Decorations OBE, War Medal 1939–1945; Defence Medal (UK); 1914-15 Star; Victory & British War Medals Enlistment 15 Jan 1907 Next of kin address Kent Linton Park house Linton England Mother Mabel Leigh, Baroness Cornwallis Father Right Hon. Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Martin Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis More info Entered the Royal Navy on 15 January 1907. Aboard HMS Cumberland, moored off Platygiali Astakos, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece, during the 1911 census. Promoted to Lieutenant 15 December 1915. Awarded the OBE 'for valuable services in HMS Caroline' on 27 June 1919 as recorded in The London Gazette, Supplement 31421, Page 8066. Played cricket between the wars for the Royal Navy. Married on 5 December 1923. Promoted to Lieutenant Commander 15 December 1923. Promoted to Commander 31 December 1928. Placed on the Retired List at the rank of Captain on 16 March 1944. From 1940 to 1945, Deputy Director of Naval Equipment, Admiralty [HMS President]. Died on 28 February 1974 in Froxfield.