| 词条 | Walter Keppel, 9th Earl of Albemarle |
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Walter Egerton George Lucian Keppel, 9th Earl of Albemarle {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MC}} (28 February 1882 – 14 July 1979) was a British nobleman and soldier, styled Viscount Bury from 1894 to 1942. LifeKeppel was the eldest son of Arnold Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle, and his wife, Lady Gertrude Egerton. He was educated at Eton from 1895 to 1899, and then served as a lieutenant in the Scots Guards. In 1901, he transferred as a second lieutenant from the Prince of Wales's Own Norfolk Artillery to the Scots Guards.[1] He was seconded for staff service at the end of 1904[2] and appointed aide-de-camp (ADC) to Earl Grey, Governor-General of Canada.[3] He was again seconded for staff service in May 1907[4] and appointed extra ADC to Sir H. J. Goold-Adams, Lieutenant-Governor Orange River Colony.[5] On 9 June 1909, he married Lady Judith Sydney Myee Wynn Carrington, daughter of Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire, at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster. They had five children before her death in 1928:
Bury was promoted captain in May 1910[6] and retired to the Special Reserve in 1912.[7] Bury fought with the Scots Guards during World War I. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Norfolk in January 1916.[8] He was awarded the Military Cross in June 1916.[9] He was promoted temporary Major while commanding a Guards machine gun company[10] and later served as a Machine Gun Corps instructor.[11] After the war, Bury was a member of the London County Council in 1919. He stood unsuccessfully as a Conservative for Altrincham. In 1924, he was made brevet colonel of 108th Field Brigade, Norfolk and Suffolk Yeomanry.[12] He married Diana Keppel (1909–2013) on 24 February 1931 at Scots Church, Chelsea. They had one daughter:
He succeeded his father as Earl of Albemarle in 1942. Albemarle was Vice-Lieutenant of Norfolk from 1940 to 1944, and a member of Norfolk County Council in 1943. He died in 1979 and was succeeded as Earl of Albemarle by his grandson Rufus. Notes1. ^{{London Gazette|issue=27310|page=3036|date=3 May 1901}} 2. ^{{London Gazette|issue=27768|page=1398|date=24 February 1905}} 3. ^{{London Gazette|issue=27764|page=1119|date=14 February 1905}} 4. ^{{London Gazette|issue=28027|page=3833|date=4 June 1907}} 5. ^{{London Gazette|issue=28024|page=3593|date=24 May 1907}} 6. ^{{London Gazette|issue=28386|page=4379|date=21 June 1910}} 7. ^{{London Gazette|issue=28615|page=4133|date=7 June 1912}} 8. ^{{London Gazette|issue=29454|page=1143|date=28 January 1916}} 9. ^{{London Gazette|issue=29608|page=5572|date=2 June 1916}} 10. ^{{London Gazette|issue=29957|page=1862|date=20 February 1917}} 11. ^{{London Gazette|issue=30044|page=4166|date=1 May 1917}} 12. ^{{London Gazette|issue=32963|page=5957|date=8 August 1924}} 13. ^{{cite web|title=Patronesses|url=http://www.royalcaledonianball.com/ball_details/patronesses|publisher=Royal Caledonian Ball}} References
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