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Viscount Crichton Faces War Time in German Custody
The English noble Viscount Crichton, famed as a social arbiter and Victoria Cross recipient, is a prisoner in Germany. Despite social polish and athletic flair, he endures confinement while remaining a focal point of London gossip and royal connections. Additional German prisoners in England socialize with top figures, including von Tirpitz and von Muller, amid a broader war milieu.
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Dom
Viscount Crichton
England
House of Lords
Germany
George
Royal Horse Guards
Lord Crichton
Crichton
London
Earl's Court
Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Andre de Fouquieres
May Goelet
Hand
Prince Francis of Beck
Earl of
May Geele
Transvaal
Miss Goelet
Duchess
Roxburghe
Mary Grosvenor
Lieut. von Tirpitz
Lord Haldane
Winston Churchill
Tirpitz
von Tirpitz
Queen's Club
Mr. Churchill
Lord Jonsdale
Capt
von Muller
Emden
Buckingham Palace
St. James's Palace
Simone
Mrs. Asquith
Alexander of
Teek
John Hamilton
George Lederer
Belle of
New York
Chronicle