The Viscount Bury

The Viscount Bury
Title:The Viscount
Surname:Bury
Year elected:1960
Last year on list:1966
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Walter Egerton George Lucian Keppel, 9th Earl of Albemarle, MC, DL (28 February 1882 – 14 July 1979) was a British nobleman and soldier, styled Viscount Bury from 1894 to 1942.

Life
Keppel was the eldest son of Arnold Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle, and his wife, Lady Gertrude Egerton. He was educated at Eton from 1895 to 1899.

Lord Bury was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Prince of Wales's Own Norfolk Artillery on 28 March 1900, and promoted to a lieutenant in that regiment on 25 August 1900. This was a Royal Artillery Militia regiment, and the following year he transferred to the regular army as a second lieutenant in the Scots Guards from 4 May 1901. He was seconded for staff service at the end of 1904, and appointed aide-de-camp (ADC) to Earl Grey, Governor General of Canada. He was again seconded for staff service in May 1907 and appointed extra ADC to Sir H. J. Goold-Adams, Lieutenant-Governor Orange River Colony.

Yachts Owned

NameRig ClassfromtoMMSI
Ladybird Auxiliary Sloop 1960 1961  
Azura Auxiliary Sloop 1961 1964  
Alba Auxiliary Sloop 1965 1966  
Girasole Auxiliary Sloop 1965 1966  

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