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2 unusual facts about Earl Alexander of Tunis


Earl Alexander

Earl Alexander of Tunis, a title created in 1952 for Harold Alexander, 1st Viscount Alexander of Tunis

Eton v Harrow

Lord Byron played for Harrow in the 1805 match, Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis for Harrow in Fowler's match in 1910, Bolo Whistler for Harrow in 1916, Alec Douglas-Home for Eton in 1921 and 1922, Terence Rattigan for Harrow in 1929 and Henry Blofeld for Eton in 1955.


John Brooke, 2nd Viscount Brookeborough

He was on the personal staff of Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander (later created Lord Alexander).


see also

Templecombe

General Sir Richard McCreery GCB, KBE, DSO, MC (1898 - 1967), Chief of Staff to Field Marshal Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, at the time of the Second Battle of El Alamein and later commanded the British Eighth Army in Northern Italy during 1944-45, died in Templecombe.