▁H ast ings ▁B end all ▁Baker , ▁ 3 rd ▁B t . ▁and ▁Amy ▁Susan ▁Mar ry at . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁Baron et cy ▁on ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁The ▁family ▁owned ▁the ▁Ran ston ▁Est ate ▁in ▁Dor set ▁including ▁the ▁Gra de ▁ 1 ▁listed ▁Ran ston ▁man or ▁house . ▁ ▁Army ▁career ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Dor set ▁Ye oman ry , ▁att aining ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant - col onel ▁and ▁being ▁awarded ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Dec oration . ▁He ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁des patch es ▁and ▁wounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁D ard an elles , ▁from ▁July ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁landing ▁officer ▁on ▁A ▁Beach ▁East , ▁Su v la ▁Bay ; ▁then ▁as ▁second ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁his ▁regiment ▁in ▁Egypt ▁from ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁and ▁finally ▁as ▁command ing ▁officer ▁during ▁the ▁Palest ine ▁campaign ▁from ▁March ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁including ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁and ▁ 2 nd ▁Batt les ▁of ▁Gaz a . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Order ▁( D . S . O .) ▁( and ▁bar ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁army