Alan died on 23 August 1930 in Westminster, London.[4][5]
Research Notes
'Alan Ian Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland (17 April 1880August 23, 1930 was the son of Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland and Lady Edith Campbell. He served as a Captain in the Grenadier Guards during the South African War from 1901 to 1902, obtaining the Queen's Medal. In 1908 he was in the Sudan Campaign, taking part in the operations in Southern Kordofan and gaining the Egyptian medal. For a time he acted as Aide-de-Camp to Earl Grey. During the First World War he served with the Grenadier Guards, and was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. He was also appointed Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland. For one year before his death he served as chancellor of the University of Durham, a role his father had also held. On October 18, 1911, he married Lady Helen Magdalan Gordon-Lennox (daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond). They had six children: * Henry George Alan Percy, 9th Duke of Northumberland (15 July 191221 May 1940) * Sir Hugh Algernon Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland (6 April 191411 October 1988) * Lady Elizabeth Ivy Percy (b. 25 May 1916) * Lady Diana Evelyn Percy (23 November 191716 June 1978) * Lord Richard Charles Percy (b. 11 February 19211989) * Geoffrey William Percy (b. 8 July 1925)'.
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Sources
↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XJF-7FM : 1 October 2014), Alan Ion Percy, 1880; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, St. George Hanover Square, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ 2.02.1 "England and Wales Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3P3-6X3 : accessed 28 March 2015), Alan J Percy in household of Henry G Earl Percy, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," index and images, findmypast (www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. , PRO RG 11/, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9FW-44M : 20 May 2019), Alan I Percy, Hythe, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Hythe subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
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in bio you have . In 1908 he was in the Sudan Campaign, taking part in the operations in Southern Kordofan and gaining the Egyptian medal
Sudan campaign was part of The Mahdist War (188199), and the Egypt medal, also called the Egyptian Medal, is shown as authorized from 18821889