WAR'S TOLL OF BRITAIN'S NOBILITY
(Special Correspondent.)
Received Fridav, 7 p.m. LONDON, Alay 9. • The new issue of Debrett reveals tiiat 1400 niembers of "Debrett" f'amiiies lost their -lives during the war. Twentyelght peers and 37 baronets lost their lives on active service, iive peefs *w"ere killed by air raids and two baronets died while prisoners in enemy hands. The Dukedom of Connaught, Baromes of Alington and Arundell of Wardour and Barpnetcies- of Congreve, DickCunyngham de Bathe, des Voeux, Hili,. Lewis, MacRobert and Aluntz became extinct through the death in action oi the holders of the titles. The names ox nearly 2000 recipients of titles and honours appear in the new issue.
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Chronicle (Levin), 10 May 1947, Page 5
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