TRAGIC DEATH.
LORD ALLENBY'S END. I* amous Soldier Collapses In Study. great war leader. United Press Association.—Copyright. (Received 12.30 p.m.) LONDON", May 14. The death is announced of FieldMarshal Lord Allenby of Megiddo, aged 70. ' Lord Allenby was found dead in his study by a servant shortly after he had been talking to Lady Allenby. t M i r- An lo - Yd Geol 'g e paid a tribute to Lord Allenby as one of the most success- «. ■«'?'' Senerals. "His name," he wrote, will be recorded in liistory as the victor of the last and most triumphant of the Crusades." Field-Marshal Lord Milne said Lord Allenby was "a wonderful strategist, a great leader, a great gentleman and a lovable character." [An article dealing with the brilliant cai eer of Lord Allenby appears in the illustrations page.]
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 114, 15 May 1936, Page 7
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