The Royals and Nobles Ancestry
Online Genealogy of Royals and Nobles
1883 - 1963 (79 years)| Birth | 23 Jul 1883 | |
| Education | - abroad - Royal Marine Artillery Woolwich | |
| Occupation / Profession | Served in World War I (despatches 6 times) and World War II (despatches) | |
| Honor | 1917 (33 years old) | |
| Distinguished Service Order (DSO) | ||
| Honor | 1918 (34 years old) | |
| Bar | ||
| Occupation / Profession | From 1929 to 1932 (45 years old) | |
| Commandant at the School of Artillery | ||
| Occupation / Profession | From 1932 to 1934 (48 years old) | |
| Instructor Imperial Defence College | ||
| Occupation / Profession | From 1934 to 1935 (50 years old) | |
| Commander in the 8th Infantry Brigade | ||
| Occupation / Profession | From 1935 to 1936 (51 years old) | |
| Inspector Royal (Regiment of) Artillery (RA) | ||
| Occupation / Profession | From 1936 to 1937 (52 years old) | |
| Director Military Training War Office | ||
| Occupation / Profession | From 1937 to 1938 (53 years old) | |
| Commander Mobile Division | ||
| Honor | 1937 (53 years old) | |
| Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) | ||
| Occupation / Profession | From 1938 to 1939 (54 years old) | |
| Commander-in-Chief Anti-Aircraft Command (Territorial Army (TA)) | ||
| Occupation / Profession | 1939 (55 years old) | |
| Colonel Commandant Royal (Regiment of) Artillery (RA) | ||
| Occupation / Profession | 1940 (56 years old) | |
| General | ||
| Occupation / Profession | 1940 (56 years old) | |
| General Officer Commanding-in-Chief British Expeditionary Force (BEF) | ||
| Occupation / Profession | 1940 (56 years old) | |
| Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) | ||
| Membership | From 1940 to 1941 (56 years old) | |
| Commander-in-Chief Home Forces | ||
| Honor | 1940 (56 years old) | |
| Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) | ||
| Occupation / Profession | From 1941 to 1946 (57 years old) | |
| Chief of the Imperial General Staff | ||
| Membership | From 1942 to 1946 (58 years old) | |
| Aide-de-Camp-General to His Majesty King George VI | ||
| Occupation / Profession | 1944 (60 years old) | |
| Field Marshal | ||
| Occupation / Profession | 1944 (60 years old) | |
| Glider Pilot Regiment | ||
| Honor | 1945 (61 years old) | |
| Freeman of Belfast | ||
| Honor | 1945 (61 years old) | |
| Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) from Queen's University Belfast | ||
| Honor | 1945 (61 years old) | |
| Knight Grand Cross of the of the of the Order of the Bath (GCB) | ||
| Title | From 18 Sept 1945 to 17 Jun 1963 (62 years old) | |
| 1st Baron Alanbrooke (of Brookeborough, County Fermanagh) [UK. 1945] | ||
| Occupation / Profession | From 1946 to 1954 (62 years old) | |
| Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) | ||
| Occupation / Profession | From 1946 to 1956 (62 years old) | |
| Master Gunner St. James's Park | ||
| Honor | 1946 (62 years old) | |
| Freeman of the City of London | ||
| Honor | 1946 (62 years old) | |
| Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG) | ||
| Honor | 1946 (62 years old) | |
| Order of Merit (OM) | ||
| Title | From 29 Jan 1946 to 17 Jun 1963 (62 years old) | |
| 1st Viscount Alanbrooke (of Brookeborough, County Fermanagh) [UK. 1946] | ||
| Occupation / Profession | 1947 (63 years old) | |
| Chairman of Belfast Banking | ||
| Occupation / Profession | 1947 (63 years old) | |
| Director of Midland Bank | ||
| Occupation / Profession | From 1948 to 1958 (64 years old) | |
| Director of Hudson's Bay Company | ||
| Occupation / Profession | 1948 (64 years old) | |
| Director of National Discount Company | ||
| Occupation / Profession | 1949 (65 years old) | |
| Chancellor Queen's University Belfast | ||
| Occupation / Profession | From 1950 to 1955 (66 years old) | |
| Constable Tower of London | ||
| Occupation / Profession | From 1950 to 1955 (66 years old) | |
| Government director Anglo-Iranian Oil | ||
| Occupation / Profession | From 1950 to 1956 (66 years old) | |
| Lord Lieutenant of the County of London | ||
| Occupation / Profession | From 1950 to 1954 (66 years old) | |
| President London ZS | ||
| Honor | 1950 (66 years old) | |
| Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) from Bristol | ||
| Occupation / Profession | 1951 (67 years old) | |
| Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) from London | ||
| Occupation / Profession | 1953 (69 years old) | |
| Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) from Edinburgh | ||
| Occupation / Profession | 1953 (69 years old) | |
| Lord High Constable during the Coronation | ||
| Honor | 1953 (69 years old) | |
| Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) | ||
| Occupation / Profession | From 1954 to 1956 (70 years old) | |
| Director of Triplex Safety Glass | ||
| Honor | - Grand Cross Legion of Honour - Grand Cross Netherlands Lion - Grand Cross Dannebrog - Grand Cross North Star of Sweden - Grand Order Polonia Restituta 1st Class - 1st Class Suvarov of USSR - Grand Cordon Leopold with palm of Belgium - 1st Class White Lion of Czechoslovakia - 1st Class Redeemer of Greece - 1st Class Trinity of Ethiopia - Croix de Guerre - Belgian Croix de Guerre - Czechoslovak Croix de Guerre - American Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) - Honorary Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) from Oxfordshire and Cambridge | |
| Honor | 1957 (73 years old) | |
| Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) from Leicester | ||
| Honor | 1960 (76 years old) | |
| Boyne Media Northern Ireland | ||
| Death | 17 Jun 1963 | |
| Person ID | P6983 | Europe |
| Last Modified | 1 Aug 2025 | |
| Wife 1 | Jane Mary Richardson b. Date unknown d. 24 Apr 1925 [1] Marriage |
28 Jul 1914 |
Age at Marriage |
Alan was 31 years old. Jane was ?? old. | They were married for 10 years and 9 months. Children |
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Family ID |
F3416 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
1 Aug 2025 | | |||||||||
| Wife 2 | Benita Blanche Pelly b. Date unknown d. 4 May 1968 [2] Other Partners: └─Sir Thomas Lees, 2nd Baronet Marriage |
7 Dec 1929 |
Age at Marriage |
Alan was 46 years and 5 months old. Benita was ?? old. | They were married for less than -1930 years. Children |
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Family ID |
F3418 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
1 Aug 2025 | | |||||||||
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