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[[Lieutenant-Colonel]] '''Michael Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby''' (20 April 1931 - 3 October 2014{{cn|date=October 2014}}) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] politician and [[hereditary peer]]. He was the great-nephew of [[Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby]], the famous commander during the [[Second Boer War]] and the [[First World War]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Lundy |first=Darryl |url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p455.htm |title= www.thepeerage.com Michael Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby |publisher=[http://www.thepeerage.com The Peerage]}}{{Verify credibility|failed=y |date=February 2013}}<!--Lundy is not a reliable source so cite Lundy's reliable source See [[WP:SAYWHEREYOUREADIT]]--></ref>
[[Lieutenant-Colonel]] '''Michael Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby''' (20 April 1931 - 3 October 2014 <ref>[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/182376/allenby Allenby]</ref> was a [[United Kingdom|British]] politician and [[hereditary peer]]. He was the great-nephew of [[Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby]], the famous commander during the [[Second Boer War]] and the [[First World War]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Lundy |first=Darryl |url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p455.htm |title= www.thepeerage.com Michael Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby |publisher=[http://www.thepeerage.com The Peerage]}}{{Verify credibility|failed=y |date=February 2013}}<!--Lundy is not a reliable source so cite Lundy's reliable source See [[WP:SAYWHEREYOUREADIT]]--></ref>


Allenby was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and at the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]]. He was commissioned a [[lieutenant]] in the [[11th Hussars]] (later the [[Royal Hussars]]), which was stationed in [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]] between 1953 and 1956. He then served as [[aide-de-camp]] to the Governor of [[Cyprus]] (1957–1958), [[Brigade Major]] of the [[51st Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|51st Brigade]] in [[Hong Kong]] (1967–1969) and as commander of the [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]] [[Royal Yeomanry]] (1974–1977).<ref>http://biographies.parliament.uk/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=38&menu=81&biog=y&group=5&tab=7&id=26957</ref>
Allenby was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and at the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]]. He was commissioned a [[lieutenant]] in the [[11th Hussars]] (later the [[Royal Hussars]]), which was stationed in [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]] between 1953 and 1956. He then served as [[aide-de-camp]] to the Governor of [[Cyprus]] (1957–1958), [[Brigade Major]] of the [[51st Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|51st Brigade]] in [[Hong Kong]] (1967–1969) and as commander of the [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]] [[Royal Yeomanry]] (1974–1977).<ref>http://biographies.parliament.uk/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=38&menu=81&biog=y&group=5&tab=7&id=26957</ref>

Revision as of 22:23, 8 October 2014

Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby (20 April 1931 - 3 October 2014 [1] was a British politician and hereditary peer. He was the great-nephew of Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, the famous commander during the Second Boer War and the First World War.[2]

Allenby was educated at Eton and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the 11th Hussars (later the Royal Hussars), which was stationed in Malaya between 1953 and 1956. He then served as aide-de-camp to the Governor of Cyprus (1957–1958), Brigade Major of the 51st Brigade in Hong Kong (1967–1969) and as commander of the Territorial Army Royal Yeomanry (1974–1977).[3]

After inheriting the title in 1984, Lord Allenby served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords from 1993 to 1999. Having lost his automatic right to a seat under the House of Lords Act 1999, he was elected to remain and sat as a crossbencher.

He was patron of the British-Israel-World Federation, and he had been aiding and consulting excavations at Megiddo.

References

  1. ^ Allenby
  2. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "www.thepeerage.com Michael Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby". The Peerage. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)[unreliable source]
  3. ^ http://biographies.parliament.uk/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=38&menu=81&biog=y&group=5&tab=7&id=26957
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