London July 20, Major-General H. R. Alexander, the oticer. to whom Lord Gort handes over the command of the remaining troops at Dunkirk, when he returned to England. has been promoted te Lieutenant-General.
Lieutenant-General Alexander, who is 48 years of age, was one of the youngest Major-Generals in the Bute ish Army, and had already seen service in three eampaigns—the Great War, on the North-West Frontier in India and in the present conflict, Lieutenant-General CJ.E. Auchinloy has been appointed Commander-in" Chief of the Southern Command in succession to Sir Alan Brooke, It is understood that General Sir Edmund Ironside will remain on the active list and be available for em= ployment either in an advisory capa city oF in command—Reuter,
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