Sir Hugh Munro, 4th Baronet

[1][2] Munro was born on 16 October 1856 in London, but was brought up in Scotland on the family estate of Lindertis near Kirriemuir in Angus.

[5] Sir Hugh is often said to have missed out the Inaccessible Pinnacle (An Stac) of Sgùrr Dearg, on the Isle of Skye, a peak which there is no record of his having climbed.

[5] In addition to his mountaineering interests, Munro was well travelled and made trips to Europe, Asia, North America and Africa.

[3] He was too old at 58 for military service during World War I but did volunteer work with the Red Cross and cared for injured soldiers in Malta in 1915.

After a spell of illness, he rejoined the Red Cross, running a canteen for Allied forces near the front line in France.