John Dymoke

Lieutenant-Colonel John Lindley Marmion Dymoke MBE (1 September 1926 – 21 March 2015) was the hereditary Queen's Champion from 1946 until his death in 2015. He was present, as champion, at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.[1]

Dymoke was the 34th holder of the Manor of Scrivelsby since the Norman Conquest. He was High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1979 and Vice Lord-Lieutenant of that county from 1991 to 2001.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Lieutenant Colonel John Dymoke, Queen's Champion - obituary". Telegraph.co.uk. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Lieutenant Colonel John Dymoke". Thetimes.co.uk. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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