Hector Hugh Munro

1890 - 1916  (26 years)

• Name	Hector Hugh Munro
  Born	1890	, , , Burma
  Gender	Male
  Died	1916	Beaumont-Hamil, France
  Person ID	I34436	Munro
  Last Modified	27 May 2001

  
  

  Father	Munro,   b. Abt 1865,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11872	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Hector was born in Burma where his father was an inspector-general of the Burmese Police. His mother died before Hector was two years old so he was sent to England to be raised by two aunts. After completing his education, Hector traveled with his father, who eventually arranged work for him in Burma. Seven bouts of malaria in thirteen months convinced Hector to return to England. He began a career as a journalist, which lasted for many years and which saw him employed by several newspapers. Humor, wit, and imagination were his strengths, both as a journalist and as a writer of short stories and novels, published under the name "Saki", a character in a 12th century Persian poem. At the beginning of World War I, Hector signed up as a private, refusing offers of a commission. He was killed during an attack on Beaumont-Hamil, France. References: (1) "The Munro Eagle" - number 27 - summer 1997-1998 - p. 19 ----- Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA