Alexander Gatehouse

Major-General

Alexander Gatehouse

DSO* MC*
Nickname"Alec"
Born(1895-05-20)20 May 1895
Died21 August 1964(1964-08-21) (aged 69)
Sweden
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1914–1947
RankMajor-General
Service number5979
UnitNorthumberland Fusiliers
Royal Tank Corps
Commands1st Armoured Division (1942)
10th Armoured Division (1942)
4th Armoured Brigade (1941–42)
Mechanisation Experimental Establishment (1933–37)
ConflictsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsDistinguished 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.

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