to the 3rd Dragoon
Guards and retired. Captain Ponsonby married, in 1902, Lilian Patteson,
daughter of Sir Patteson Nickalls and Florence, daughter of T S Womersley.
He died 18 January 1919.
