Victor Brooke, 3rd Viscount Alanbrooke

Alan Victor Harold Brooke, 3rd Viscount Alanbrooke (24 November 1932 – 10 January 2018), was a British hereditary peer.

Early life and education

Known to his family and friends as Victor, Lord Alanbrooke was the younger son of Field Marshal Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke and his second wife, Benita Pelly.

He was educated at Harrow and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from where he was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1952.

Career

Alanbrooke gave up his British Army career in 1972, having risen only to the rank of captain. In 1973, he went up to Bristol University and, in 1976, graduated as a Bachelor of Education (BEd) and earned Qualified Teacher Status.