Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Baronet
Mayor Sir Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Baronet, CVO, DSO (10 September 1887 – 30 Mei 1969), yang juga dikenal dengan nama penanya Henry Wade, adalah Kepala Letnan Buckinghamshire dari 1954 sampai 1961.[1]
Kehidupan
[sunting | sunting sumber]Aubrey-Fletcher adalah putra tunggal dan anak kedua dari pasangan Sir Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 5th Baronet dan Emily Harriet Wade, meskipun ayahnya telah memiliki putra lainnya pada pernikahan sebelumnya, namun anak tersebut wafat saat bayi. Ia dididik di Eton College dan New College, Oxford.[1]
Ia bertarung dalam Perang Dunia Pertama dan Perang Dunia Kedua dengan Grenadier Guards, dianugerahi Distinguished Service Order[2] dan Croix de guerre dari Prancis[3] pada 1917. Ia adalah anggota Buckinghamshire County Council dan diangkat menjadi High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire pada 1925.[1] Ia menjadi pemain kriket antara 1921 dan 1928 untuk Buckinghamshire.[4]
Di bawah nama pena Henry Wade, ia juga menjadi penulis misteri terkenal dan salah satu anggota pendiri Detection Club.[5]
Ia menikahi Mary Augusta Chilton pada 1911 dan memiliki 5 anak:[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, lahir 6 Mei 1930
Setelah kematian istrinya pada 1963, ia menikahi Nancy Cecil Bull pada 1965.[1]
Karya
[sunting | sunting sumber]Daftar karya yang diterbitkan oleh "Henry Wade".[6]
Novel Inspektur Poole
[sunting | sunting sumber]- The Duke of York’s Steps, 1929
- No Friendly Drop, 1931
- Constable Guard Thyself, 1934
- "Bury Him Darkly", 1936
- "The Lonely Magdalen", 1940
Novel lainnya
[sunting | sunting sumber]- The Verdict of You All, 1926
- The Missing Partners 1928
- The Dying Alderman, 1930
- The Hanging Captain, 1932
- "Mist on the Saltings, 1932
- "Heir Presumptive", 1935
- "The High Sheriff", 1937
- Released for Death, 1938
- New Graves at Great Norne, 1947
- Diplomat’s Folly, 1951
- Be Kind to a Killer, 1952
- Too Soon to Die, 1953
- Gold Was Our Grave, 1954
- A Dying Fall, 1955
- The Litmore Snatch, 1957
Kumpulan cerpen
[sunting | sunting sumber]- Duello (Policeman's Lot, 1933 - Inspector Poole story)
- The Missing Undergraduate (Policeman's Lot, 1933 - Inspector Poole story)
- Wind in the East (Policeman's Lot, 1933 - Inspector Poole story)
- The Sub-Branch (Policeman's Lot, 1933 - Inspector Poole story)
- The Real Thing (Policeman's Lot, 1933 - Inspector Poole story)
- The Baronet's Finger (Policeman's Lot, 1933 - Inspector Poole story)
- The Three Keys (Policeman's Lot, 1933 - Inspector Poole story)
- A Matter of Luck (Policeman's Lot, 1933)
- Four to One - Bar One (Policeman's Lot, 1933)
- Payment in Full (Policeman's Lot, 1933)
- Jealous Gun (Policeman's Lot, 1933)
- The Amateurs (Policeman's Lot, 1933)
- The Tenth Round (Policeman's Lot, 1933)
- These Artists! (Here Comes the Copper, 1938)
- The Seagull (Here Comes the Copper, 1938)
- The Ham Sandwich (Here Comes the Copper, 1938)
- Summer Meeting (Here Comes the Copper, 1938)
- Anti-Tank (1935) (Here Comes the Copper, 1938)
- A Puff of Smoke (Here Comes the Copper, 1938)
- Steam Coal (Here Comes the Copper, 1938)
- Toll of the Road (Here Comes the Copper, 1938)
- November Night (Here Comes the Copper, 1938)
- The Little Sportsman (Here Comes the Copper, 1938)
- Lodgers (Here Comes the Copper, 1938)
- One Good Turn (Here Comes the Copper, 1938)
- Smash and Grab (Here Comes the Copper, 1938)
- Cotton Wool & Cutlet (20 Cerita Majalah Mei 1940 - cerita Sersan Bragg)
Referensi
[sunting | sunting sumber]- ^ a b c d e Lundy, Darryl (2015). "Sir Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Bt". thepeerage.com. Diakses tanggal 10 August 2015.
- ^ "No. 30450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1917. hlm. 17.
- ^ "No. 30306". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 September 1917. hlm. 9946.
- ^ "Henry Aubrey-Fletcher". cricketarchive.com. 2015. Diakses tanggal 10 August 2015.
- ^ "The Detection Club: List of Members". Golden Age of Detection Wiki. 2015. Diakses tanggal 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Wade, Henry". Golden Age of Detection Wiki. 2015. Diakses tanggal 10 August 2015.