Sir William Henry Dyke Acland Bart, MC, AFC, TD, DL

Sir William Henry Dyke Acland Bart, MC, AFC, TD, DL
Title:Sir
First name:William
Middle name(s):Henry Dyke
Surname:Acland
Post-nominals:Bart, MC, AFC, TD, DL
Year elected:1925
Last year on list:1970
MembershipMember
Yachting Committee1938-1946
Sir William Henry Dyke Acland, 3rd Baronet MC, AFC, TD, JP, DL (18 May 1888 – 4 December 1970) was the eldest son of Sir William Acland, 2nd Baronet and Hon. Emily Anna Smith.

He fought in the Great War, where he was wounded, and Mentioned in Dispatches. He served with the Royal Artillery and the Royal Flying Corps. He was awarded with the Military Cross, the Air Force Cross and the Territorial Decoration. At various times he acted as Deputy Lieutenant, Justice of the Peace, High Sheriff (1851) and County Alderman for Hertfordshire.

Yachts Owned

NameRig ClassfromtoMMSI
Adastra Auxiliary Yawl 1925 1928  
Adastra Auxiliary Yawl 1928 1932  
Adastra Bermudan Cutter, then Sloop 1934 1949  
Adastra X Auxiliary Bermudan Sloop 1954 1957  

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