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Sir Archibald Philip Hope, 17th Baronet
Birth nameArchibald Philip Hope
Nickname(s)Archie
Born(1912-03-27)27 March 1912
Died12 July 1987(1987-07-12) (aged 75)
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Buried
Inveresk Parish Kirkyard
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Years of service1931 - 1945
RankGroup Captain
Service number90127
UnitNo. 601 Squadron RAF
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsOBE, DFC, AE
RelationsSir John Augustus Hope, 16th Baronet and Hon. Mary Bruce Hope (Parents)
Carl Raymond Davis (brother-in-law)

Group-Captain Sir Archibald Philip Hope, 17th Baronet Hope of Craighall OBE, DFC, AE (27 March 1912 – 12 July 1987) was a Scottish aristocrat and WWII aviator.

Life

Sir Archibald Philip Hope, known familiarly as Archie,[1] was the son of Sir John Augustus Hope, 16th Baronet Hope of Craighall and his wife, Hon. Mary Bruce, OBE, eldest daughter of Alexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh.[2] The Hope Baronetcy of Craighall in the County of Fife, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 19 February 1628 for Thomas Hope, a Scottish lawyer and advisor to Charles I.[3] Sir Archibald succeeded to the baronetcy at the age of 12 upon the death of his father in 1924.[4]

Sir Archibald attended Eton College, a boarding school in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor and Balliol College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.[5] He graduated from Balliol in 1934 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), where he read Modern History.[5] He qualified as a Chartered Accountant.[5] While at Balliol, Sir Archibald appeared annually in dramatic productions with the Balliol Players.[6] Sir Archibald learned to fly at Balliol College with the Oxford University Air Squadron.[5]

Sir Archibald He served with the RAFO until moving to the 601 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force at Hendon in 1934.[5] He was called to full-time service in the RAF on 24 August 1939,[5] From 19 August 1940 to 10 October 1940, he led the No 601 Squadron.[1] He left the No. 601 Squadron in December 1940, moving on to command the RAF Drem during 1943 and RAF Peterhead during 1945.[1]

Sir Archibald is credited with five victories during his military tenure.[7] In recognition of his war service, he was decorated with the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in 1940, invested as an Officer, Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1945, and admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.[5]

After the war he had business ties to English Electric Company Ltd., Napier Aero Engines Ltd., and Airwork Ltd.[5]

Family

General Sir Archibald Hope's Grave, Inveresk Parish Kirkyard

In 1938, Sir Archibald married Ruth Chamberlain Davis, the daughter of Carl R. Davis of Fryern, Storrington, Sussex, England.[8] The couple had the following children:[9][10]

  • Sir John Carl Alexander Hope, 18th Baronet, (1939 - 2007)
  • Charles Archibald Hope, b. 1945

Sir Archibald's mother, Lady Hope, was awarded an OBE in 1920, and served as a J.P. for Midlothian.[4] Lady Hope made her home at Pinkie House.

His sister, Katharine Anne Hope (1916-1987) was married to Sir Archibald's No. 601 Squadron mate, Carl Raymond Davis.[11]

A brother, Lt.-Col. John Cecil Hope, DSO MC, (1913-1945) 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps died in 24 April 1945 on active duty in Italy.[12] A second brother, Lt.-Col. Hugh Alexander Hope, OBE MC, (1914-1982) also fought in WWII with the King's Royal Rifle Corps, but survived the war.[13]

Sir Archibald died on 27 July 1987 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.[14] He and his wife are buried in the Hope Baronets' plot at St. Michael's Parish Church, Inveresk, Scotland.

References

  1. ^ a b c Christopher Shore; Clive Williams (15 July 2008). Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2. Grub Street Publishing. p. 335. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage". Google Books. 1922. p. 330. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Creations by Charles I; Hope". Complete Baronetage: English, Irish and Scottish, 1625-1649. W. Pollard & Company, Limited. 1902. pp. 343–345. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Men and Women of To-Day; Hospital Workers". Dundee, Scotland: The Dundee Courier and Advertiser Newspaper. 26 July 1928. A sister of Lord Balfour of Burleigh, Lady Hope was left a widow four years ago, the baronetcy of Craighall, Fifeshire, passing to her 12-year-old son, Sir Archibald Philip Hope. Lady Hope is an O.B.E., awarded in 1920, and is a J.P. for Midlothian.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Sir Archibald Philip Hope". 601 Squadron. United Kingdom. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Sir Archibald Philip Hope" (The APGRD Productions Database contains information on over 14,000 performances of ancient works worldwide since AD 1450. It was compiled by Oliver Taplin, Amanda Wrigley, Peter Brown, and the APGRD team, and funded by the AHRC.). APDRD - Archive of Performances of Greek & Roman Drama. Balliol University. Retrieved 15 August 2017. Contributions made by this person
  7. ^ "Allied Aces/English Aces". Fighter-Aces.com. Retrieved 6 February 2018. Entry for Hope, Sir Archibald Philip, Bart.
  8. ^ "Five Weddings of the Week". London, England: The Bystander Newspaper. 27 April 1938.
  9. ^ "Peerage.com Entry for Sir Archibald Philip Hope of Craighall, 17th Bt". The Peerage. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  10. ^ Charles Roger Dod; Robert Phipps Dod (1951). Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, Including All the Titled Classes. London, England. p. 553. Retrieved 13 August 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. ^ "Peerage.com Entry for F/Lt. Carl Raymond Davis". The Peerage. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Peerage.com Entry for Lt.-Col. John Cecil Hope". The Peerage. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Peerage.com Entry for Lt.-Col. Hugh Alexander Hope". The Peerage. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  14. ^ "The Airmen's Stories - S/Ldr. A P Hope". Battle of Britain London Monument. Victoria Embankment, London, UK. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by
John Augustus Hope
 Baronet
(of Craighall)
1924–1987 		Succeeded by
John Carl Alexander Hope
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