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[[Colonel]] '''Sir William Walter Mahon, 7th Baronet''', [[Royal Victorian Order|LVO]] (born 4 December 1940) is an [[baronet]] and retired regular officer of the [[British Army]].
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Mahon is descended from [[Mahon Baronets|Sir Ross Mahon, 1st Baronet]] (1763-1835), [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Ennis (UK Parliament constituency)|Ennis]], who was created a baronet on 14 April 1819.<ref name="Debrett">Kidd, Charles, & Williamson, David, (eds) ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (New York: St Martin's Press, 1990 edition)</ref>
[[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] '''Sir William Walter Mahon, 7th Baronet''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|LVO}} (born 4 December 1940) is a retired [[British Army]] officer. He is descended from [[Mahon Baronets|Sir Ross Mahon, 1st Baronet]] (1763-1835), [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Ennis (UK Parliament constituency)|Ennis]], who was created a baronet on 14 April 1819.<ref name="Debrett">Kidd, Charles, & Williamson, David, (eds) ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (New York: St Martin's Press, 1990 edition)</ref> He succeeded his father to the baronetcy in 1987, and his heir is his only son, James William.


==Early life and career==
The son of Sir George Edward John Mahon, 6th Baronet, and of Audrey Evelyn ([[née]] Jagger), Mahon was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst|Sandhurst]], before being commissioned into the [[Irish Guards]] in 1960. He served with the British Army in the [[United Kingdom]], [[Germany]], [[Malaysia]], [[Aden]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Spain]]. From 1993, he was a member of [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|HM the Queen]]'s body guard, the [[Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms]], and served as the unit's Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant from 2006 to 2008 and as its Standard Bearer from 2008.<ref name="Who's Who">'Mahon, Colonel Sir William (Walter)' in [[Who's Who (UK)]] for 2008 (online edition)</ref> For these services, he was appointed [[Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order]] (LVO) in the 2011 New Year Honours.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=59647 |date=31 December 2010 |startpage=3 |supp=yes }}</ref>
The son of Sir George Edward John Mahon, 6th Baronet, and of Audrey Evelyn ([[née]] Jagger), Mahon was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and was commissioned into the [[Irish Guards]] in 1960. He served with the British Army in the [[United Kingdom]], [[Germany]], [[Malaysia]], [[Aden]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Spain]]. From 1993, he was a member of [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|HM the Queen]]'s body guard, the [[Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms]], and served as the unit's Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant from 2006 to 2008 and as its Standard Bearer from 2008.<ref name="Who's Who">'Mahon, Colonel Sir William (Walter)' in [[Who's Who (UK)]] for 2008 (online edition)</ref> For these services, he was appointed [[Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order]] (LVO) in the 2011 New Year Honours.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=59647 |date=31 December 2010 |page=3 |supp=y }}</ref>

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He was active as a fundraiser for [[Macmillan Cancer Support|Macmillan Cancer Relief]] from 1993 to 2002 and became Chairman of the National Army Musical Development Trust in 2003.<ref name="Who's Who"/>
==Personal life==
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He was active as a fundraiser for [[Macmillan Cancer Support|Macmillan Cancer Relief]] from 1993 to 2002 and became Chairman of the National Army Museum Development Trust in 2003.<ref name="Who's Who"/>


In 1968, he married Rosemary Jane, younger daughter of Lt-Colonel M. E. Melvill [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] of [[Symington, South Lanarkshire|Symington]], [[Lanarkshire]], and they have one son (James William Mahon, born 29 October 1976) and two daughters.<ref name="Debrett"/><ref name="Who's Who"/>
In 1968, he married Rosemary Jane, younger daughter of Lt-Colonel M. E. Melvill [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] of [[Symington, South Lanarkshire|Symington]], [[Lanarkshire]], and they have one son (James William Mahon, born 29 October 1976) and two daughters.<ref name="Debrett"/><ref name="Who's Who"/>

Mahon is a member of the [[Army and Navy Club]]<ref name="Who's Who"/> and lives at [[Codford]], Wiltshire.

He succeeded his father to the baronetcy in 1987, and his heir is his only son, James William.


==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:20, 9 October 2023

Sir William Walter Mahon, 7th Baronet
Born(1940-12-04)4 December 1940
Kennington, Surrey, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
RankColonel
UnitIrish Guards, Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms
AwardsLieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order

Colonel Sir William Walter Mahon, 7th Baronet, LVO (born 4 December 1940) is a retired British Army officer. He is descended from Sir Ross Mahon, 1st Baronet (1763-1835), Member of Parliament for Ennis, who was created a baronet on 14 April 1819.[1] He succeeded his father to the baronetcy in 1987, and his heir is his only son, James William.

Early life and career

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The son of Sir George Edward John Mahon, 6th Baronet, and of Audrey Evelyn (née Jagger), Mahon was educated at Eton and was commissioned into the Irish Guards in 1960. He served with the British Army in the United Kingdom, Germany, Malaysia, Aden, Hong Kong, Pakistan, and Spain. From 1993, he was a member of HM the Queen's body guard, the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, and served as the unit's Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant from 2006 to 2008 and as its Standard Bearer from 2008.[2] For these services, he was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in the 2011 New Year Honours.[3]

Personal life

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He was active as a fundraiser for Macmillan Cancer Relief from 1993 to 2002 and became Chairman of the National Army Museum Development Trust in 2003.[2]

In 1968, he married Rosemary Jane, younger daughter of Lt-Colonel M. E. Melvill OBE of Symington, Lanarkshire, and they have one son (James William Mahon, born 29 October 1976) and two daughters.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kidd, Charles, & Williamson, David, (eds) Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (New York: St Martin's Press, 1990 edition)
  2. ^ a b c 'Mahon, Colonel Sir William (Walter)' in Who's Who (UK) for 2008 (online edition)
  3. ^ "No. 59647". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2010. p. 3.
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Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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