Dudley Allenby, 2nd Viscount Allenby
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Lt.-Col. Dudley Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 2nd Viscount Allenby (8 January 1903 - 17 July 1984). The son of Captain Frederick Claude Hynman Allenby and Edith Mabel Jaffray, he succeeded his uncle as 2nd Viscount Allenby
on the latter's death on 14 May 1936. On his death in 1984 he was succeeded in the viscountcy by his son.
in 1923, served in India, 1923–26, after which he served as an Adjutant in the 11th Hussars, 1926–30. He was an Instructor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
, 1930–34. He attained the rank of Captain in 1936, served in Egypt, 1934–37. He served as an Adjutant in the Army Fighting Vehicles School, 1937–40; he became a Major, 1938. He was second in Command of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, 1940–42, and a Lt-Col of the 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry from 1942. He retired in 1946.
The couple were divorced in 1949.
He married secondly, Daisy Hancox, daughter of Charles Francis Hancox, on 13 April 1949.
Viscount Allenby
Viscount Allenby, of Megiddo and of Felixstowe in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 7 October 1919 for the prominent military commander Field Marshal Sir Edmund Allenby, with remainder, in default of male issue of his own, to his younger...
on the latter's death on 14 May 1936. On his death in 1984 he was succeeded in the viscountcy by his son.
Career
He joined the 11th Hussars11th Hussars
The 11th Hussars was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.-History:The regiment was founded in 1715 as Colonel Philip Honeywood's Regiment of Dragoons and was known by the name of its Colonel until 1751 when it became the 11th Regiment of Dragoons...
in 1923, served in India, 1923–26, after which he served as an Adjutant in the 11th Hussars, 1926–30. He was an Instructor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is a British Army officer initial training centre located in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England...
, 1930–34. He attained the rank of Captain in 1936, served in Egypt, 1934–37. He served as an Adjutant in the Army Fighting Vehicles School, 1937–40; he became a Major, 1938. He was second in Command of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, 1940–42, and a Lt-Col of the 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry from 1942. He retired in 1946.
Family
He married firstly, Gertrude Mary Lethbridge Champneys, daughter of Edward Geoffrey Stanley Champneys, on 10 July 1930, and had issue:- Michael Allenby, 3rd Viscount AllenbyMichael Allenby, 3rd Viscount AllenbyLieutenant-Colonel Michael Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby is a British politician and hereditary peer, and is the great-nephew of Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby .Allenby was educated at Eton and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst...
(b.1931)
The couple were divorced in 1949.
He married secondly, Daisy Hancox, daughter of Charles Francis Hancox, on 13 April 1949.