Alexander Gatehouse | |
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Nickname(s) | "Alec"[1] |
Born | 20 May 1895 |
Died | 21 August 1964 Sweden | (aged 69)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1914–1947 |
Rank | Major-General |
Service number | 5979 |
Unit | Northumberland Fusiliers Royal Tank Corps |
Commands | 1st Armoured Division (1942) 10th Armoured Division (1942) 4th Armoured Brigade (1941–42) Mechanisation Experimental Establishment (1933–37) |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Distinguished Service Order & Bar Military Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches |
Major General Alexander Hugh Gatehouse, DSO & Bar, MC & Bar (20 May 1895 – 21 August 1964) was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 10th Armoured Division during the North African campaign of the Second World War.