His Grace the Duke of Wellington, KG, LVO, OBE, MC

Forename(s): Arthur Valerian Wellesley
Sex: Male
Decorations: KG (1990), LVO (1952), OBE (1957), MC (1941), DL (Hants 1975)
Date of Birth: 2/7/1915

Foretitle(s): 8 Duke of (UK 1814);
Surname: WELLINGTON
Other titles: also Baron of Mornington (I 1746), Earl of Mornington, Viscount Wellesley (both I 1760), Viscount Wellington of Talavera and of Wellington, Baron Douro (both UK 1809), Conde do Vimeiro (Portugal 1811), Earl of Wellington (UK 1812), Marquess of Wellington (UK 1812), Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo and a Grandee of the 1 Class (Spain 1812), Duque da Victoria, Marques de Torres Vedras (both Portugal 1812), Marquess of Douro (UK 1814), and Prince of Waterloo (Netherlands 1815)
Style: His Grace the Duke of Wellington, KG, LVO, OBE, MC

Career: patron of 4 livings; Brig (ret) RHG, CO 1955-58, Silver Stick in Waiting and Lt-Col cmdg Household Cav 1959-60 & OC 22 Armd Bde 1960-61, cdr RAC BAOR 1962-64, defence attaché Madrid 1964-67, Col-in-Chief The Duke of Wellington's Regt 1974-2006, Dep Col-in Chief Yorks Regt 2006; Hon Col 2 Bn Wessex Regt TA & VRA, nat vice-pres Royal Br Legion; dir Massey Ferguson Holdings 1967 and Massey Ferguson Ltd 1973-89; vice-pres and cncl memb Zoological Soc of London 1973-89; pres and dep pres the Game Conservancy 1976-87; pres: Rare Breeds Survival Tst 1982-86, Cncl for Environmental Conservation 1983-86, Atlantic Salmon Trust 1983-2005, Hampshire Association of Parish Councils 1994-2000, National Canine Defence League (now Dogs Tst) 1996-2003, Labrador Retriever Club 1997-; Queen's Tstee Bd of Royal Armouries 1983-95; dep Col to HRH The Princess Royal of The Blues and Royals 1998-2002; chm Pitt Club, govr Wellington Coll; tstee: Lawes Agric Tst 1989-2000, Centre for Agric Strategy Univ of Reading 1988-95, World Wildlife Fund (UK) 1985-90; tstee and dep chm Thames Salmon Tst 1986-2002; vice-pres The Kennel Club 1987-; dep pres RASE 1993 (hon vice-pres and memb Cncl); served in campaigns in Iraq, Syria 1941, Western Desert 1942, Italy 1944, N W Europe 1945; Grand Cross Order of Isabel the Catholic (Spain) 1986, Légion d'Honneur (France)