Post by Diarist on Sept 23, 2014 10:50:46 GMT 1
Alan Gordon Cunningham was Born on 1 May 1887 in Dublin, Ireland. He is the younger brother of Rear-Admiral Andrew Cunningham.
Early career and the Great War
He was educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal Military Academy before taking a commission in the Royal Artillery in 1906. During the First World War, he served with the Royal Horse Artillery, and was awarded a Military Cross in 1915 and the Distinguished Service Order in 1918. For two years after the war he served as a staff officer in the Straits Settlements.
Source: Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Cunningham
Early career and the Great War
He was educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal Military Academy before taking a commission in the Royal Artillery in 1906. During the First World War, he served with the Royal Horse Artillery, and was awarded a Military Cross in 1915 and the Distinguished Service Order in 1918. For two years after the war he served as a staff officer in the Straits Settlements.
Source: Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Cunningham