About George Percy, 9th Duke of Northumberland
Lived 1912 – 1940 (aged 27). George Percy, 9th Duke of Northumberland was a British military personnel.
Henry George Alan Percy, 9th Duke of Northumberland (15 July 1912 – 21 May 1940) was the son of Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland and Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox.
Life and death He was educated at Eton College. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Lord Privy Seal in 1935. During his lifetime, the 9th Duke was considered one of Britain's most eligible bachelors.
During the BEF retreat to Dunkirk, Percy served as Lieutenant with the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards. He was killed south of Pecq in Belgium, leading a counterattack on German troops fording the Schelde river. 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.
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British duke (1912–1940)
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George Percy, 9th Duke of Northumberland was born on 15 July 1912.
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George Percy, 9th Duke of Northumberland died on 21 May 1940 in Esquelmes.
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