Henry Crichton, Viscount Crichton

De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919

• NAME: Henry William Crichton Crichton
• GENDER: Male
• RANK: Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
• REGIMENT OR SHIP: Royal Horse Guards
• BIRTH DATE: 30 Sep 1872
• BIRTH PLACE: Crom
• MARRIAGE DATE: 10 Jun 1903
• DEATH DATE: 31 Oct 1914
• FATHER: John Henry
• MOTHER: Florence Mary Cole
• SPOUSE: Mary Cavendish Grosvenor
• VOLUME: Volume 2

CRICHTON, HENRY WILLIAM

• Rank: Major
• Trade: Brevet Lt. Col.
• Date of Death: 31/10/1914
• Age: 42
• Regiment/Service: Royal Horse Guards
• Awards: D S O, M V O
• Grave Reference: V. B. 11.
• Cemetery: ZANTVOORDE BRITISH CEMETERY
• Additional Information: Viscount Crichton. Son of the 4th Earl of Erne, of Crom Castle, Ireland; husband of Viscountess Crichton (now Lady Mary Stanley, of Sopworth, Chippenham, Wilts). http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/160302/CRICHTON,%20HENRY...

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Lt.-Col. Henry William Crichton, Viscount Crichton was born on 30 September 1872. He was the son of John Henry Crichton, 4th Earl Erne of Crom Castle and Lady Florence Mary Cole. He married Lady Mary Cavendish Grosvenor, daughter of Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster and Hon. Katherine Caroline Cavendish, on 10 June 1903. He died on 31 October 1914 at age 42, killed in action.
He gained the title of Viscount Crichton between 1885 and 1914. He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900, where he was mentioned in despatches. He was decorated with the award of the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1900. He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Royal Horse Guards. He was Aide-de-Camp to the Duke of Cornwall (later King George V) on his Colonial tour in 1901. He held the office of Equerry to HRH Prince of Wales between 1901 and 1909. He was invested as a Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1906 4th Class. He held the office of Extra Equerry to HRH Prince of Wales between 1909 and 1910. He was decorated with the award of the Legion of Honour (4th Class). He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King George V between 1910 and 1914. He fought in the First World War in 1914, where he was mentioned in despatches. He gained the rank of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Royal Horse Guards.
Children of Lt.-Col. Henry William Crichton, Viscount Crichton and Lady Mary Cavendish Grosvenor

1. George David Hugh Crichton b. 12 May 1904, d. 18 May 1904
   
2. Lady Mary Katherine Crichton+ b. 8 Jul 1905, d. 2 Feb 1990
   
3. John Henry George Crichton, 5th Earl Erne of Crom Castle+ b. 22 Nov 1907, d. 23 May 1940
   

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