Arnold Allan Cecil Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle, GCVO, CB, VD, TD, JP (1 June 1858 – 12 April 1942), styled Viscount Bury from 1891 to 1894, was a British soldier, courtier and Conservative politician.
"Arnold" The Earl of Albemarle as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, October 1894
After the outbreak of the Second Boer War in October 1899, a corps of imperial volunteers from London was formed in late December 1899. The corps included infantry, mounted infantry, and artillery divisions and was authorized with the name City of London Imperial Volunteers (CIV). It proceeded to South Africa in January 1900, returned in October of the same year, and was disbanded in December 1900. Lord Albemarle was appointed in charge of the infantry division of the CIV on 3 January 1900, with the temporary rank of lieutenant-colonel in the Army,[7] and served as such until the corps was disbanded. He was mentioned in despatches, received the Queen's South Africa Medal with four clasps, and was in 1900 appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) for his services in South Africa.[8] He received the honorary rank of Lt-Col in the Army.[1][3]
Lord Albemarle married Lady Gertrude Lucia Egerton (1861–1943), daughter of Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton, in 1881. They had four sons and one daughter:[1]
Arnold Joost William (1884–1964); married firstly, in 1921, Doris Lilian Carter, they divorced in 1938. He married secondly, in 1938, Annie Margaret Blanche Purnell. He married thirdly, in 1952, Mildred Rodber. He had no children from any of his marriages.
Rupert Oswald Derek (1886–1964); married in 1919 (annulled in 1921) Violet Mary de Trafford, without issue.
