Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Coat of arms of the 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein as a Knight of the Order of the Garter

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein , of Hindhead in the County of Surrey , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

Award

The title was bestowed on British Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery on January 31, 1946 , in recognition of the decisive victory in the Second Battle of El Alamein in 1942.

List of Viscounts Montgomery of Alamein (1946)

• Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887–1976)
• David Bernard Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1928-2020)
• Henry David Montgomery, 3rd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (* 1954)

There is currently no title inheritance.

See also

• Lord Montgomerie
• Earl of Montgomery
• Viscount Montgomery

Individual evidence

1. ^ The London Gazette : No. 37461, p. 864 , February 8, 1946.

Literature and web links

• Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page