July 1940, having requested to serve as a captain during World War II. He served with the Auxiliary Units, which were highly covert Resistance groups trained to engage and counteract the expected invasion of the United Kingdom by Nazi Germany. Members of the Auxiliary Unit were stationed in covert hidden bunkers scattered throughout Great Britain. While Major Lord Ashley was trained at Coleshill House near Highworth, Wiltshire, specific details regarding his assignments and operational base remain classified. On 18 December 1941, he was transferred to the Territorial Army reserve of officers for the Royal Armoured Corps, Royal Tank Regiment. He was posthumously awarded the Efficiency Decoration. Order of St John On 24 December 1943, Lord Ashley was appointed an Officer of the Order of St John (OStJ). References 1900 births 1947 deaths Deputy Lieutenants of Dorset People educated at West Downs School People from Dorset 10th Royal Hussars officers Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry officers Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst British Army personnel of World War II British courtesy barons and lords of Parliament Heirs apparent who never acceded Officers of the Order of St John Ashley-Cooper family Officers' Training Corps officers Royal Tank Regiment officers Intelligence Corps officers