Lord Mountbatten on 27 August 1979

Lord Mountbatten on 27 August 1979

Lord Mountbatten

Lord Mountbatten on 27 August 1979

27 August 1979: Lord Mountbatten was assassinated by IRA bomb when he was on family fishing trip.
Lord Mountbatten formally resigned from the post of Governor General of India on 21st June 1948.
Lord Mountbatten was last Governor General of India, he served the office between 15 August 1947 – 21 June 1948. He was succeeded by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari in India and Muhammad Ali Jinnah as Governor General of Pakistan . Before becoming Governor General of India he served as Viceroy of India from 12 February 1947 – 15 August 1947. He was Preceded by The Viscount Wavell as Viceroy of India.


Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Battenberg, known informally as Lord Mountbatten, born Prince Louis of Battenberg, was born on 25 June 1900 in Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire.
He studied from Christ's College, Cambridge and served the Royal Navy from 1913-1965, his profession was Admiral of the Fleet. His wife was Edwina Ashley and he had 2 daughters Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma or Lady Pamela Hicks. He fought for World war I and World War II. His glorious services records were as First Sea Lord from 1955-1959 and Chief of the Defence Staff from 1959-1965.

He was honoured with many awards, order of the Knights and Order of Merit and finally Fellow of the Royal Society. After serving India as Viceroy and  Governor General of India he died on 27 August 1979 at the age 79. He was along with his grandson Nicholas and three other people  was murdered by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who had planted a bomb in his fishing boat.