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Lt Alistair Arthur Windsor

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Lt Alistair Arthur Windsor Veteran

Birth
Mayfair, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Death
26 Apr 1943 (aged 28)
Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Add to Map
Plot
Crypt in front of Holy Table
Memorial ID
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64562 Lieutenant Alastair Arthur Duff Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, and Earl of Sussex
Royal Armoured Corps
Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons)

Son of H.R.H. Prince Arthur of Connaught, K.T., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., and of H.R.H. Princess Arthur of Connaught, R.R.C., of Braemar.

Alastair died at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, where he had been a guest of the Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone.

The circumstances of his death were somewhat unusual: he apparently fell asleep or passed out in front of an open window and perished from hypothermia during the night.

Upon his death, the Dukedom of Connaught and Strathearn and the Earldom of Sussex became extinct.
64562 Lieutenant Alastair Arthur Duff Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, and Earl of Sussex
Royal Armoured Corps
Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons)

Son of H.R.H. Prince Arthur of Connaught, K.T., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., and of H.R.H. Princess Arthur of Connaught, R.R.C., of Braemar.

Alastair died at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, where he had been a guest of the Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone.

The circumstances of his death were somewhat unusual: he apparently fell asleep or passed out in front of an open window and perished from hypothermia during the night.

Upon his death, the Dukedom of Connaught and Strathearn and the Earldom of Sussex became extinct.


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