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Apr 04, 1873 Died on 14 Aug 1942 (aged 69)
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- Major-General Edward Douglas Loch, 2nd Baron Loch (4 April 1873 – 14 August 1942) was a senior British Army officer and peer. After serving in Cape Colonial Forces in South Africa he joined the Grenadier Guards in 1893.
- He first saw active service in the Sudan Campaign in 1898, receiving the first of many decorations.
- He served on the staff during the Second Boer War, and was further honoured.
- In 1911, in addition to his army duties, he became a member of the Royal Household of the United Kingdom.
- During the First World War, he initially continued to serve in staff positions, but commanded a brigade later in the war before returning to the staff.
- He received further decorations, both British and foreign. After his retirement from the army in 1922, he became Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk and undertook various other public and charitable duties.
- He was also Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard and chairman of the Greyhound Racing Association.
