▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ' s , ▁representative ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁vic er eg al ▁ten ure , ▁Arthur ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁there , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁India , ▁performed ▁various ▁royal ▁duties , ▁while ▁also ▁again ▁taking ▁up ▁military ▁duties . ▁Though ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁public ▁life ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁presence ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁Queen ▁Victoria ' s ▁last ▁surv iving ▁son . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Arthur ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Buck ingham ▁Palace ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁the ▁sevent h ▁child ▁and ▁third ▁son ▁of ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁and ▁Prince ▁Albert ▁of ▁Sax e - C ob urg ▁and ▁Goth a . ▁The ▁prince ▁was ▁bapt ised ▁by ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Can ter bury , ▁John ▁Bird ▁Sum ner , ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁in ▁the ▁palace ' s ▁private ▁chap el . ▁ ▁His ▁god par ents ▁were ▁Prince ▁William ▁of ▁Pr uss ia ▁( the ▁later ▁King ▁of ▁Pr uss ia ▁and ▁German ▁Emperor ▁Wilhelm ▁I ); ▁his ▁great - un cle ' s ▁sister - in - law , ▁Princess ▁Bernard ▁of ▁Sax e - We imar - E isen ach ▁( for ▁whom ▁his ▁mat ernal ▁grand m