Prince George, Duke of Kent
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Prince George in 1934 | |||||
| Born | Prince George of Wales 20 December 1902 York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England | ||||
| Died | 25 August 1942 (aged 39) Morven, Caithness, Scotland | ||||
| Cause of death | Dunbeath air crash | ||||
| Burial | 29 August 1942 | ||||
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| Father | George V | ||||
| Mother | Mary of Teck | ||||
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| Allegiance | United Kingdom | ||||
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| Years of active service | 1916–1942 | ||||
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Prince George, Duke of Kent, KG, KT, GCMG, GCVO, KStJ, ADC (George Edward Alexander Edmund; 20 December 1902 – 25 August 1942) was a member of the British royal family, the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary. He was a younger brother of kings Edward VIII and George VI.
Prince George served in the Royal Navy in the 1920s and then briefly as a civil servant. He became Duke of Kent in 1934. In the late 1930s he served as an RAF officer, initially as a staff officer at RAF Training Command and then, from July 1941, as a staff officer in the Welfare Section of the RAF Inspector General's Staff. He was killed in a military air-crash on 25 August 1942.