page_title: William G. S. Cadogan
section_title: Later life and death
hierarchical_section_title: William G. S. Cadogan / Later life and death
caption_attribution_description: English: William G. S. Cadogan and the Prince of Wales in Germany
context_page_description: Major The Hon. William George Sydney Cadogan MVO was a British Army officer killed in the First World War. A son of the 5th Earl Cadogan, he had previously served in the Boer War, and was equerry to the Prince of Wales from 1912 to 1914. He also played a single match of first-class cricket, for the Europeans team in the 1904 Bombay Presidency Match.
context_section_description: In March 1906, Cadogan was made Honorary Aide-de-Camp to George, Prince of Wales (later George V), with a corresponding appointment to the Royal Victorian Order, as a Member, Fourth Class (MVO). From September 1912, he was Equerry to Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII), having been promoted major the previous year. In that role, he accompanied the Prince during his time at Magdalen College, Oxford. The Prince's father, the King, was horrified at his riding technique, and had Cadogan make the Prince ride four hours a week in the hope of improving it.
  The 10th Hussars, Cadogan's unit when not on the General Staff, was one of the many cavalry units in the British Expeditionary Force during the first months following the outbreak of the First World War. They departed Southampton on 7 October 1914 and arrived in Ostend the following day, subsequently joining the 6th Cavalry Brigade. The regiment was organised into three squadrons, with Cadogan in command of "C" Squadron. On 12 November 1914, during the First Battle of Ypres, Cadogan was shot in the groin, and "died almost immediately". Aged 35 at the time of his death, he was buried at Ypres Town Cemetery. The inscription on his gravestone reads: TELL ENGLAND YE THAT PASS THIS WAY THAT HE WHO RESTS HERE DIED CONTENT.
caption: 1913 Touring in Germany with the Prince of Wales: Major Cadogan, the Prince's Equerry
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