Michael Trappes-Lomax

He was the third son of Richard Trappes-Lomax and during World War II, served as a major in the Scots Guards.

[1] He was promoted to lieutenant in April 1930,[2] but later in the year he transferred to the Supplementary Reserve of Officers, and became a Scots Guard.

[7] He saw action in Egypt and served as Aide-de-camp to General Sir James Marshal Cornwall.

[8] Shortly after the war, Trappes-Lomax began his heraldic career with an appointment as Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary on 28 August 1946.

[11] Trappes-Lomax also had much talent in his literary endeavours and during his lifetime he published works of both a factual and fictional nature.