Hood, Alexander
- Date of birth:
- September 25th, 1888 (Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland)
- Date of death:
- September 11th, 1980 (Bermuda)
- Nationality:
- British
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-Colonel
- Awarded on:
- June 8th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Brigadier
- Unit:
- Deputy Director, Medical Services, British Expeditionary Force (BEF), British Army
- Awarded on:
- July 26th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Brigadier
- Unit:
- Deputy Director, Medical Services, Scottish Command, British Army
- Awarded on:
- December 20th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Directorate-General of Army Medical Services, Department of the Adjutant-General, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1942
Director General
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-general
- Unit:
- Directorate-General of Army Medical Services, Department of the Adjutant-General, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- June 19th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-general
- Unit:
- Directorate-General of Army Medical Services, Department of the Adjutant-General, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- June 2nd, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-general
- Unit:
- Directorate-General of Army Medical Services, Department of the Adjutant-General, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-general
- Unit:
- Directorate-General of Army Medical Services, Department of the Adjutant-General, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1946
Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-general
- Unit:
- Directorate-General of Army Medical Services, Department of the Adjutant-General, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- November 14th, 1947
Grootofficier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.2x)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-general
- Unit:
- Directorate-General of Army Medical Services, Department of the Adjutant-General, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- May 14th, 1948
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-general
- Awarded on:
- November 24th, 1953
Sources
- - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38288/supplement/2921/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38122/supplement/5352/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/15605/page/506/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36599/page/3191/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36033/supplement/2419/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35606/page/2757/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35606/page/2757/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40043/page/6816/data.pdf
- British Army Officers 1939-1945- H
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