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|description = Lord Moyne. An Anglo-Irish politician and businessman. Served as Minister of State in UN Mandate Palestine in 1944 when he was assassinated by members of [[Lehi]] | |description = Lord Moyne. An Anglo-Irish politician and businessman. Served as Minister of State in UN Mandate Palestine in 1944 when he was assassinated by members of [[Lehi]] | ||
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 Walter Guinness    (politician, businessman) | |
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| Born | 29 March 1880 |
| Died | 6 November 1944 (Age 64) |
Cause of death | gunshot |
| Nationality | British, Irish |
| Member of | The Other Club |
| Victim of | • assassination • Zionism |
Walter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne, DSO & Bar, PC was an Anglo-Irish politician and businessman.
Assassination
On 6 November 1944, Eliyahu Bet-Zuri and Eliyahu Hakim of the Jewish militant group Lehi waited for Moyne near his home in Cairo. Following a carefully prepared and practised plan of action, they shot Lord Moyne and his driver Lance Corporal Arthur Fuller, both of whom died at the scene.
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