Bernard Montgomery
1887 to 1976
8 documented presences
8 places
Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for Bernard Montgomery across 8 places, from 1887 to 1976. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed "Monty", was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and the Second World War.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Bernard Montgomery was documented, and when
1887year
Kenningtonattested
“Montgomery was born in Kennington, Surrey, in 1887, the fourth child of nine, to a Church of Ireland priest, Henry Montgomery, and his wife Maud (née Farrar).”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
August 1914month
Franceattested
“The Great War began in August 1914 and Montgomery moved to France with his battalion that month, which was at the time part of the 10th Infantry Brigade of the 4th Division of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF).”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
June 1937month
Indiaattested
“On completion of his tour of duty in India, Montgomery returned to Britain in June 1937 where he took command of the 9th Infantry Brigade with the temporary rank of brigadier.”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
August 1942month
First Battle of El Alameinattested
“He had stabilised the Allied position at the First Battle of El Alamein, but after a visit in August 1942, the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, replaced him as C-in-C with General Sir Harold Alexander and William Gott as commander of t…”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
August 1942month
Western Desert Campaignattested
“He had stabilised the Allied position at the First Battle of El Alamein, but after a visit in August 1942, the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, replaced him as C-in-C with General Sir Harold Alexander and William Gott as commander of t…”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
1962year
Chinaattested
“In retirement, Montgomery publicly supported apartheid after a visit to South Africa in 1962, and after a visit to China declared himself impressed by the Chinese leadership led by Mao Tse-tung.”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
1962year
South Africaattested
“In retirement, Montgomery publicly supported apartheid after a visit to South Africa in 1962, and after a visit to China declared himself impressed by the Chinese leadership led by Mao Tse-tung.”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
1976year
Isingtonattested
“Montgomery died in 1976 at his home Isington Mill in Isington, Hampshire, aged 88.”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
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Places Bernard Montgomery is documented in
China1 presence · 1962France1 presence · 1914India1 presence · 1937South Africa1 presence · 1962
First Battle of El Alamein1 presence · 1942
Isington1 presence · 1976
Kennington1 presence · 1887
Western Desert Campaign1 presence · 1942
Other places tied to Bernard Montgomery in the record
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1897year
The King's School, Canterburymentioned
“The family returned to England once for a Lambeth Conference in 1897, and Bernard and his brother Harold were educated at The King's School, Canterbury.”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
1897year
Englandmentioned
“The family returned to England once for a Lambeth Conference in 1897, and Bernard and his brother Harold were educated at The King's School, Canterbury.”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
1901year
Londonmentioned
“In 1901, Bishop Montgomery became secretary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, and the family returned to London.”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
September 1908month
Indiamentioned
“On graduation in September 1908 he was commissioned into the 1st Battalion the Royal Warwickshire Regiment as a second lieutenant, and first saw overseas service later that year in India.”
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1910 to 1912period
Shorncliffe Army Campmentioned
“He was promoted to lieutenant in 1910, and in 1912 became adjutant of the 1st Battalion of his regiment at Shorncliffe Army Camp.”
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13 October 1914exact date
Méterenmentioned
“At Méteren, near the Belgian border at Bailleul on 13 October 1914, during an Allied counter-offensive, he was shot through the right lung by a sniper.”
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13 October 1914exact date
Bailleul, Nordmentioned
“At Méteren, near the Belgian border at Bailleul on 13 October 1914, during an Allied counter-offensive, he was shot through the right lung by a sniper.”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
December 1914month
Lancashirementioned
“He was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), for his gallant leadership during this period: the citation for this award, published in The London Gazette in December 1914 reads: After recovering in early 1915, he…”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
December 1914month
Londonmentioned
“He was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), for his gallant leadership during this period: the citation for this award, published in The London Gazette in December 1914 reads: After recovering in early 1915, he…”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
July 1917month
Battle of Passchendaelementioned
“It was in this role that Montgomery served at the Battle of Passchendaele which began in late July 1917.”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
January 1926month
Staff College, Camberleymentioned
“From January 1926 to January 1929 he served as Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at the Staff College, Camberley, in the temporary rank of lieutenant-colonel.”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
1929year
War Officementioned
“That month he returned to the 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment again, as Commander of Headquarters Company; he went to the War Office to help write the Infantry Training Manual in mid-1929.”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
1931year
Mandatory Palestinementioned
“In 1931 Montgomery was promoted to substantive lieutenant-colonel and became the Commanding officer (CO) of the 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment and saw service in Palestine and British India.”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
1937year
Burnham-on-Seamentioned
“While on holiday in Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset in 1937, Betty suffered an insect bite which became infected, and she died in her husband's arms from septicaemia following amputation of her leg.”
source: Wikipedia: Bernard Montgomery
1937year
3 September 1939exact date
1942year
May 1942month
31 August 1942exact date
7 November 1942exact date
6 March 1943exact date
1944year
1944year
June 1944month
Documented at the same place, the same year
Jiang QingChina · 1962Princess Victoria of Hesse and by RhineKennington · 1887Julian HuxleyKennington · 1887Anna LeonowensKennington · 1887Leon TrotskyFrance · 1914Chaim WeizmannFrance · 1914Raymond PoincaréFrance · 1914Rudolph ValentinoFrance · 1914Ismail QemaliFrance · 1914Gaston MasperoFrance · 1914
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