Major Sir Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Baronet KStJ CVO DSO (10 September 1887 – 30 May 1969), also known by his pen name Henry Wade, was Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire from 1954 to 1961.[1] He was also one of the leading authors during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.
Life
Aubrey-Fletcher was the only son and second child of Sir Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 5th Baronet and Emily Harriet Wade (married 18 April 1882 St Anne, Soho, London). His father had already had another son by a previous marriage, but the child died in infancy. He was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford.[1]
He fought in both the First World War and Second World War with the Grenadier Guards, being awarded the Distinguished Service Order[2] and French Croix de guerre[3] in 1917. He was a member of Buckinghamshire County Council and appointed High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire in 1925.[1] He played Minor counties cricket between 1921 and 1928 for Buckinghamshire.[4]
He was also, under the pen name of Henry Wade, a noted mystery writer and one of the founding members of the Detection Club.[5]
He married Mary Augusta Chilton OStJ in 1911 and with her had 5 children:[1]
- John Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher (1912–1992)
- Nigel Chilton Aubrey-Fletcher (1914–1980)
- Lancelot Philip Aubrey-Fletcher (1919–2000)
- Mary Elizabeth Aubrey-Fletcher (1923–1994)
- Edward Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, born 6 May 1930
After the death of his wife in 1963, he married Nancy Cecil Bull in 1965.[1] Sir Henry died on 30 May 1969, aged 81. His estate was valued at £108 537.[6]
Detective and mystery books
List of works published by "Henry Wade".[7]
Inspector Poole novels
Other novels
- The Verdict of You All, 1926
- The Missing Partners 1928
- The Dying Alderman, 1930
- The Hanging Captain, 1932
- Mist on the Saltings, 1933
- Heir Presumptive, 1935
- The High Sheriff, 1937
- Released for Death, 1938
- Harvey in Scotland, 1938
- New Graves at Great Norne, 1947
- Diplomat’s Folly, 1951
- Be Kind to the Killer, 1952
- A Dying Fall, 1955
- The Litmore Snatch, 1957
Short stories
Policeman's Lot, 1933
- "Duello" (Inspector Poole story)
- "The Missing Undergraduate" (Inspector Poole story)
- "Wind in the East" (Inspector Poole story)
- "The Sub-Branch" (Inspector Poole story)
- "The Real Thing" (Inspector Poole story)
- "The Baronet's Finger" (Inspector Poole story)
- "The Three Keys" (Inspector Poole story)
- "A Matter of Luck"
- "Four to One - Bar One"
- "Payment in Full"
- "Jealous Gun"
- "The Amateurs"
- "The Tenth Round"
Here Comes the Copper, 1938
- "These Artists!"
- "The Seagull"
- "The Ham Sandwich"
- "Summer Meeting"
- "Anti-Tank"
- "A Puff of Smoke"
- "Steam Coal"
- "Toll of the Road"
- "November Night"
- "The Little Sportsman"
- "Lodgers"
- "One Good Turn"
- "Smash and Grab"
Other Stories
- "Cotton Wool and Cutlets" (20 Story Magazine May 1940 - Sergeant Bragg story)
References
- ^ a b c d e Lundy, Darryl (2015). "Sir Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Bt". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "No. 30450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1917. p. 17.
- ^ "No. 30306". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 September 1917. p. 9946.
- ^ "Henry Aubrey-Fletcher". cricketarchive.com. 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "The Detection Club: List of Members". Golden Age of Detection Wiki. 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Find a will | GOV.UK".
- ^ "Wade, Henry". Golden Age of Detection Wiki. 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
External links
- Works by Henry Aubrey-Fletcher at Faded Page (Canada)
- The Baronetage of England, Ireland, Nova Scotia, Great Britain and the United Kingdom[usurped]
- Biography
- The Realist School of Detective Fiction
- Review of his Henry Wade book Constable Guard Thyself by British crime writer Martin Edwards
