Leopold Greville, 6th Earl of Warwick

Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville, 6th Earl of Warwick MVO (10 September 1882 – 31 January 1928), styled Lord Brooke between 1893 and 1924, was a British soldier.^[1]

Background and education

Greville was the son of Francis Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick, and was educated at Eton.^[1] He succeeded his father in the earldom in January 1924.^[1]

Military service

Lord Brooke fought in the Second Boer War (1899-1901). He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in the Life Guards on November 3, 1900. Following the war's conclusion he served as aide-de-camp to Lord Milner between 1901 and 1902 in South Africa. He was also a Reuters correspondent during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). In 1907 he was Aide-de-Camp to the Inspector-General of the Forces. In 1905 he was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO).^[1]

Family

Lord Warwick married Elfrida Marjorie Eden. They had three children:

• Charles Guy Fulke Greville, 7th Earl of Warwick (March 4, 1911-January 20, 1984).
• Hon. Richard Francis Maynard Greville (July 4, 1913-June 29, 1968).
• Hon. John Ambrose Henry Greville (February 2, 1918- July 1942).^[1]

Selected works

• An Eye-witness in Manchuria (1905). London: E. Nash.

References

• Kidd, Charles and David Williamson, eds. (1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. New York: St Martin's Press.
• Peerage website: Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville, 6th Earl of Warwick1, p. 5258

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Warwick