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 Right Honourable

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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