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21 unusual facts about 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma


Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

He is a distant relative of Lord Mountbatten of Burma, the last Viceroy of India.

Anthony Christian

In his earlier days Anthony earned his living as a portrait artist, painting among others Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Baroness Olympia de Rothschild, Baroness Fiona Thyssen-Bornemisza, Count Guido di Carpegna, Lord Lichfield, Blake Edwards, Julie Christie and Terence Stamp.

Antonio Piedade da Cruz

Among the people who sat for his portraits were Philip Chetwode, Louis Mountbatton, Lallubhai Samaldas and Purshottamdas Thakurdas.

Cathay Building

When the war ended in 1945, it served as the headquarters for Admiral Lord Mountbatten while serving as the Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Theatre of the South East Asia Command (SEAC).

Charles Eade

Outside his editorial roles, Eade was an early radio sports commentator from 1932 to 1938, while during World War II he was public relations advisor to Louis Mountbatten.

Classiebawn Castle

It was inherited by Edwina, Lady Mountbatten (when she was still officially styled as Lady Louis Mountbatten), in 1939 who, with her husband Admiral of the Fleet The 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, made a number of improvements, installing electricity and a mains water supply.

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Admiral of the Fleet Lord Louis Mountbatten

Edwina Brudenell

Through her maternal grandfather, the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, she is a second cousin to Charles, Prince of Wales, and 480th in line to succeed to the British throne.

Khaak aur Khoon

On June 3, 1947, Lord Mountbatton announced that district of Gurdaspur was going to be aligned with Pakistan.

Lawson Army Airfield

Benning had many distinguished visitors during the war including Gen. George C. Marshall, Gen. Hap Arnold, Lord Louis Mountbatten and Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary.

Loke Cheng Kim

On the liberation of Singapore, Loke returned in 1946 whereupon she was presented with a plaque by Lord Louis Mountbatten commemorating his occupancy of the Cathay Building.

Mohammad Nissar

His memoirs are being compiled and include letters from Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Lord Mountbatten of Burma, and Gandhi.

Mountbatten Brailler

The Mountbatten was developed after Lord Mountbatten left a bequest in his will for the development of a modern, low cost, portable brailler.

Operation Matterhorn

Between January and March, Ramey’s B–29s assisted Mountbatten in the South-East Asian theatre, supporting British and Indian ground forces in Burma by targeting rail and port facilities in Indochina, Thailand, and Burma.

Philip Bowden-Smith

Bowden-Smith was now posted to Delhi to join the staff of the new South East Asia Command (SEAC) under Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten.

Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya

During the Second World War, the Botanical Garden was used by Lord Louis Mountbatten, the supreme commander of the allied forces in the South Asia, as the headquarters of the South East Asia Command.

The Churchill Centre

From 1970 to 1979, the Patron was Lord Mountbatten of Burma.

University of Cambridge Chancellor election, 1950

Early speculation about suitable names for the new Chancellor centred on Earl Mountbatten of Burma, or the Duke of Gloucester.

Viscount Palmerston

His daughter, the Honourable Edwina, wife of Lord Louis Mountbatten, inherited Broadlands.

Wales Park

In the park is a Japanese field gun which was captured by the British 14th Army in Burma during World War II and presented to the city of Kandy by Lord Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander - South East Asia Theatre.

XX Bomber Command

Between January and March, Ramey’s B–29s assisted Mountbatten in South-East Asian theatre, supporting British and Indian ground forces in Burma by targeting rail and port facilities in Indochina, Thailand, and Burma.