Celebrity Genealogy Research - My Family
The Honourable Major Arthur Malcolm Augustus Baillie
Paternal 5th Cousin 4x removed
Photo Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Arthur Malcolm Augustus Baillie
The historic photograph above—courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London—features my fifth cousin (paternal side, four times removed), The Honourable Major Arthur Malcolm Augustus Baillie. This portrait was taken during the King’s Levee on June 4, 1923.
Life & Military Service
Major Arthur Malcolm Augustus Baillie was the second son of Colonel James Evan Bruce Baillie of Dochfour and Nellie Lisa Bass, 2nd Baroness Burton. Educated at Eton College, England, Arthur joined the Royal Artillery and served with distinction during World War I. In 1919, he transferred to the 1st Life Guards, later attaining the rank of Major, The Life Guards.
The 1st and 2nd Life Guards fought bravely in some of the most pivotal battles of the Great War, including Mons, the Marne, Messines, Ypres, Passchendaele, the Somme, Arras, the Hindenburg Line, and campaigns throughout France and Flanders.
Having survived the horrors of World War I, Arthur returned to England and married Rosemary Laycock, daughter of Brigadier General Sir Joseph Frederick Laycock, on March 17, 1927. The couple had one son, Ian Bruce Baillie, who would later serve as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Major Arthur Malcolm Augustus Baillie passed away on February 14, 1963—Valentine’s Day—at the age of 66.