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Alexander Hood (British Army officer, born 1888)

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was temporarily posted to Bermuda immediately after for the duration of the conference, planned for June, 1953. The conference was actually delayed until December, when the Prime Minister was convinced to reverse the closure of the garrison, resulting in 'A' Company, 1st Battalion,
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Hood resigned effective 26 April 1955, with no explanation given. A few months later, he was granted a divorce from Lady Evelyn Dulcia Hood and married Mrs Helen Winifred Wilkinson of
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during the Bermuda Conferences. The closure of the garrison was completed by 1 May 1953, but was very short-lived. However, a detachment of the
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A Company, 1st Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry: Prospect Garrison, Devonshire Bermuda: 1954 - 1957
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AMacL (25 October 1980). "Lt-Gen Sir Alexander Hood, Kcb, Kcvo, Gbe, Dcl, LLd, Md, Frcp, Frcs, Frfpsglas".
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was commemorated by the naming in his honour of a lecture theatre in the training depot.
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holds a number of photographic images of Hood, mostly by
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in 1954. Hood's tenure in the role was extended twice.
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and then as deputy assistant district pathologist for
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champion. He won the Queen Victoria Jubilee Vase at
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After spending one year as the house surgeon in the
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Alexander Hood (Governor of Bermuda)
Lieutenant-General
GBE
KCB
KCVO
FRCP
FRCSE

Governor of Bermuda
George VI
Elizabeth II
William Addis
John Woodall
Leith
Bermuda
British
George Watson's College
Alma mater
University of Edinburgh
Director General Army Medical Services
Governor of Bermuda
United Kingdom
British Army
Royal Army Medical Corps
World War I
Western Front
World War II
Lieutenant-General
GBE
KCB

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