Henry George Alan Percy, 9th Duke of Northumberland (15 July 1912 – 21 May 1940) was the son of

Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland Alan Ian Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland, (17 April 1880 – 23 August 1930) was a British peer, army officer, and newspaper proprietor. Military career Percy was a second lieutenant of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion the Queen's (Royal West ...

and Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox. He was educated at

Eton College Eton College ( ) is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school providing boarding school, boarding education for boys aged 13–18, in the small town of Eton, Berkshire, Eton, in Berkshire, in the United Kingdom. It has educated Prime Mini ...

. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the

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in 1935. During his lifetime, the 9th Duke was considered one of Britain's most eligible bachelors. He was killed at Pecq in

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, serving with the 3rd Battalion

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during the retreat to

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. His body is interred in the Esquelmes War Cemetery. He was succeeded as Duke of Northumberland by his brother Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland. A posthumous portrait by Oswald Birley is now displayed at the family seat of

Alnwick Castle Alnwick Castle () is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland, 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman Conquest and renovated an ...

References

External links

The Peerage website

Alnwick Castle website
1912 births 1940 deaths People educated at Eton College

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