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Alan Gordon Cunningham

Sir Alan Cunningham
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Lieutenant General Sir Alan Cunningham as commander of the 8th Army
Born (1887-05-01)1 May 1887
Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom
Died 30 January 1983(1983-01-30) (aged 95)
Kent, England, United Kingdom
Buried at Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Years of service 1906–1946
Rank General
Unit Royal Artillery
Commands held Eastern Command
Northern Ireland
Staff College, Camberley
Eighth Army
East Africa Force
51st (Highland) Infantry Division
9th (Highland) Infantry Division
66th Infantry Division
Battles/wars

First World War
Second World War

Awards Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches (4)
Relations Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (brother)
Other work High Commissioner of Palestine (1945–48)
Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery

First World War
Second World War

General Sir Alan Gordon Cunningham GCMG, KCB, DSO, MC (1 May 1887 – 30 January 1983) was a senior officer of the British Army noted for his victories over Italian forces in the East African Campaign during the Second World War. Later he served as the seventh and last High Commissioner of Palestine. He was the younger brother of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope.

Cunningham was born in Dublin, Ireland, the third son of Professor Daniel John Cunningham and his wife Elizabeth Cumming Browne. He was educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal Military Academy before taking a commission in the Royal Artillery in 1906. During the First World War, he served with the Royal Horse Artillery, and was awarded a Military Cross in 1915 and the Distinguished Service Order in 1918. For two years after the war he served as a staff officer in the Straits Settlements.


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