Baron Chatfield

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Lord Chatfield in 1938

Baron Chatfield, of Ditchling in the County of Sussex, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1937 for the naval commander Sir Ernle Chatfield. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baron, in 2007 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Barons Chatfield (1937)[]

• (Alfred) Ernle (Montacute) Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield (1873–1967)
• Ernle David Lewis Chatfield, 2nd Baron Chatfield (1917–2007)

Coat of arms of Baron Chatfield

Crest An heraldic antelope’s head erased Argent gorged with a naval crown Or. Escutcheon Or a griffin segreant Sable on a chief Purpure an anchor between escallops of the first. Supporters On the dexter side an Admiralty Messenger holding in the exterior hand his staff and on the sinister side a gunner of the Royal Navy resting the exterior hand on a shell all Proper. Motto Pro Aris Et Focis [1]

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References[]

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,^{[page needed]}
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source][better source needed]}