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The Hon. Herbrand Charles Alexander (1888 - 1965)

From the Wikipedia entry for his father, the 4th Earl of Caledon: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Alexander,_4th_Earl_of_Caledon

"Lt.-Col. Hon. Herbrand Charles Alexander DSO (28 November 1888 – 6 May 1965), who fought with the 5th Lancers during the First World War and was mentioned in despatches three times, and in the Second World War as a Lieutenant Colonel of the Pioneer Corps. He married, firstly, Millicent Meredyth, only daughter of Sir Henry Meredyth, 5th Baronet, in 1919 (divorced 1927), and had issue: (i) Denis Alexander, 6th Earl of Caledon. He married, secondly, the Hon. Ada Kate Bellew (who died in 1994), daughter of the late Hon. Richard Eustace Bellew and granddaughter of Edward Bellew, 2nd Baron Bellew, in 1937."

This would make him the older brother of Harold Alexander, the well-known commander of the 8th Army in the Second World War, afterwards Field Marshal the Right Honourable the Earl Alexander of Tunis: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexande...

His mother was Lady Elizabeth Graham-Toler, daughter of Hector Graham-Toler, 3rd Earl of Norbury.

Google searches reveal an interest in horses and polo not unusual for a cavalry officer.

The Peerage page: thepeerage.com/p8033.htm

National Portrait Gallery images: www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp82960/hon-herb...

There are also a few mentions in the London Gazette and other places:

London Gazette, 26 January 1909, p. 663:
"The undermentioned University Candidates and Gentlemen Cadets from The Royal Military College to be Second Lieutenants. Dated 27th January, 1909 :--
CAVALRY.
[...]
5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, The Honourable Herbrand Charles Alexander, in succession to Lieutenant G. G. M. Tyrrell, promoted."
www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28218/pages/663/

Promoted Lieutenant, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, 1 March 1910 (The Times, 9 May 1910)
www.newspapers.com/newspage/33252244/

London Gazette, 6 May 1910, p. 3164:
"War Office, Whitehall,
6th May, 1910.
REGULAR FORCES.
[...]
CAVALRY.
[...]
5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, Second Lieutenant The Honourable Herbrand C. Alexander to be Lieutenant, vice G. C. Juler, seconded. Dated 1st March, 1910."
www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28363/pages/3164/

Mentioned in Despatches by Field-Marshal J. D. P. French, see: London Gazette, 20 October 1914, p. 8380:
"LIST OF NAMES REFERRED TO IN DESPATCH DATED 8 OCTOBER, 1914.
[...]
5th Lancers.
Major J. B. Jardine, D.S.O.
Lieutenant B. W. Robinson.
Lieutenant Hon. H. C. Alexander.
Second Lieutenant W. H. Coulter.
Lieutenant T. De Burgh, Indian Army (attached).
Lieutenant Owen Gough, Indian Army (attached).
No. 5752 Serjeant C. Graham.
No. 4118 Corporal A. Davis.
No. 7130 Corporal R. Ware.
No. 6801 Corporal M. Shutt.
No. 5088 Lance-Corporal E. Wass.
No. 1914 Corporal D. G. Baker.
No. 5131 Corporal E. Grant.
No. 1961 Lance-Corporal G. Inch.
No. 2544 Lance-Corporal D. Mullock.
No. 7321 Serjeant F. D. Wyatt."
www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28945/pages/8380/

London Gazette, 12 December 1914, p. 10662:
5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, Lieutenant The Honourable Herbrand C. Alexander to be Captain. Dated 11th November, 1914
www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29005/supplements/10662/

London Gazette, 11 February 1919, p. 2068:
"CAVALRY.
[...]
5th Lrs.-- Capt. the Hon. H. C. Alexander, D.S.O., relinquishes the actg. rank of Lt.-Col., and reverts to the actg. rank of Maj. whilst empld. as Maj. on Hd.-Qrs. of a Regt. 14th Dec. 1918."
www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31172/supplements/2068/

London Gazette, 1 November 1919, p. 13398:
"CAVALRY.
[...]
5th Lrs.-- Capt. the Hon. H. C. Alexander, D.S.O., to be actg. Maj., from 14th Dec. 1918 to 1st Apr. 1919"
www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31626/supplements/13398/


London Gazette, 24 November 1922, p. 8299:
"REGIMENTAL LIST.
CAVALRY.
The undermentioned are transfd., and retain their present seniority: --
[...]
From 5th L.
[...]
The Hon. H. C. Alexander, D.S.O."
www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32770/pages/8299/

London Gazette, 9 March 1945, p. 1365:
"ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS.
[...]
16th/5th L.
Ret. Oftr. re-empld.
Maj. The Hon. H. C. Alexander, D.S.O. (59102) is granted the hon. rank of Lt.-Col., 14th Mar. 1945, on ceasing to be employed."
www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/36977/supplements/1365/

The DSO:

Edinburgh Gazette, 8 January 1915, pp. 45-46:
"WAR OFFICE, January 1, 1915.
His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the appointment of the undermentioned Officers to be Companions of the Distinguished Service Order, in recognition | of their services with the Expeditionary Force,
specified below :
Captain The Honourable Herbrand Charles Alexander, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers.
Has done exceedingly good work in action, and in reconnaissance, since the commencement of the war."
www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/12759/pages/46/

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Looking for details on Lota Robinson: According to The Amiable Baltimoreans by Francis F. Beirne, 1984 books.google.com/books?id=WNso9EnqfxcC&pg=PA114 one Alfred Jenkins Shriver left $800,000 to Johns Hopkins University in his will for the construction of a lecture hall on condition that on diplay in the hall would be portraits of ten Baltimore women he remembered as beautiful in his youth. Lota Robinson was among them, although some felt that her distinction was more her vivacity and the only one to remain unmarried. She appears quite often in the social columns, with her hats and other fashionable attire frequently mentioned. The Dispatch (Provo, Utah), May 27, 1891, page 3, bottom of column 3, with picture chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86091037/1891-05-27/ed-... indicates, in a piece on Baltimore Beauties, that she is the daughter of Mrs. John Robinson, a Baltimore social leader. There were clearly rumors of engagements in the press, incluing one as early as 1902, in the Free press., November 22, 1902, page 2. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84029696/1902-11-22/ed-... I'm inclined to think she is the women in a dark outfit next to Mrs. Roosevelt. Some more family details are in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 2 June 1911, Page 4 www.newspapers.com/newspage/39834434/ "An engagement of much interest to society in Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia and York, Pa., announced today, is that of Mrs. Robinson Boykin, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Moncure Robinson, and John Messick Gross, son of Mr. and Mrs. John K. Gross, of York, Pa. "Mrs. Boykin, who was formerly Miss Mary Washington Robinson, is one of five attractive sisters, the others being Miss Lota Robinson, Mrs. Richard Morton, Mrs. George P. Mordecai and Mrs. Edward Crozer, of Philadelphia. Mrs. J. Ramsay Barry, another sister, died in 1901. "Mrs. Boykin's brothers are Moncure Robinson, of Philadelphia, and J. Randolph Robinson, of New York. The late Mrs. John M. Robinson, Mrs. Boykin's mother, was one of the leaders of the social life in Baltimore for many years and was noted for her charming and winsome manner and the success and originality of her entertainments."

My best guess for Mrs. T. Hitchcock is Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock, the former Louise Mary Eustis. She would be the third from the left in this picture, with her eyes shut. See photos at www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=117708652 Louise Marie "Lulie" Eustis Hitchcock, 1867-1934 and books.google.com/books?id=HVSKAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA42&lp...

Best bet for Miss Alexander from those I've found so far is: Harriet ALEXANDER, b. 1888, New York City, later Mrs. Winthrop W. Aldrich (Harriet Alexander, 1888–1972) www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/437707 Her sisters, Mary and Janetta (also possibilities) are with her in www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Research/Digital-Library/... as is their cousin Eleanor Butler Alexander. Eleanor was already married by 1916. As Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt , Jr., Eleanor was at the parade, but I presume Bain would not make that mistake.

Lieutenant Charles Otway Alexander, born 1 January 1888 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. If taken during World War 1, this photo will not be past the summer of 1916, when Alexander was promoted to Lieutenant Commander. He eventually reached the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 January 1939. Alexander died on 13 April, 1970, aged 82.