Norton Knatchbull, 6th Baron Brabourne

Norton Cecil Michael Knatchbull, 6th Baron Brabourne (11 February 1922 – 15 September 1943) was a British peer and soldier, the son of Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne.

Early life

Knatchbull was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War.

Capture and death

He was wounded and captured by the Germans in Italy in 1943. On his way to captivity in Germany he tried to escape from the prison train at Bronzolo, a village in South Tyrol, together with Arnold Guy Vivian, a fellow officer in the 6th Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Both were recaptured and executed by the SS in Bronzolo on 15 September 1943.^[1]

Brabourne died unmarried, and his titles passed to his younger brother, John Knatchbull.

Styles of address

1922-1933: Mr Norton Knatchbull
1933-1939: The Honourable Norton Knatchbull
1939-1943: The Right Honourable The Lord Brabourne^{[lower-alpha 1]}

↑ Although The Lord Brabourne was a baronet, by custom the post-nominal of "Bt" is omitted, as Peers of the Realm do not list subsidiary hereditary titles.

References

↑ "Storia diplomatica della questione dell'Alto Adige", pp 236-237, by Mario Toscano, published by Laterza, Bari, 1967.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Brabourne
CWGC Grave record

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Michael Brabourne	Baron Brabourne 1939–1943	Succeeded by John Knatchbull

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