Major
Arthur
Onslow Edward
Guinness
aka Viscount Elveden
Born in London, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness KG CG CMG
and Gwendolen Florence Mary (Onslow) Guinness MP CBE
Brother of
Richard Guinness, Honor Dorothy Mary (Guinness) Svejdar, [private sister (1910s - unknown)], Patricia (Guinness) Lennox-Boyd and Brigid Katherine Rachel (Guinness) Ness
Husband of
Elizabeth Cecilia (Hare) O'Ferrall
— married
22 Jul 1936 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died in Netherlands
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Major Arthur Guinness was Killed in Action during World War II.
Biography
Arthur was born on 8 May 1912. He was the son of Rupert Guinness 2nd Earl of Iveagh and Lady Gwendolen Onslow.
He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England and at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery.
Arthur married Lady Elizabeth Cecilia Hare (daughter of Richard Granville Hare, 4th Earl of Listowel and Hon. Freda Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone) on 22 July 1936 at Westminster St. Margaret, London, England.[1]
They had 3 children.
He was styled as Viscount Elveden.
Arthur fought in the Second World War and was killed in action on 8 February 1845 in The Netherlands. He was 32 years of age.
Burial
Jonkerbos War Cemetery. Grave 21:B:7[2]
Memorial located at St Andrew and St Patrick Churchyard, Elveden, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, England. [3]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8D-LM6W : 8 October 2014), Arthur O E Guinness and null, 1936; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,
- ↑ http://undyingmemory.net/Elveden/guinness%20arthur.html
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #47713078
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