Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Baronet

Aubrey-Fletcher was the only son and second child of Sir Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 5th Baronet and Emily Harriet Wade (married 18 April 1882 St Anne, Soho, London). His father had already had another son by a previous marriage, but the child died in infancy. He was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford.^[1]

He fought in both the First World War and Second World War with the Grenadier Guards, being awarded the Distinguished Service Order^[2] and French Croix de guerre^[3] in 1917. He was a member of Buckinghamshire County Council and appointed High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire in 1925.^[1] He played Minor counties cricket between 1921 and 1928 for Buckinghamshire.^[4]

He was also, under the pen name of Henry Wade, a noted mystery writer and one of the founding members of the Detection Club.^[5]

He married Mary Augusta Chilton OStJ (16 April 1887 — 29 June 1963) in 1911 and with her had 5 children:^[1]

• John Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher (1912–1992)
• Nigel Chilton Aubrey-Fletcher (1914–1980)
• Lancelot Philip Aubrey-Fletcher (1919–2000)
• Mary Elizabeth Aubrey-Fletcher (1923–1994)
• Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher (born 6 May 1930), married to Henry Floyd's daughter Bridget (1930—1977) in 1953.

After the death of his wife in 1963, he married Nancy Cecil Bull in 1965.^[1] Sir Henry died on 30 May 1969, aged 81. His estate was valued at £108 537.^[6]

List of works published by "Henry Wade".^[7]

Inspector Poole novels

• The Duke of York's Steps, 1929
• No Friendly Drop, 1931
• Constable Guard Thyself, 1934
• Bury Him Darkly, 1936
• Lonely Magdalen, 1940
• Too Soon to Die, 1953
• Gold Was Our Grave, 1954

Other novels

• The Verdict of You All, 1926
• The Missing Partners 1928
• The Dying Alderman, 1930
• The Hanging Captain, 1932
• Mist on the Saltings, 1933
• Heir Presumptive, 1935
• The High Sheriff, 1937
• Released for Death, 1938
• Harvey in Scotland, 1938
• New Graves at Great Norne, 1947
• Diplomat’s Folly, 1951
• Be Kind to the Killer, 1952
• A Dying Fall, 1955
• The Litmore Snatch, 1957

Short stories

Policeman's Lot, 1933

• "Duello" (Inspector Poole story)
• "The Missing Undergraduate" (Inspector Poole story)
• "Wind in the East" (Inspector Poole story)
• "The Sub-Branch" (Inspector Poole story)
• "The Real Thing" (Inspector Poole story)
• "The Baronet's Finger" (Inspector Poole story)
• "The Three Keys" (Inspector Poole story)
• "A Matter of Luck"
• "Four to One - Bar One"
• "Payment in Full"
• "Jealous Gun"
• "The Amateurs"
• "The Tenth Round"

Here Comes the Copper, 1938

• "These Artists!"
• "The Seagull"
• "The Ham Sandwich"
• "Summer Meeting"
• "Anti-Tank"
• "A Puff of Smoke"
• "Steam Coal"
• "Toll of the Road"
• "November Night"
• "The Little Sportsman"
• "Lodgers"
• "One Good Turn"
• "Smash and Grab"

Other Stories

• "Cotton Wool and Cutlets" (20 Story Magazine May 1940 - Sergeant Bragg story)

Coat of arms of Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Baronet

Crest 1. A horse's head argent charged with a trefoil gules (Fletcher); 2. An eagle's head erased or (Aubrey). Escutcheon Quarterly: 1st and 4th, sable, a cross engrailed argent, between four plates, each charged with an arrow of the first (Fletcher), 2nd and 3rd, azure, a chevron between three eagle’s heads erased or (Aubrey) Motto Martis non Cupidinis (Belonging to Mars, not Cupid) [8] Orders Royal Victorian Order - Commander (CVO); Distinguished Service Order (DSO)