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His full name is Henry Lethbridge Alexander. There are some mentions in the London Gazette: London Gazette, 23 March 1897, p. 1671: “The Dorsetshire Regiment, To be Second Lieutenants on augmentation. Dated 24th March, 1897: -- Second Lieutenant George Frederick Cardew, from 3rd Battalion the Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Lieutenant John Dauncey, from 7th Battalion the Rifle Brigade (the Prince Consort's Own). Lieutenant Henry Lethbridge Alexander, from 3rd Battalion the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).” www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26835/page/1671 London Gazette, 3 November 1899, p. 6602: “The Dorsetshire Regiment, Lieutenant Hugh A. Mansel to be Captain, to complete establishment. Dated 11th October, 1899. Second Lieutenant H. L. Alexander to be Lieutenant, vice H. A. Mansel. Dated 11th October, 1899.” www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27132/page/6602 London Gazette, 23 June 1915, p. 6117, or Edinburgh Gazette, 29 June 1915, p. 924: “To be Companions of the Distinguished Service Order. Major H. L. Alexander, Dorsetshire Regiment.” www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29202/supplement/6117 www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/12824/page/924 London Gazette, 10 July 1915, p. 6801: “War Office, 10th July, 1915. REGULAR FORCES. […] GENERAL STAFF […] Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-Generals-- Major John W. Hope, Royal Artillery, vice Major A. A. McHardy, D.S.O., Royal Artillery. Dated 6th June, 1915. Major Alfred G. Pratt, The Essex Regiment, vice Major H. L. Alexander, The Dorsetshire Regiment. “ www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29226/supplement/6801 Edinburgh Gazette, 6 March 1923, p. 383: DECORATIONS CONFERRED BY HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF ITALY. Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus. Commander. Colonel (temporary Colonel on the Staff) Henry Lethbridge Alexander, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.” www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13898/page/383

There is also a 1935 letter of his on Amazon, signed Major General H. Lethbridge Alexander, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., written from Aldermoor, Beaulieu, Hants: www.amazon.com/MAJOR-GENERAL-LETHBRIDGE-ALEXANDER-AUTOGRA...

He also seems to have been a regular correspondent to the Spectator in the 1930s (e.g. search Google for "H Lethbridge Alexander"). Or, for an example, see: archive.spectator.co.uk/article/7th-may-1937/21/our-milit...

From a family history web-site Maj. Gen. Henry Lethbridge Alexander was born on 9 Mar 1878 in Langbaugh, Great Ayton, Yorkshire and died on 20 Jun 1944 in Old Hunstanton, Norfolk aged 66. Basic notes: He worked as a Soldier. South African War: First World War. Lt. Col. Dorset Regt. He worked as a Temp. Maj. Gen. Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General British Forces,Italy. in 1918. He worked as a Col. Director of Quartering, War Office in 1919. He worked as a Brig. Gen. Administration in 1920. He worked as a Temp. Col. Staff in 1921.He worked as a Col. QMG York & Durham Inf. Brigade in 1924. He was awarded with CB CMG. DSO Croix de Gurre. He lived at Carreg Felon. Portmadoc, North Wales. He lived at Mill House, Dersingham, Norfolk. Henry married Annabel Angus, daughter of William Angus and Unknown,. Henry next married Dorothy Mary Blanche Long. They had two children: Henry Templer and Sylvia.Brig. Gen. Henry Templer Alexander was born in 1911 and died in 1977 aged 66.Henry married Maribel Joan Sedgwick Rough. Sylvia Alexander Henry next married Emmeline Styleman Le Strange, daughter of Hamon Le Strange and Emmeline Austin, on 23 Jan 1933. Emmeline was born in 1872 in Mayfair,London and died on 26 Jul 1948 aged 76. They had one son: John. John Alexander webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:8dYCDMuqMhw... His sons military career:- Born 1911; educated at Sedbergh School, Yorkshire and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; commissioned into the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 1931; service with 1 Bn, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 1931-1938; Lt, 1934; Capt, 1939; Instructor, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1939-1940; served in World War Two, 1939-1945; service in North Africa, Italy, India, Burma and North West Europe, 1939-1945; temporary Maj, 1940-1941; Bde Maj, 1941-1942; General Staff Officer 2, Combined Operations Headquarters, 1942; General Staff Officer 2 (Staff Duties), Allied Forces Headquarters, 1942-1943; War Substantive Maj, 1943; awarded MBE, 1943; temporary Lt Col, 1943-1944; Commanding Officer, 2 Bn, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Italy, 1944; War Substantive Lt Col, 1944; Col, Operations Staff of Maj Gen Orde Charles Wingate for second Chindit expedition, Operation THURSDAY, Burma, 1944; acting Brig, 1944; awarded OBE, 1945; General Staff Officer 1, 1945-1946; Maj, 1946; Chief Instructor, School of Combined Operations, 1946-1947; General Staff Officer 1 (Operations), Hong Kong, 1948-1950; General Staff Officer 1 (Directing Staff), Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, 1950-1952; Brevet Lt Col, 1951; Lt Col, 1953; Col, 1954; Commanding Officer, 1 Bn, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 1954-1955; commanded 26 Gurkha Infantry Bde, 1955-1957; temporary Brig, 1955-1958; awarded DSO, 1957; Senior Instructor, Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, 1958; Brig, 1959; Brig General Staff, Department of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, War Office, 1959; Imperial Defence College, 1959; awarded CBE, 1960; Chief of Defence Staff, Ghana, 1960-1961; commanded Ghanian contingent, UN Forces, Belgian Congo, 1960-1961; awarded CB, 1961; Chief of Staff, Northern Command Headquarters, York, 1962-1965; retired, 1965; British Observer, International Observer Team on Genocide, Nigeria, 1968; Col, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 1969-1974; died 1977. Publications: African tightrope. My two years as Nkrumah's Chief of Staff (Pall Mall Press, London, 1965). www.kingscollections.org/catalogues/lhcma/collection/a/al... There are some papers held at the National Archive for Henry Lethbridge Alexander of the 9th Dorsets covering the period to 1914. However the 9th Battalion weren't formed until June 1918 in the UK and only existed for three weeks. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details/AssetM...

This is a photo of aviatrix Ruth Alexander (b. 1905 - d. 1930) atop her Barling NB-3 (Reg. NR-880M). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Alexander

Ruth Alexander en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Alexander