Lord Mountbatten
Lord Mountbatten
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS, known informally as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman and naval officer, an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and second cousin once removed to Elizabeth II. During the Second World War, he was Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command. He was the last Viceroy of Indiaand the first Governor-General of the independent Dominion...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionSoldier
Date of Birth25 June 1900
Here I am in my first command - a bit dazed but feeling very grand.
It never entered my father's mind nor my mind ever to do a job othe than at one's best ability.
I liked Truman very much. He was precise and businesslike. After a while, it was his turn.