Honourable Peter Rudyard Aitken

1912 - 1947  (35 years)

• Headstones

  Peter Rudyard Aitken 1947

  
  

• Name	Peter Rudyard Aitken  [1]
  Prefix	Honourable
  Born	22 Mar 1912	London, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	12 Nov 1933	New York, New York, USA   [3]
  	Arrived on board the Markland from Liverpool, Nova Scotia
  Emigration	28 Sep 1935	London, England   [4]
  	Departed London onboard the Andalucia Star for Santa Cruz, Tenneriffe
  Occupation	Captain, Royal Fusilliers  [1, 2]
  Occupation	28 Sep 1935  [4]
  	journalist
  Residence	28 Sep 1935	29 Bury Street, London, England   [4]
  Residence	1938	Shepherds Close, Leatherhead, Surrey, England   [5]
  Residence	4 Aug 1947	Pilots Point, Totland Bay, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England   [6]
  _UID	19225B945F5445FAA39F9A73AE808725454F
  Died	4 Aug 1947	Hotel Dakker, 32 Skepparegatten, Stockholm, Sweden   [1, 6]
  	Cause: Morphine Poisoning
  Buried	12 Aug 1947	St Michael Churchyard, Mickleham, Surrey, England   [1]
  Person ID	I8897	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Baron William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Lord Beaverbrook,   b. 26 May 1879, Maple, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jun 1964, Cherkley Court, Leatherhead, Surrey, England  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Lady Gladys Henderson Drury,   b. 15 Feb 1885, Canada ,   d. 1 Dec 1927, London, England  (Age 42 years)
  Married	29 Jan 1906	Garrison Chapel, Halifax, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F2942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Janet Ruth Murrene MacNeil,   b. 1912,   d. 1947  (Age 35 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1934	St Columba's, Pont Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England   [2]
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F3489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Marie Patricia MacGuire,   b. 11 Nov 1916, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 27 Jan 1995, Westminster, Greater London, England  (Age 78 years)
  Married	28 Oct 1942	Chanetonbury, Surrey, England   [2]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2012
  Family ID	F3491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Peter's middle name is from his godfather, Rudyard Kipling, who was at that time a friend of his father's. Educated at Westminster and then became a Stockbroker. His stockbroking career started in London, England, when he joined the Canadian firm of Wood Gundy. Later he was transferred to Canada. A "Voiturette" driver, he raced with his own Maserati then he bought an ERA-B in August 1938 and raced it in the South African Grand Prix. At one stage he owned a Shelsley Frazer Nash which he eventually exchanged for an SS100. During WWII he was serving as a Captain in the Royal Fusiliers when he was wounded. It was then that he met his future wife.Marie (Patsy) Maguire was the Australian nurse who looked after him when he was recovering from his injuries. In 1947, off the coast of Sweden, he was single handedly sailing a yacht through some rough weather when he fell from the boat. He was injured in the fall but managed to get the boat back to shore. He was taken to hospital and given morphine for the pain. Tragically he was allergic to morphine and died in his hotel room in Stockholm

  
  

• Sources

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