Harold Harington Balfour MC PC (1897 - 1988)

Born 1 Nov 1897 in Camberley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 21 Dec 1988 at age 91 in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Harold Balfour MC PC is Notable.

Wikidata: Item Q5660023, en:Wikipedia - WW1 flying ace

Harold was born in 1897 at Camberley in Surrey. He was the son of Colonel Nigel Harington Balfour and Grace Annette Marie Madocks. He was educated at Chilverton Elms School, Dover before going on to the Royal Naval College at Osborne on the Isle of Wight.

He fought in the First World War, with the 60th Rifles, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force. He is regarded as a World War I flying ace.^[1] He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) and bar.

He married (1) Diana Blanche Harvey, daughter of Sir Robert Grenville Harvey, 2nd Bt. and Emily Blanche Murray, on 15 December 1921. Their child:

• Ian Balfour, 2nd Baron Balfour of Inchrye 1924-2013 m.Josephine Maria Jane Bernard

He and Diana were divorced in 1946.

He married (2) Mary Ainslie Profumo, daughter of Baron Albert Peter Anthony Profumo, on 2 January 1947. Their child:

• Hon. Mary Ann Balfour b. 22 Jul 1949 m. Hon. Martin Dearman Sutherland Janson

He was Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for the Isle of Thanet between 1929 and 1945. He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Air between 1938 and 1944 and Minister Resident for West Africa between 1944 and 1945.

He gained the title of 1st Baron Balfour of Inchrye, of Shefford, co. Berks (in the Peerage of the United Kingdom) on 5 July 1945.

He was a director of BEA between 1955 and 1966.

He passed away aged 90 in 1988 in London and is buried in St Peter's Churchyard, Hersham, Surrey.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ [[1]] The aerodrome entry
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 December 2020), memorial page for Harold Harington Balfour (1 Nov 1897–21 Dec 1988), Find a Grave Memorial no. 168006458, citing St. Peter's Churchyard, Hersham, Elmbridge Borough, Surrey, England ; Maintained by SJB Hearn (contributor 46864594) .

• Debrett, John, C. F. J. Hankinson, and Arthur G. M. Hesilrige. Debretts peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage ...: comprises information concerning persons bearing hereditary or courtesy titles, privy councillors, knights, companions of the various orders, and the collateral branches of all peers and baronets. London: Odhams Press, 1947.
• peerage.com