Cambridge, Alexander, 1st Earl of Athlone
- Date of birth:
- April 14th, 1874 (Kensington Palace, London, England)
- Date of death:
- January 16th, 1957 (Kensington Palace, London, England)
- Buried on:
- Frogmore Royal Burial Ground
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
The Earl of Athlone (born Prince Alexander of Teck) fought in the Second Matabele War, Second Boer War and the First World War.
2 June 1940 - 1946: Governor General of Canada (Sworn in on June 21, 1940, in Ottawa)
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Großkreuz der Orden der Württembergischen Krone
- Awarded on:
- 1888
Mentioned in Dispatches
- Rank:
- Second-Lieutenant
- Unit:
- 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars
- Awarded on:
- 1896
- Rank:
- Second-Lieutenant
- Unit:
- 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars
- Awarded on:
- 1897
- Rank:
- Second-Lieutenant
- Unit:
- 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars
- Awarded on:
- December 8th, 1898
- Period:
- Second Boer War (1899-1902)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- April 19th, 1901
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- August 5th, 1904
Hausorden der Rautenkrone
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- 1904
Kungliga Nordstjärneorden - Kommendör med stora korset (KmstkNO)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- 1909
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- October 16th, 1910
- Rank:
- Major
- Awarded on:
- June 19th, 1911
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
- Awarded on:
- May 31st, 1915
Grootlint in de Leopoldsorde / Grand cordon de l'Ordre de Léopold
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
- Unit:
- 2nd Life Guards, 4th Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- October 1st, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Brigadier
- Awarded on:
- February 24th, 1916
Grand Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Brigadier
- Awarded on:
- December 9th, 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Brigadier
- Awarded on:
- June 4th, 1917
Order of St. Anna I class
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Brigadier
- Awarded on:
- January 14th, 1918
With swords
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Brigadier
- Awarded on:
- April 18th, 1918
- Rank:
- Brigadier
- Unit:
- Governor General and Commander-in-Chief designate of the Union of South Africa
- Awarded on:
- November 6th, 1923
Converted Grand Master on 24 June 1936.
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Awarded on:
- April 17th, 1928
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1935
Sources
- - Sveriges statskalender (1912), p. 571
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27032/page/8045
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29200/supplement/5980/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29422/supplement/10/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29312/page/9642
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27306/page/2701
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27702/page/5047
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28505/supplement/4592
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30111/supplement/5459
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29486/supplement/2075
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29854/supplement/12039
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30476/supplement/827
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30638/supplement/4716
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32877/page/7547
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34119/supplement/7
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/14436/page/482/data.pdf
- Major General The Earl of Athlone
- THE LATE EARL OF ATHLONE (Hansard, 22 January 1957)
- The Peerage
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