Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
- Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, of Hindhead in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1946 for the famous military commander Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, [London Gazette: [http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/ViewPDF.aspx?pdf=37461&geotype=London&gpn=864&type=ArchivedIssuePage (Supplement) no. 37461, page 864,] 8 February1946] commemorating his crucial victory in the Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October–3 November 1942) in the Egyptian town of that name, which sealed the fate of Rommel's famed Afrika Korps.
As of 2006 the title is held by his son, the second Viscount. He lost his seat in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. However, Lord Montgomery returned to the House of Lords in 2005 in an election of cross-bench hereditary peers, replacing the deceased Baroness Strange.
Viscounts Montgomery (1946)
*Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976)
*David Bernard Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (b. 1928)
The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Henry David Montgomery (b. 1954), who has three daughters.
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
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