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Henry Percy, 9th Duke of Northumberland
Henry George
Alan Percy
,
9th
Duke of Northumberland
was the son of
Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland
and
Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox
.
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
.
He was
killed
at
Pecq
in
Belgium
,
serving
with the
3rd Battalion
Grenadier Guards
during the retreat to
Dunkirk
. His
body
is interred in the
Esquelmes War Cemetery
.