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Allenby was educated at Eton and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst . He was commissioned a Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Hussars (formerly the 11th 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 ). After inheriting the title Viscount Allenby, of Megiddo and of Felixstowe , Co. Suffolk , Lord Allenby served as Deputy Speaker Of The House Of Lords from 1993 to 1999 , and was elected in the latter year to remain in the House Of Lords (due to the House Of Lords Act 1999 ). |
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