| 词条 | David Alexander-Sinclair |
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|name=David Alexander-Sinclair |birth_date=2 May 1927 |death_date=7 February 2014 (aged 86) |birth_place= |death_place= |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance= {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom |branch= British Army |serviceyears=1946 - 1982 |rank= Major-General |commands=6th Armoured Brigade 1st Armoured Division Staff College, Camberley |unit= |battles= |awards= Companion of the Order of the Bath |laterwork= }} Major-General David Boyd Alexander-Sinclair {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CB}} (2 May 1927 – 7 February 2014) was a British Army officer who commanded 1st Armoured Division. Military careerEducated at Eton College,[1] Alexander-Sinclair was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade in 1946.[2] In 1967 he was given command of 3rd Bn Royal Green Jackets.[2] He was appointed Commander of 6th Armoured Brigade in 1971, General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division in 1975[3] and Chief of Staff at UK Land Forces in 1978.[2] His last role was as Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley in 1980 before he retired in 1982.[2] He died on 7 February 2014.[4] FamilyIn 1958 he married Ann Ruth Daglish; they had two sons and one daughter.[1] References1. ^1 Debrett's People of Today {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=John Stanier}}{{s-ttl|title=1st Armoured Division|years=1975−1977}}{{s-aft|after=Richard Lawson}}2. ^1 2 3 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives 3. ^Army Commands {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf |date=July 5, 2015 }} 4. ^Peerage News |-{{s-bef|before=Frank Kitson}}{{s-ttl|title=Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley|years=1980−1982}}{{s-aft|after=John Akehurst}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander-Sinclair, David}} 7 : 1927 births|2014 deaths|British Army generals|Rifle Brigade officers|Companions of the Order of the Bath|People educated at Eton College|Commandants of the Staff College, Camberley |
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