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Alexander attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He commanded a battalion on the Western Front, winning the MC in 1915 and the DSO in 1916. He was a member of the Allied Relief Commission in Poland (1919–1920) and fought in Latvia. He and Montgomery together supervised the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940. Appointed Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, Alexander prepared for El Alamein and, with Montgomery and Eisenhower, achieved victory in North Africa (1943). He was promoted to Field Marshal, and as Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean drove the Germans out of Italy (1943–1945). After the War, Alexander served as Minister for Defence (1952–1954).

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis

Date

1957

Medium

oil on paper

Measurements

H 42.5 x W 29.8 cm

Accession number

4689

Acquisition method

Given by John Gilroy, 1969

Work type

Painting

National Portrait Gallery, London

St Martin’s Place, London, Greater London WC2H 0HE England

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Artist or maker

John Thomas Young Gilroy

1898–1985

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