After Samuel’s later epic escape from French captivity in the Caribbean that was aided by the British, he joined his family at Owenstown in County Kildare and received a pension from King William III.

The family later moved to England and on 21 November 1705, a petition was made to Queen Anne’s parliament for the naturalisation of Samuel’s son, Jacob Pechell, which was granted.

On 1 March 1797 King George III made him 1st Baronet Pechell of Pagglesham, and from this point on the family had a long tradition of distinguished military service in both the Army and Royal Navy as well as in parliament.

He was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in 1915 for holding his trench with a handful of men against an overwhelming German attack, despite the enemy's use of gas.

His younger brother was George Douglas Brooke-Pechell, who was killed on 21 December 1916 on a training flight at Filton Aerodrome in Gloucestershire, while attached to 66 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps as a Lieutenant.