Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Baronet

Sir Henry painted by Norman Hepple in 1962.

Major Sir Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Baronet, 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]

Life

Aubrey-Fletcher was the only son and second child of Sir Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 5th Baronet and Emily Harriet Wade, though 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 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]

Works

List of works published by "Henry Wade".^[6]

Inspector Poole novels

• The Missing Partners, 1928
• The Duke of York’s Steps, 1929
• No Friendly Drop, 1931
• Mist on the Saltings, 1933
• Constable Guard Thyself, 1934
• Heir Presumptive, 1935
• The High Sheriff, 1937

Other novels

• The Verdict of You All, 1926
• The Dying Alderman, 1930
• The Hanging Captain, 1932
• Bury Him Darkly, 1936
• Released for Death, 1938
• Lonely Magdalen, 1940
• 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

Short story collections

• 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 Story Magazine May 1940 - Sergeant Bragg story)

References

1. Lundy, Darryl (2015). "Sir Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Bt". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30450. p. 17. 28 December 1917.
3. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30306. p. 9946. 25 September 1917.
4. "Henry Aubrey-Fletcher". cricketarchive.com. 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
5. "The Detection Club: List of Members". Golden Age of Detection Wiki. 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
6. "Wade, Henry". Golden Age of Detection Wiki. 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

External links

• The Baronetage of England, Ireland, Nova Scotia, Great Britain and the United Kingdom
• Biography
• The Realist School of Detective Fiction
• Review of his Henry Wade book Constable Guard Thyself by British crime writer Martin Edwards