actor (died 1984) 29 December – Margaret Hubble, radio presenter (died 2006) Deaths 19 January – William Turner, Roman Catholic bishop (born 1844) 21 January – Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, Scottish-born Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1820) 1 March – Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, Viceroy of India (born 1845) 28 March – Robert Fraser, Scottish Roman Catholic bishop (born 1858) 30 March – Rollo Russell, meteorologist and science writer (born 1849) 4 April – Sir Henry Hallam Parr, army officer (born 1847) 19 April – Morton Betts, footballer (born 1847) 2 May – John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, husband of Princess Louise of the United Kingdom (born 1845) 13 May – Isabella Fyvie Mayo, poet and novelist (born 1843) 23 May – Gustav Hamel, pioneer aviator (born 1889) 27 May – Sir Joseph Swan, scientist (born 1828) 19 June – Brandon Thomas, actor and playwright (born 1850) 2 July – Joseph Chamberlain, politician (born 1836) 7 August – Charles Davis Lucas, naval officer, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1834) 9 August – Henry Hadley, civilian shot in Germany (born 1863) 16 August – Mary Bird, Anglican missionary (born 1859) 23 October – Edward Wilkinson, Anglican bishop in Africa and Europe (born 1837) 25 October – Charles W. H. Douglas, general (born 1850) 1 November – Christopher Cradock, admiral (killed in action) (born 1862) 5 November – Robert Kekewich, general (suicide) (born 1854) 11 November – A. E. J. Collins, cricketer and soldier (killed in action) (born 1885) 14 November – Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar, field marshal (born 1832) 9 December – Sir John Bonser, colonial judge, Chief Justice of Ceylon (born 1847) 26 December – Sir Thomas Kelly-Kenny, general (born 1840) See also List of British films before 1920 References Years of the 20th century in the United Kingdom