), ▁and ▁subsequently ▁under ▁Sh a ikh ▁Sal man ▁ibn ▁Ham ad ▁Al - K hal ifa ▁( 1 8 9 5 – 1 9 6 1 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Bel gra ve ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Bed ford ▁School ▁and ▁Lincoln ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Cam el ▁Corps , ▁in ▁Sud an , ▁Egypt ▁and ▁Palest ine . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Dar fur ▁Ex ped ition , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Sud an ▁Medal ▁and ▁Cl asp . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁was ▁second ed ▁to ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Government ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁front ier ▁districts ▁administration ▁in ▁the ▁Si wa ▁O asis . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁Administr ative ▁Officer ▁in ▁Tang any ika ▁Territ ory ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 - 2 5 . ▁Bel gra ve ' s ▁great - grand father ▁was ▁Admir al ▁James ▁Richard ▁D ac res ▁who ▁commanded ▁HMS ▁Guer riere ▁as ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁ ▁Rec ruit ment ▁by ▁Bah rain ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁the ▁British ▁in ▁Bah rain ▁were ▁concerned ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁political ▁stability ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁Sh a ikh ▁Isa ▁ibn ▁Ali ▁Al ▁K hal ifa , ▁nearly ▁ 8 0 ▁years ▁old , ▁was ▁induced ▁to ▁hand ▁over ▁power ▁to ▁his ▁son ▁Sh a ikh ▁Ham ad ▁and ▁a ▁series ▁of