After graduating in 1933, he joined the Rifle Brigade, his grandfather's old regiment, and served in Malta for three years. Commissioned a second lieutenant in the Territorial Army on 2 July 1933, he received a regular commission on 1 September 1934 (seniority 31 August 1933).[2][3] He was promoted to lieutenant on 31 August 1936.[4]
His father, Alexander Hore-Ruthven, was made Baron Gowrie in 1935 and 1st Earl of Gowrie in 1945.[citation needed] Hore-Ruthven married Pamela Fletcher on 4 January 1939 at Westminster Abbey, after their marriage was initially delayed due to a mutual lack of money. Her father, the Reverend Arthur Henry Fletcher officiated. Their first son, Grey, was born on 26 November 1939. After Hore-Ruthven's death, his widow was styled Viscountess Ruthven of Canberra.[5] She remarried in 1949, to Major Derek Cooper.
On the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, Hore-Ruthven was posted to Cairo. Pamela left their baby with her parents in Dublin and accompanied Hore-Ruthven to Cairo. There, she became friends with Freya Stark and Jacqueline Lampson. She also worked in Intelligence with the anti-Nazi Arab Brotherhood of Freedom, while Hore-Ruthven joined the newly formed SAS. He was promoted to captain on 31 August 1941.[6]
Pamela returned to Ireland in 1942 to give birth to their second son, Malise,[1] on 14 May 1942. Hore-Ruthven was Temporary Major when he died in Misurata Italian Hospital in Libya from wounds he received in a raid on a fuel dump near Tripoli. He died on 24 December 1942, and was buried in the war cemetery in Tripoli. A memorial fountain was constructed at Government House in Canberra.[citation needed]
Hore-Ruthven wrote several war poems that were published in Australian and English newspapers. A collection of his poems was published posthumously in Australia in 1943 under the title The Happy Warrior, with a preface written by his mother Lady Gowrie. It was subsequently republished in London in 1944 under the title Desert Warrior: Poems. His collected letters were published in London in 1950 under the title Joy of Youth.
Papers of Lord Gowrie, relating to the death of Patrick Hore-Ruthven in 1942, nla.gov.au; accessed 11 June 2017.
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patrick, hore, ruthven, alexander, hardinge, august, 1913, december, 1942, british, soldier, poet, born, quetta, british, india, present, pakistan, sole, surviving, child, alexander, hore, ruthven, zara, eileen, pollok, contents, personal, life, world, poetry,. The Hon Alexander Hardinge Patrick Hore Ruthven 30 August 1913 24 December 1942 was a British soldier and poet He was born in Quetta British India present day Pakistan the sole surviving child of Alexander Hore Ruthven and Zara Eileen Pollok Contents 1 Personal life 2 World War II 3 Poetry 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksPersonal life editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hore Ruthven studied at Cambridge University in 1931 and met society beauty Pamela Fletcher while he was temporarily rusticated from Cambridge in 1932 for having bitten a policeman s nose 1 After graduating in 1933 he joined the Rifle Brigade his grandfather s old regiment and served in Malta for three years Commissioned a second lieutenant in the Territorial Army on 2 July 1933 he received a regular commission on 1 September 1934 seniority 31 August 1933 2 3 He was promoted to lieutenant on 31 August 1936 4 His father Alexander Hore Ruthven was made Baron Gowrie in 1935 and 1st Earl of Gowrie in 1945 citation needed Hore Ruthven married Pamela Fletcher on 4 January 1939 at Westminster Abbey after their marriage was initially delayed due to a mutual lack of money Her father the Reverend Arthur Henry Fletcher officiated Their first son Grey was born on 26 November 1939 After Hore Ruthven s death his widow was styled Viscountess Ruthven of Canberra 5 She remarried in 1949 to Major Derek Cooper Hore Ruthven s father Alexander Hore Ruthven 1st Earl of Gowrie died in May 1955 whereupon his elder son Grey succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Gowrie citation needed World War II editOn the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 Hore Ruthven was posted to Cairo Pamela left their baby with her parents in Dublin and accompanied Hore Ruthven to Cairo There she became friends with Freya Stark and Jacqueline Lampson She also worked in Intelligence with the anti Nazi Arab Brotherhood of Freedom while Hore Ruthven joined the newly formed SAS He was promoted to captain on 31 August 1941 6 Pamela returned to Ireland in 1942 to give birth to their second son Malise 1 on 14 May 1942 Hore Ruthven was Temporary Major when he died in Misurata Italian Hospital in Libya from wounds he received in a raid on a fuel dump near Tripoli He died on 24 December 1942 and was buried in the war cemetery in Tripoli A memorial fountain was constructed at Government House in Canberra citation needed Poetry editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hore Ruthven wrote several war poems that were published in Australian and English newspapers A collection of his poems was published posthumously in Australia in 1943 under the title The Happy Warrior with a preface written by his mother Lady Gowrie It was subsequently republished in London in 1944 under the title Desert Warrior Poems His collected letters were published in London in 1950 under the title Joy of Youth References edit a b Obituary Pamela Cooper The Independent retrieved 1 August 2013 No 33958 The London Gazette 7 July 1933 p 4556 No 34083 The London Gazette 31 August 1934 p 5522 No 34319 The London Gazette 1 September 1936 p 5661 No 37155 The London Gazette 29 June 1945 p 3409 No 35262 The London Gazette Supplement 29 August 1941 p 5086 Sources editPapers of Lord Gowrie relating to the death of Patrick Hore Ruthven in 1942 nla gov au accessed 11 June 2017 External links editPicture of the memorial fountain from the ACT Heritage Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patrick Hore Ruthven amp oldid 1201661983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
