Harold Alexander 1st Earl Alexander Of Tunis

Field marshal harold rupert leofric george alexander 1st earl alexander of tunis kg gcb om gcmg csi dso mc cd pc 10 december 1891 16 june 1969 was a senior british army officer who served with distinction in both the first world war and the second world war and afterwards as governor general of canada the 17th since canadian confederation.

Earl alexander of tunis is a title in the peerage of the united kingdom it was created on 14 march 1952 for the prominent military commander field marshal harold alexander 1st viscount alexander of tunis. Field marshal harold rupert leofric george alexander 1st earl alexander of tunis kg gcb om gcmg csi dso mc cd pc can pc 10 december 1891 16 june 1969 was a senior british army officer who served with distinction in both the first and the second world war and afterwards as governor general of canada and the first lord lieutenant of greater london in 1965. Alexander harold rupert leofric george 1st earl alexander of tunis. The british field marshal harold rupert leofric george alexander 1st earl alexander of tunis 1891 1969 was the supreme allied commander of the mediterranean theater in world war ii.

Alexander was born in london england to. Field marshal harold rupert leofic george alexander 1st earl alexander of tunis. The last british governor general of canada 1946 52 was born into the irish aristocracy. He was governor general of canada from 1946 to 1952 and british minister of defense from 1952 to 1954.

Son of major james alexander 4th earl of caledon and lady elizabeth graham toler. Harold alexander 1st earl alexander also called 1946 52 viscount alexander of tunis or 1942 46 sir harold alexander born dec. 10 1891 london died june 16 1969 slough buckinghamshire eng prominent british field marshal in world war ii noted for his north african campaigns against field marshal erwin rommel and for his later commands in italy and western europe. He had already been created viscount alexander of tunis of errigal in the county of donegal on 1 march 1946 and was made baron rideau of ottawa and of castle derg in the county of tyrone.

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D at slough eng 16 june 1969. Harold rupert leofric george alexander 1st earl alexander of tunis army officer governor general b at london eng 10 dec 1891. Field marshal harold rupert leofric george alexander 1st earl alexander of tunis kg gcb om gcmg csi dso mc cd pc can pc 10 december 1891 16 june 1969 2 was a senior british army officer who served with distinction in both the first and the second world war and afterwards as governor general of canada and the first lord lieutenant of greater london in 1965.