Bridget Helen Monckton

1896-1982

11th Lady Ruthven of Freeland, Viscountess Monckton of Brenchley, CBE

A Wartime commander and peeress – A Lady in Her Own Right

Original Bio

The Countess of Carlisle, formerly the Hon. Bridget Hore-Ruthven, photographed by Yevonde, was far more than just the wife, daughter and sister that she has been listed as in The Sketch. A Lady in her own right, inheriting her father’s title of Lord Ruthven of Freeland upon his death in 1956, Bridget took a seat in the House of Lords in 1963 following the passing of the Peerage Act. She sat beside her son and second husband!

Bridget also played a vital role in the Second World War. She was a Senior Controller of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, the women’s branch of the British Army, before being promoted to Director of the Women’s Auxiliary Corps (India) and the Women’s Royal Indian Naval Service. In recognition of her contributions to the war effort, she was appointed a CBE in 1947.

Yevonde’s masterful photographic work certainly seems to have captured the multifaceted character of Bridget.

Revised Bio

Countess-of-Carlisle

Timeline

1896

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