Background
George FitzMaurice was the son of Thomas FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney and the Honorary
George FitzMaurice was the son of Thomas FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney and the Honorary
Charlotte Irby. They had no children. He joined the 71st Highlanders Regiment as a Captain from the 92nd Regiment in 1853 and saw action in the Crimea in 1855. He transferred to the Scots Fusilier Guards in 1856 and retired in 1857.