MONTAGU OF BEAULIEU

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 74, 1 April 1929, Page 9

MONTAGU OF BEAULIEU

A PIONEER OF TRANSPORT

MOTOR AND AEROPLANE

United l'rcss Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Australian Tress Association —United Service.

LONDON, 30th March. ■ The-'death is announced of Lord Mon 'tagu-of Beaulieu, ut the age of 63.

Lord Montagu of Boaulieu, 1v.C.1.K, C.5.1., C.C., J.P., V.D., D.L., was the eldest sou of the first Baron Montagu of Bcaulicu and the Hon. Cecily Susan Montagu Stuart-Wortlcy, daughter of the second Barou Wharncliffc, and .succeeded to the title in 1905. ■ Ho received his education at Eton and Now College, Oxford, and became prominent in athletics, engineering, and science. Subsequently he travelled widely, visiting the United States of America, Japan, China, India, Egypt, and South Africa. His interest in automobilisni, aviation, and all forms of transportation was always deep and practical. Sinco IS9S, when he drove a 6 h.p. Daimler car and obtained the third place in the Paris-

Ostend race, his endeavours to further the development of the motor-car and motor transport generally have been both consistent and continuous. In 1899 he acted aa chairman of tlio Parliamentary Automobile Party; and from 1910----20 was a member of the Eoad Board, while, from 1915 until 1919, he also acted as' Adviser on Mechanical Transport Services to-tho Government of ludin. Pie was president of the Air League of the British Empire, 1917-1918, and later vice-president of tho Royal Automobile Club. His interest in automobilism also led him to found "Tho Car, " which for some time he also edited. Lord Montagu had a varied experience during the war. On Cth August, 1914, lie was appointed Director of Organisation, Special Constabulary, Scotland Yard, and on 20th September was gazetted to the command* of {he 2/7 Battalion oE the Hampshire Regiment, then stationed ,'.on .Salisbury. Plain, subsequently embarking with the battalion for India, via Alexandria and Port Said, on 12th December. 110 was appointed G.S.O. (1) and Inspector of Motor Vehicles, Army Headquarters, on 7th April, 1915. On 15th July he was recalled to Simla by the Viceroy of India in connection with the organisation of mechanical transport services, returning to England for the purpose of arranging supplies. The s.s. Persia, upon which he embarked on his return journey to India, was torpedoed at 1.5 p.m., 30th December, 1915, and Lord Montagu, one of the only three Europeans who survived, was picked up by the Ningehow at 9.30 p.m. on 31st December, after being thirtytwo hours in the water. Ho was made a Companion of the Order of the Star of India in 1916. From 1892 to 1905 ho was M.P. (Conservative) for the New .Forest Division of Hampshire.