Thom's Irish Who's Who/Beresford-Ash, Col. William Randal Hamilton

BERESFORD-ASH, Col. William Randal Hamilton; served in Burmese Expdn.. 1385-6: Hazara Expdn., 1891; S. African War, 1899-1901, and in European War; Lieut.-Col. R. Welsh Fus., 1904-8; Brevet-Col., 1907; ret. p., 1908; D.L., Co. Londonderry (Sheriff, 1912); eldest surviving son of late John Barr6 Beresford, D.L., J.P., of Learmount Park, Co. Londonderry, and Caroline (d. 1901), only child and heiress of Wm. and Lady Elizabeth Hamilton Ash, of Ashbrook; b. 1859; m. 1886, Lady Florence, 3rd dau. of 5th Marquess of Sligo; assumed by royal licence addtl. name of Ash, 1901. Res.: Ashbrook, near Londonderry.