caption serviceyears laterwork branch commands relations death_date death_place birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
general sir alan cunningham 1906 -- 1946 high colonel commandant of the royal artillery commissioner of palestine -lrb- 1945 -- 48 -rrb- united kingdom eastern army east africa force 51st -lrb- highland -rrb- infantry division command 9th -lrb- highland -rrb- infantry division 66th infantry division northern ireland staff college , camberley eighth andrew brother -rrb- cunningham , 1st viscount cunningham of hyndhope -lrb- 30 january 1983 kent , england , united kingdom dublin , ireland , united kingdom united kingdom knight and st george knight commander of the order of the grand bath distinguished service order military cross mentioned in despatches -lrb- cross 4 -rrb- of the order of st michael first world war second world war 01 may 1887 dean cemetery , edinburgh , scotland , united kingdom general alancunningham.jpg alan cunningham
 sir alan cunningham
alan cunningham

general sir alan gordon cunningham -lrb- 1 may 1887 -- 30 january 1983 -rrb- was a senior officer of the british army noted for his victories over italian forces in the east african campaign during the second world war .
later he served as the seventh and last high commissioner of palestine .
he was the younger brother of admiral of the fleet lord cunningham of hyndhope .
