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Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, Viscount, 1887-1976

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Personal name headingMontgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, Viscount, 1887-1976
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Variant(s)Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, Viscount Montgomery of, 1887-1976
Montgomery, Bernard Law, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, 1887-1976
Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount, 1887-1976
Monty, 1887-1976
Associated countryGreat Britain
Associated placeAlamayn, Egypt
Birth date1887-11-17
Death date1976-03-24
Place of birthKennington London, England
Place of deathIsington, England
Field of activityCommand of troops lcsh
AffiliationGreat Britain. Army Great Britain. Army. Army, Eighth Great Britain. Army. British Army of the Rhine
Profession or occupationSoldiers Armed forces--Officers
Found inGrimley, E. The big six, 1944.
Debrett's peer., bar... 72-73, p. 791 (Montgomery of Alamein, Viscount (Montgomery.) (Viscount U.K. 1946) Bernard Law Montgomery; b. 1887)
Horne, A. Monty, c1994: CIP t.p. (Monty) galley (Bernard Law Montgomery)
Wikipedia, viewed 14 March 2013 (Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG GCB DSO PC; 17 November 1887 - 24 March 1976. Born in Kennington, London. Died at his home Isington Mill, Isington near Alton, HampshireDuring the Second World War he commanded the Eighth Army; in command of all Allied ground forces during Operation Overlord from the initial landings until after the Battle of Normandy; later Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine, then Chief of the Imperial General Staff [head of the British Army])
Associated languageeng