Eldest son of the 5th Marquess. Achieved the rank of Major and was awarded the DSO after WW1. Then rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel before retiring in 1932. Was in local government in Northamptonshire 1922-55. See Story for a bit more information/conjecture.
Had a turbulent private life: an affair with a divorced actress which produced twins and a record in British legal history for a breach of promise case; two marriages that ended in divorce and a third wife who outlived him.
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William Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton
Erected in 1937 by the 6th Marquess of Northampton Estate surveyor - P. F. St...
Poet and soldier. Born Wilfred Edward Salter Owen, near Oswestry, Shropshire. In 1915 he enlisted in the Artists Rifles Officers' Training Corps, eventually being commissioned as a second lieutenan...
Person, Armed Forces, Poetry, Seriously Famous, France, Scotland
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
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