1913 - 1942 (29 years)
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Name |
Patrick Hore-Ruthven [1] |
Suffix |
Younger of Ruthven |
Birth |
30 Aug 1913 [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
24 Dec 1942 |
Libya [1] |
Person ID |
I191719 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
28 Dec 2022 |
Father |
Brig.-Gen. Alexander Gore 'Arkwright' Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, VC, GCMG, CB, DSO & Bar, PC, b. Jun 1872, Windsor, Berkshire, England d. 2 May 1955, Gloucestershire, England (Age ~ 82 years) |
Mother |
Zara Eileen Pollok, b. 20 Jan 1879, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, Ireland d. 19 Jul 1965, England (Age 86 years) |
Marriage |
1908 [2] |
Family ID |
F78867 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- The elder son, Patrick Hore-Ruthven, a poet and soldier, was born on 30 August 1913 and was killed on active service in Libya on 24 December 1942, after leading a commando raid on Tripoli.
A collection of his poetry, The Happy Warrior, was published in 1943, with a preface by his mother. Patrick's elder son, Grey Ruthven, succeeded his grandfather as 2nd Earl of Gowrie.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zara_Hore-Ruthven,_Countess_of_Gowrie]
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