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Brigadier '''Sir Ralph Herbert Rayner''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (13 January 1896 – 17 July 1977) was a | Brigadier '''Sir Ralph Herbert Rayner''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (13 January 1896 – 17 July 1977) was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician. | ||
Rayner was commissioned into the [[Duke of Wellington's Regiment]], in which he served as a signals officer. He was seconded to the [[Royal Flying Corps]] in 1916. During the [[First World War]] he served on the Western Front and [[India]]. He was seconded to the [[Indian Army]] in 1917, transferred in January 1919 and served in the [[Third Anglo-Afghan War|Third Afghan War]], for which he was made a Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]]. He transferred to the [[Royal Corps of Signals]] in 1926.<ref name="auto">Half Yearly Army List January 1933</ref> | Rayner was commissioned into the [[Duke of Wellington's Regiment]], in which he served as a signals officer. He was seconded to the [[Royal Flying Corps]] in 1916. During the [[First World War]] he served on the Western Front and [[India]]. He was seconded to the [[Indian Army]] in 1917, transferred in January 1919 and served in the [[Third Anglo-Afghan War|Third Afghan War]], for which he was made a Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]]. He transferred to the [[Royal Corps of Signals]] in 1926.<ref name="auto">Half Yearly Army List January 1933</ref> Between July 1928 and January 1930 he was [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] to the [[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon|Marquess of Willingdon]], [[Governor General of Canada]].<ref name="auto"/> He was promoted [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in 1919, [[major]] in 1932 and retired in 1933.<ref name="auto"/> He then entered politics and was [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)|Totnes]] from 1935 to 1955. He rejoined the Army during the [[Second World War]] and reached the rank of [[brigadier]]. | ||
He was made [[ | He was made [[deputy lieutenant]] of [[Devon]] in 1952, [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in 1956, and became [[High Sheriff of Devon]] in 1958. He married a member of the Courtauld family, textile magnates. | ||
In 1932 he acquired the 2,500 acre<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portal.clahosting.org.uk/MY-CLA/Events/Event-Details/eventDateId/3282|title=My CLA > MY CLA > Events > Event Details|website=portal.clahosting.org.uk}}</ref> [[Ashcombe]] estate in Devon, still owned by his descendants, where in 1935 he built as his residence Ashcombe Tower House, situated on a spur of Little [[Haldon]] above the stream known as the Dawlish Water, so named after the tower built there in 1833 as an observatory. [[Brian O'Rorke]] was chosen as the architect for the project on the grounds that he had never designed such a house before and would therefore be open to Lady Rayner's ideas. At Ashcombe Tower, the Arts and Crafts style meets Art Deco.<ref>Powers, Alan (2005). ''The Twentieth Century House in Britain from the Archives of Country Life''. Aurum Press; {{ISBN|1-84513-012-X}}</ref><ref>Barber, Chips; Barber, Sally (1996). ''Around & About the Haldon Hills – Revisited''. Obelisk Publications. {{ISBN|1-899073-31-0}}. pp. 36–44</ref> | In 1932 he acquired the 2,500 acre<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portal.clahosting.org.uk/MY-CLA/Events/Event-Details/eventDateId/3282|title=My CLA > MY CLA > Events > Event Details|website=portal.clahosting.org.uk}}</ref> [[Ashcombe]] estate in Devon, still owned by his descendants, where in 1935 he built as his residence Ashcombe Tower House, situated on a spur of Little [[Haldon]] above the stream known as the Dawlish Water, so named after the tower built there in 1833 as an observatory. [[Brian O'Rorke]] was chosen as the architect for the project on the grounds that he had never designed such a house before and would therefore be open to Lady Rayner's ideas. At Ashcombe Tower, the Arts and Crafts style meets Art Deco.<ref>Powers, Alan (2005). ''The Twentieth Century House in Britain from the Archives of Country Life''. Aurum Press; {{ISBN|1-84513-012-X}}</ref><ref>Barber, Chips; Barber, Sally (1996). ''Around & About the Haldon Hills – Revisited''. Obelisk Publications. {{ISBN|1-899073-31-0}}. pp. 36–44</ref> | ||
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[[Category:British Indian Army officers]] | [[Category:British Indian Army officers]] | ||
[[Category:British military personnel of the Third Anglo-Afghan War]] | [[Category:British military personnel of the Third Anglo-Afghan War]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:26, 15 October 2022
Brigadier Sir Ralph Herbert Rayner MBE (13 January 1896 – 17 July 1977) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Rayner was commissioned into the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, in which he served as a signals officer. He was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps in 1916. During the First World War he served on the Western Front and India. He was seconded to the Indian Army in 1917, transferred in January 1919 and served in the Third Afghan War, for which he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire. He transferred to the Royal Corps of Signals in 1926.[1] Between July 1928 and January 1930 he was ADC to the Marquess of Willingdon, Governor General of Canada.[1] He was promoted captain in 1919, major in 1932 and retired in 1933.[1] He then entered politics and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Totnes from 1935 to 1955. He rejoined the Army during the Second World War and reached the rank of brigadier.
He was made deputy lieutenant of Devon in 1952, knighted in 1956, and became High Sheriff of Devon in 1958. He married a member of the Courtauld family, textile magnates.
In 1932 he acquired the 2,500 acre[2] Ashcombe estate in Devon, still owned by his descendants, where in 1935 he built as his residence Ashcombe Tower House, situated on a spur of Little Haldon above the stream known as the Dawlish Water, so named after the tower built there in 1833 as an observatory. Brian O'Rorke was chosen as the architect for the project on the grounds that he had never designed such a house before and would therefore be open to Lady Rayner's ideas. At Ashcombe Tower, the Arts and Crafts style meets Art Deco.[3][4]
As one of the first British officers to enter Adolf Hitler's Berlin bunker, the Führerbunker, in the Second World War, Rayner was given a red telephone as a souvenir by Soviet soldiers and used it at Ashcombe Tower. The Bakelite phone has an engraved swastika and the name Adolf Hitler.[5][6][7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Half Yearly Army List January 1933
- ↑ "My CLA > MY CLA > Events > Event Details". portal.clahosting.org.uk.
- ↑ Powers, Alan (2005). The Twentieth Century House in Britain from the Archives of Country Life. Aurum Press; ISBN 1-84513-012-X
- ↑ Barber, Chips; Barber, Sally (1996). Around & About the Haldon Hills – Revisited. Obelisk Publications. ISBN 1-899073-31-0. pp. 36–44
- ↑ The Times, Museums rejected Hitler bunker phone. 12 February 2017, p. 26
- ↑ Griffith, R. S. Ll. (2009). Personal communication.
- ↑ "Adolf Hitler's wartime telephone to be auctioned". The Guardian. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- The Times, obituary, 19 July 1977
External links[edit | edit source]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Ralph Rayner
- The staircase in the 18th century tower at Ashcombe
- The dining room at Ashcombe
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| Preceded by Samuel Harvey |
Member of Parliament for Totnes 1935–1955 |
Succeeded by Ray Mawby |