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     Lt.-Col. Dudley Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 2nd Viscount Allenby of Megiddo was born on 8 January 1903.¹ He was the son of Captain Frederick Claude Hynman Allenby and Edith Mabel Jaffray.¹ He married, firstly, Gertrude Mary Lethbridge Champneys, daughter of Edward Geoffrey Stanley Champneys, on 10 July 1930.¹ He and Gertrude Mary Lethbridge Champneys were divorced in 1949.¹ He married, secondly, Daisy Hancox, daughter of Charles Francis Hancox, on 13 April 1949.¹ He died on 17 July 1984 at age 81.^1,2
     Lt.-Col. Dudley Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 2nd Viscount Allenby of Megiddo was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of officer in 1923 in the service of the 11th Hussars.³ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1936.³ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Viscount Allenby of Megiddo, and of Felixstowe, co. Suffolk [U.K., 1919] on 14 May 1936.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the 11th Hussars.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹

     Gertrude Mary Lethbridge Champneys is the daughter of Edward Geoffrey Stanley Champneys.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Dudley Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 2nd Viscount Allenby of Megiddo, son of Captain Frederick Claude Hynman Allenby and Edith Mabel Jaffray, on 10 July 1930.¹ She and Lt.-Col. Dudley Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 2nd Viscount Allenby of Megiddo were divorced in 1949.¹
     From 10 July 1930, her married name became Allenby.¹ As a result of her marriage, Gertrude Mary Lethbridge Champneys was styled as Viscountess Allenby of Megiddo on 14 May 1936.

     
     Edward Geoffrey Stanley Champneys lived at Otterpool Manor, Sellindge, Kent, England.¹

     Daisy Hancox was the daughter of Charles Francis Hancox.¹ She married, firstly, Carl Arthur Bendix before 1947.¹ She married, secondly, Colonel Lionel George Cotterill Neame before 1948.¹ She married, thirdly, Lt.-Col. Dudley Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 2nd Viscount Allenby of Megiddo, son of Captain Frederick Claude Hynman Allenby and Edith Mabel Jaffray, on 13 April 1949.¹ She died in 1985.²
     Daisy Hancox was invested as a Companion, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.).¹ From before 1947, her married name became Bendix.¹ From before 1948, her married name became Neame.¹ From 13 April 1949, her married name became Allenby.¹ As a result of her marriage, Daisy Hancox was styled as Viscountess Allenby of Megiddo on 13 April 1949.

     Carl Arthur Bendix married Daisy Hancox, daughter of Charles Francis Hancox, before 1947.¹

     Colonel Lionel George Cotterill Neame married Daisy Hancox, daughter of Charles Francis Hancox, before 1948.¹
     Colonel Lionel George Cotterill Neame gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Coldstream Guards.¹

     Michael Jaffnay Hynman Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby of Megiddo was born on 20 April 1931.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Dudley Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 2nd Viscount Allenby of Megiddo and Gertrude Mary Lethbridge Champneys.¹ He married Sara Margaret Wiggin, daughter of Lt.-Col. Peter Milner Wiggin, on 29 July 1965.¹
     Michael Jaffnay Hynman Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby of Megiddo was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Royal Hussars (Prince Albert's Own), formely 11th Hussars.¹ He fought in the Malayan Campaign between 1953 and 1956.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Cyprus between 1957 and 1958.¹ He was Brigade-Major of the 51st Brigade, Hong Kong between 1967 and 1969.¹ He was Commander of the Royal Yeomanry (Territorial Army) between 1974 and 1977.¹ He was General Staff Officer and Instructor of the Nigerian Staff College, Kaduna between 1977 and 1979.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Viscount Allenby of Megiddo, and of Felixstowe, co. Suffolk [U.K., 1919] on 17 July 1984.^1,2 He was Chairman of Quickrest between 1987 and 1990.¹ He held the office of Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords between 1993 and 1999.¹ He lived in 1999 at Newnham Lodge, Newnham, Hampshire, England.¹

     Hon. Claude William Hynman Allenby was born on 13 August 1912.¹ He was the son of Captain Frederick Claude Hynman Allenby and Edith Mabel Jaffray.¹ He married, firstly, Sheila Patsey Price, daughter of G. P. Price, on 1 July 1939.¹ He and Sheila Patsey Price were divorced in 1948.¹ He married, secondly, Barbara Marion Hall, daughter of John Hall, on 11 September 1951.¹ He died on 2 December 1975 at age 63.¹
     Hon. Claude William Hynman Allenby was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the 11th Hussars, Reserve Officers.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ On 28 January 1939 he was granted by Royal Warrant the rank of a viscount's younger son.¹

     Sheila Patsey Price is the daughter of G. P. Price.¹ She married Hon. Claude William Hynman Allenby, son of Captain Frederick Claude Hynman Allenby and Edith Mabel Jaffray, on 1 July 1939.¹ She and Hon. Claude William Hynman Allenby were divorced in 1948.¹
     From 1 July 1939, her married name became Allenby.¹