Ascott House, Wing [Wikimedia]
Sunday
25th November 1917: Major Evelyn de Rothschild of Ascott, near
Linslade, has died of wounds while fighting in Palestine. Major
Evelyn was called home in May when his father, Mr. Leopold de Rothschild was
seriously ill, but did not arrive in time to see his father alive or to attend
the funeral. He stayed in England for some time before returning to Egypt with his
cousin, the Honorable Captain Neil Primrose who had obtained a commission in the same
squadron. Major Evelyn spent much of his life at Ascott where he was able to
indulge his great love of horses and hunting. He rarely missed a meet of the
Rothschild stag hounds and was very popular in the field. His funeral took place
at Cairo on Monday.
Tragically the Hon. Neil
Primrose, the younger son of Lord Rosebery of Mentmore Towers, was killed in
the same action as his cousin. He had served as the Liberal Member of
Parliament for Wisbech since 1910 and had held office as Parliamentary Under-Secretary
to the Foreign Office, as Military Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions and
as a Whip. In 1915 he married Lady Victoria Alice Louise Stanley, the daughter
of Minister for War Lord Derby; he leaves an infant daughter.
Source:
Leighton Buzzard Observer, 20th and 27th November 1917
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