Alexander Hamilton-Gordon (British Army officer, born 1859)
Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon | |
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Born | 6 July 1859 |
Died | 13 February 1939 (aged 79) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | IX Corps |
Battles/wars | Second Afghan War Second Boer War First World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Mention in Despatches (4) |
Lieutenant General Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon KCB (6 July 1859 – 13 February 1939) was a British general during World War I.
Military career
Hamilton-Gordon was one of ten children of General Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon, K.C.B. and Caroline Herschel. His grandfather was George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 until 1855.
Educated at Winchester College, Hamilton-Gordon was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1880.[1] His first military service was in the Second Afghan War in 1880.[1] Hamilton-Gordon later served in the Boer War taking part in actions at Ladysmith, Spion Kop, Vaal Kranz and Tugela Heights.[1] He became Deputy Assistant Adjutant General for Intelligence in South Africa in 1901.[1] He then became an Instructor at the School of Gunnery before moving on to hold various staff officer positions.[1]
In 1910, he took a posting as Director of Military Operations in India, where he served until 1914, when he became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Aldershot Command.[1] In 1916, he was given command of IX Corps,[1] serving at the Battle of Messines and the Third Battle of the Aisne. He was relieved in 1918 and retired in 1920.[1]
He died in 1939.OLD PERSON!!!!!!!!!
I MISS SAMMY
Family
In 1888, he married Isabel Newmarch, with whom he had three children.[2]
References
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- 1859 births
- 1939 deaths
- Old Wykehamists
- British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
- British Army World War I generals
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
- Royal Artillery officers