Patrick Hore-Ruthven
The Hon. Alexander Hardinge Patrick Hore-Ruthven (30 August 1913 – 24 December 1942) was a British soldier and poet. He was born in
Personal life
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Hore-Ruthven studied at
After graduating in 1933, he joined the Rifle Brigade, his grandfather's old regiment, and served in Malta for three years. Commissioned a second lieutenant in the Territorial Army on 2 July 1933, he received a regular commission on 1 September 1934 (seniority 31 August 1933).[2][3] He was promoted to lieutenant on 31 August 1936.[4]
His father, Alexander Hore-Ruthven, was made
Hore-Ruthven's father
World War II
On the outbreak of the
Pamela returned to Ireland in 1942 to give birth to their second son, Malise,[1] on 14 May 1942. Hore-Ruthven was Temporary Major when he died in Misurata Italian Hospital in Libya from wounds he received in a raid on a fuel dump near Tripoli. He died on 24 December 1942, and was buried in the war cemetery in Tripoli. A memorial fountain was constructed at Government House in Canberra.[citation needed]
Poetry
Hore-Ruthven wrote several
References
- ^ a b Obituary: Pamela Cooper, The Independent; retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "No. 33958". The London Gazette. 7 July 1933. p. 4556.
- ^ "No. 34083". The London Gazette. 31 August 1934. p. 5522.
- ^ "No. 34319". The London Gazette. 1 September 1936. p. 5661.
- ^ "No. 37155". The London Gazette. 29 June 1945. p. 3409.
- ^ "No. 35262". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 August 1941. p. 5086.
Sources
- Papers of Lord Gowrie, relating to the death of Patrick Hore-Ruthven in 1942, nla.gov.au; accessed 11 June 2017.
External links
- Picture of the memorial fountain from the ACT Heritage Library