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Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (/ ˈ k ɪ tʃ ɪ n ər /; 24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. Kitchener came to prominence for his imperial campaigns, his involvement in the Second Boer War, [1] [2] and his central role in the early part of the First World War.
In June 1916, cruiser HMS Hampshire was on her way to Russia on a diplomatic mission, by orders of Lord Horatio Hebert Kitchener, field marshal of the British Army.While passing Birsay, Hampshire struck a mine laid by Germany U-Boat U-75 at 19:40 on 5 June, sinking her, with a loss of 737 on board, including Lord Kitchener.
The statue of the Earl Kitchener is an outdoor bronze statue by John Tweed depicting Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, installed in 1926 and located on the south side of Horse Guards Parade in London, United Kingdom. [1] The sculpture stands on a Portland stone plinth. It became a Grade II listed building in 1970.
Great Western Railway War Memorial; Guards Memorial; Earl Haig Memorial; Hall of Memory, Birmingham; ... Statue of the Earl Kitchener, London; Stockbridge War Memorial;
The Hon. Charles Kitchener, brother of the third earl, had one daughter, Emma Kitchener (born 1963), who on the third earl's death became the first earl's heir general. She is a lady-in-waiting to Princess Michael of Kent and is married to the actor, screenwriter, film director and novelist Lord Fellowes.
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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener: Hereditary Peer in the House of Lords since 1898 (knighted) Unaffiliated British Army field marshal 24 June 1850 5 June 1916, at the age of 65. Died on board HMS Hampshire, sunk by a German mine. [23] Secretary of State for War since 1914 21 Duncan Campbell: MP for North Ayrshire since December 1911 Unionist