Colonel (Retired) Mike Montagu

Mike Montagu served in the Light Infantry and then The Rifles commanding the First Battalion Light Infantry, which became 5 Rifles when the new Regiment formed in 2007.

Since retiring he worked in facilities management for Sodexo before spending over nine years as Bursar at Ditchley Park prior to taking on a new part time role there as Host & Historian in early 2022. Mike has also been County Colonel for The Rifles in Oxfordshire since 2013. A resident of Charlbury, Mike’s other interests include the Cathedral Singers in Oxford.