| Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 6, 1859 |
| Died | February 13, 1939 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | 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 early 1901.[1] Arriving back in the United Kingdom, he briefly became an Instructor at the School of Gunnery before he was appointed a Deputy Assistant Quarter-Master-General at Aldershot in October 1901.[2]
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.
Family[]
In 1888, he married Isabel Newmarch, with whom he had three children.[3]
References[]
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