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.
Knatchbull was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War. 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.
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 | Baron Brabourne 1939–1943 |
Succeeded by John Knatchbull |
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1922 births
- 1943 deaths
- People educated at Eton College
- Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
- Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Grenadier Guards officers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- British people executed by firearm
- Deaths by firearm in Italy
- World War II prisoners of war held by Germany
- British military personnel killed in World War II
- People executed by Germany by firearm
