Henry Crichton, Viscount Crichton
1872–1914 (age 42)
Biography
Henry Crichton, Viscount Crichton, born in 1872, carried the responsibilities of an Anglo-Irish aristocrat while earning the respect of his regiment through a keen sense of duty and kindness toward every private. He joined the front lines of the First World War with the same steady hand he was known for at home, and he strove to keep his men’ spirits up even as the battlefields darkened.
He fell in 1914 amid the fierce fighting near Zantvoorde, and his resting place in the British Cemetery there offers a quiet reminder of a life that was determined to serve before any titles could come into play.