Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
(1891-1969), Field MarshalSitter in 47 portraits
Soldier and Governor General of Canada. In the First World War, Alexander commanded a battalion on the Western Front, winning the MC in 1915 and the DSO in 1916. With Montgomery he supervised the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940. He became Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, in 1942 and helped to achieve victory in North Africa (1943). After the War, Alexander was appointed Governor General of Canada. He was made an earl on his return to Britain in 1952 and became Minister for Defence (1952-4).
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bertram Park
vintage bromide print, 24 February 1941
NPG P457
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1952
NPG P490(2)
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1952
NPG P490(3)
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by John Gilroy
oil on paper, 1957
NPG 4689
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1942 (1922)
NPG x86138
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1942 (1922)
NPG x86139
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 19 August 1926
NPG x83958
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 19 August 1926
NPG x83959
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 19 August 1926
NPG x123666
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 19 August 1926
NPG x123667
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 19 August 1926
NPG x123668
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, March 1938
NPG x163472
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1942
NPG x86137
Winston Churchill; Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, August 1944
NPG x199243
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 26 August 1944
NPG x199244
Winston Churchill; Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 26 August 1944
NPG x199245
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, August 1944
NPG x199246
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, August 1944
NPG x199247
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, November 1945
NPG x163477
Winston Churchill inspecting the Victory Parade, Berlin
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide print, 21 July 1945
NPG x194064
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Frederick Maillard
bromide print, 1946
NPG x135978
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1946
NPG x2562
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1946
NPG x2563
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1946
NPG x86140
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1946
NPG x86141
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1946
NPG x86142
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 1950s
NPG x278
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Central Press
bromide print, 1960s
NPG x279
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 18 April 1922
NPG x81110
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 18 April 1922
NPG x81111
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 18 April 1922
NPG x81112
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 18 April 1922
NPG x81113
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate copy negative, 1942 (1922)
NPG x81959
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 13 November 1945
NPG x127630
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, November 1945
NPG x31820
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 13 November 1945
NPG x73147
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 13 November 1945
NPG x73148
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 13 November 1945
NPG x73149
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, November 1945
NPG x187589
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, November 1945
NPG x187590
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