George Coventry, 10th Earl of Coventry

George William Reginald Victor Coventry, 10th Earl of Coventry (10 September 1900 - 27 May 1940)[1] was the son of George William Coventry, Viscount Deerhurst, and Virginia Daniel.[2] As his father predeceased his grandfather, 10th earl was his grandfather's heir to the earldom. George Coventry inherited both the earldom and the viscountcy on 13 March 1930.[1]

General election 1922: Carmarthen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal John Hinds 12,530 41.9 N/A
Unionist George Coventry 8,805 29.4 N/A
National Farmers' Union Daniel Johns 4,775 15.9 N/A
Liberal H. Llewelyn-Williams 3,847 12.8 N/A
Majority 3,725 12.5 N/A
Turnout 29,957 82.7 N/A
Registered electors 36,213
National Liberal gain from Liberal

The Earl of Coventry
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
13 March 1930  27 May 1940
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by9th Earl of Coventry
Succeeded by11th Earl of Coventry
Personal details
Born10 September 1900
Died27 May 1940

Military service

Coventry was a Lieutenant in the 7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, which was part of the original Expeditionary Force sent to France in September 1939.[3] His regiment was subsequently evacuated during the retreat from Dunkirk; Coventry was killed in action on 27 May 1940 at La Bassée, during the Battle of Dunkirk which preceded it. He is buried in the communal cemetery at Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée.[4]

Family

He married the Honourable Nesta Donne Philipps in September 1921; they had four children.[1] His youngest child, also named George William Coventry and subsequently 11th Earl of Coventry was born at Croome Court on 25 January 1934.[5] The 10th earl's daughters were Anne Donne, Joan Blanche, and Maria Alice Coventry.[2]

References

  1. Hammond, P.W., ed., The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Vol. XIV (Stroud, 1998), 212.
  2. "Person Page".
  3. "Worcestershire Regiment - Famous Units - Research - National Army Museum, London".
  4. "Lieut. Earl George William Reginal Victor COVENTRY (7903) - Worcestershire Regiment".
  5. "The Earl of Coventry".


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