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colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Career statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="padding:0"> <table style="width:100%; margin:-1px; white-space:nowrap;"> <tbody><tr><th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em">Competition</th> <th><a href="/wiki/First-class_cricket" title="First-class cricket">First-class</a></th> </tr><tr> <th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em">Matches</th> <td>116</td> </tr><tr> <th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em">Runs scored</th> <td>5,966</td> </tr><tr> <th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(cricket)" title="Batting average (cricket)">Batting average</a></th> <td>30.91</td> </tr><tr> <th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em">100s/50s</th> <td>10/31</td> </tr><tr> <th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em">Top score</th> <td>175</td> </tr><tr> <th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Delivery_(cricket)" title="Delivery (cricket)">Balls</a> bowled</th> <td>910</td> </tr><tr> <th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Wicket" title="Wicket">Wickets</a></th> <td>18</td> </tr><tr> <th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Bowling_average" title="Bowling average">Bowling average</a></th> <td>44.72</td> </tr><tr> <th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Five-wicket_haul" title="Five-wicket haul">5 wickets in innings</a></th> <td>–</td> </tr><tr> <th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em">10 wickets in match</th> <td>–</td> </tr><tr> <th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em">Best bowling</th> <td>4/21</td> </tr><tr> <th style="width:6em; padding-right:1em">Catches/<a href="/wiki/Stumped" title="Stumped">stumpings</a></th> <td>58/1</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2" style="display:none"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align: right">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15523.html">Cricinfo</a>, <span class="nowrap">15 February 2010</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Alexander Colin Johnston</b> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a> & <a href="/wiki/Medal_bar" title="Medal bar">Bar</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">MC</a></span></span> (26 January 1884 – 27 December 1952) was an English first-class <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricketer</a> and an officer in the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>. Johnston graduated from the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst" title="Royal Military College, Sandhurst">Royal Military College at Sandhurst</a> and entered into the <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_Regiment" title="Worcestershire Regiment">Worcestershire Regiment</a>. Following a three years secondment to the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Nigeria_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northern Nigeria Regiment (page does not exist)">Northern Nigeria Regiment</a>, he returned to England and received a further secondment to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Corps_of_Signals" title="Royal Corps of Signals">Army Signal Service</a>. He served throughout the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a> with distinction, commanding the 10th Battalion of the <a href="/wiki/Cheshire_Regiment" title="Cheshire Regiment">Cheshire Regiment</a> and later the <a href="/wiki/126th_(East_Lancashire)_Brigade" title="126th (East Lancashire) Brigade">126th Infantry Brigade</a>; the latter command made him the youngest <a href="/wiki/General_(British_Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="General (British Army)">general</a> in the British Army. He was wounded several times during the war and received awards for gallantry, most notably the <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">Distinguished Service Order</a> with <a href="/wiki/Medal_bar" title="Medal bar">medal bar</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">Military Cross</a>. His military service continued after the war, albeit in a non-combat role due to his war injuries. Heavily involved in army education, Johnston retired in 1937, but came out of retirement during the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> to serve with the <a href="/wiki/Political_Intelligence_Department_(1939%E2%80%931943)" title="Political Intelligence Department (1939–1943)">Political Intelligence Department</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Foreign,_Commonwealth_and_Development_Office" title="Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office">Foreign Office</a>. </p><p>As a <a href="/wiki/First-class_cricket" title="First-class cricket">first-class cricketer</a>, Johnston was mostly associated with <a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire</a>, for whom he played cricket in the <a href="/wiki/County_Championship" title="County Championship">County Championship</a> between 1902 and 1919. A prolific batsman before the First World War, he placed second in the national batting averages in 1912, behind <a href="/wiki/C._B._Fry" title="C. B. Fry">C. B. Fry</a> and narrowly missed out on playing <a href="/wiki/Test_cricket" title="Test cricket">Test cricket</a> that year for <a href="/wiki/England_cricket_team" title="England cricket team">England</a>. Johnston played 108 first-class matches for Hampshire, scoring 5,442 runs and making ten centuries. He also played at first-class level for the <a href="/wiki/Marylebone_Cricket_Club" title="Marylebone Cricket Club">Marylebone Cricket Club</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gentlemen_v_Players" title="Gentlemen v Players">Gentlemen</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/British_Army_cricket_team" title="British Army cricket team">British Army cricket team</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Johnston_(British_Army_officer)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The son of the Scottish cricketer and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Engineers" title="Royal Engineers">Royal Engineers</a> officer <a href="/wiki/Duncan_Johnston" title="Duncan Johnston">Duncan Johnston</a>, he was born in <a href="/wiki/Derby" title="Derby">Derby</a> in January 1884. Johnston was educated at <a href="/wiki/Winchester_College" title="Winchester College">Winchester College</a>, where he represented the college cricket team as an <a href="/wiki/Batting_order_(cricket)#Opening_batters" title="Batting order (cricket)">opening batsman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leg_break" class="mw-redirect" title="Leg break">leg break</a> bowler.<sup id="cite_ref-BOOK_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BOOK-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WIS_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WIS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There in his second match against <a href="/wiki/Eton_College" title="Eton College">Eton College</a>, he dismissed eight Eton batsmen for 56 runs.<sup id="cite_ref-WIS_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WIS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his time at Winchester, he broke several college batting records.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESandford201419_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESandford201419-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also played <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">association football</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rackets_(sport)" title="Rackets (sport)">rackets</a> at Winchester.<sup id="cite_ref-TIMES_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TIMES-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_career">Military career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Johnston_(British_Army_officer)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Military career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_career">Early career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Johnston_(British_Army_officer)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From Winchester, he proceeded to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst" title="Royal Military College, Sandhurst">Royal Military College at Sandhurst</a>, which he graduated from as a <a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant#United_Kingdom_and_other_Commonwealth_countries" title="Second lieutenant">second lieutenant</a> in November 1903;<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> prior to taking up an appointment with the <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_Regiment" title="Worcestershire Regiment">Worcestershire Regiment</a>, he spent a year in <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Cowboy" title="Cowboy">cowboy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WIS_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WIS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was promoted to <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_(British_Army_and_Royal_Marines)" title="Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)">lieutenant</a> in June 1907,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the same year in which he was seconded to the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Nigeria_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northern Nigeria Regiment (page does not exist)">Northern Nigeria Regiment</a> for three years, which formed part of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_West_African_Frontier_Force" title="Royal West African Frontier Force">West African Frontier Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Whilst serving in Nigeria, he played <a href="/wiki/Polo" title="Polo">polo</a> for Western Nigeria.<sup id="cite_ref-WIS_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WIS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the end of his secondment in October 1910, Johnston returned to the Worcestershire Regiment.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Just under two years later in August 1912, he was seconded to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Corps_of_Signals" title="Royal Corps of Signals">Army Signal Service</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WWI_service">WWI service</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Johnston_(British_Army_officer)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: WWI service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the outbreak of the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a> on 28 July 1914, Johnston travelled with the Worcestershire Regiment to the <a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_I)" title="Western Front (World War I)">Western Front</a> as part of the <a href="/wiki/British_Expeditionary_Force_(World_War_II)" title="British Expeditionary Force (World War II)">British Expeditionary Force</a> in the opening days of the war.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20074_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAstill20074-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He saw action in the allied defeats at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Mons" title="Battle of Mons">Mons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Le_Cateau" title="Battle of Le Cateau">Le Cateau</a> in August,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20074_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAstill20074-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while in September he fought in the indecisive <a href="/wiki/First_Battle_of_the_Aisne" title="First Battle of the Aisne">First Battle of the Aisne</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill200731_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAstill200731-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In that same month he gained promotion to <a href="/wiki/Captain_(British_Army_and_Royal_Marines)" title="Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)">captain</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TIMES_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TIMES-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">Military Cross</a> in February 1915 for actions at <a href="/wiki/Soissons" title="Soissons">Soissons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESandford201419_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESandford201419-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnston was seconded to the <a href="/wiki/25th_Division_(United_Kingdom)" title="25th Division (United Kingdom)">25th Division</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Staff_(military)" title="Staff (military)">General Staff Officer</a>, 3rd Grade in January 1916, an appointment which disappointed him;<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20071_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAstill20071-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, his appointment to the 25th proved beneficial, as he gained the rank of <a href="/wiki/Brevet_(military)#United_Kingdom" title="Brevet (military)">brevet</a> <a href="/wiki/Major_(United_Kingdom)" title="Major (United Kingdom)">major</a> in February – a coveted junior position – an appointment which he took up in March.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnston was active in the <a href="/wiki/Tunnel_warfare#World_War_I" title="Tunnel warfare">mining operations</a> around the <a href="/wiki/Vimy" title="Vimy">Vimy Ridge</a> during 1916 and took part in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Somme" title="Battle of the Somme">Battle of the Somme</a> which lasted from July to November 1916.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20072_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAstill20072-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the Battle of the Somme, he was placed in command of the 10th Battalion, <a href="/wiki/Cheshire_Regiment" title="Cheshire Regiment">Cheshire Regiment</a>, who needed careful leadership to bring them up to fighting efficiency. His skill in command was noted by the battalion's success at the end of the offensive and subsequent <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Messines_(1917)" title="Battle of Messines (1917)">Battle of Messines</a> in 1917.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20072_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAstill20072-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 1916, Johnston was decorated by France with the <a href="/wiki/Croix_de_guerre_1914%E2%80%931918_(France)" title="Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)">croix de guerre</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while in the June <a href="/wiki/1917_Birthday_Honours" title="1917 Birthday Honours">1917 Birthday Honours</a> he was made a Companion of the <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">Distinguished Service Order</a> (DSO) for his efforts at the Somme.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TCRIC_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCRIC-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following month he took part in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Passchendaele" title="Battle of Passchendaele">Battle of Passchendaele</a> with the 10th, where his strong leadership of the battalion was rewarded shortly after the battle, when he was placed in command of the <a href="/wiki/126th_(East_Lancashire)_Brigade" title="126th (East Lancashire) Brigade">126th Infantry Brigade</a> and assumed the temporary rank of <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_(United_Kingdom)#Historical_rank_of_brigadier-general" title="Brigadier (United Kingdom)">brigadier-general</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20072_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAstill20072-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> becoming the youngest <a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">general</a> in the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TCRIC_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCRIC-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, just two days after assuming command, Johnston was seriously wounded in action when he was shot by an enemy sniper; it was the fourth time he had been wounded in the war.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDaviesMaddocks1995155_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDaviesMaddocks1995155-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His wounds were so serious that there seemed to be little hope for his survival, but through the care of <a href="/wiki/Agnes_Keyser" title="Agnes Keyser">Agnes Keyser</a> at the <a href="/wiki/King_Edward_VII%27s_Hospital" title="King Edward VII's Hospital">King Edward VII's Hospital</a>, he was able to recover,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Cricketer1953_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Cricketer1953-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> albeit with one leg four inches shorter the other.<sup id="cite_ref-TCRIC_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCRIC-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He subsequently sat out the remainder of the war recuperating in England.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20072_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAstill20072-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Whilst recuperating, he was awarded a <a href="/wiki/Medal_bar" title="Medal bar">medal bar</a> to his DSO in December 1917,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> gained through his efforts at Passchendaele.<sup id="cite_ref-TCRIC_19-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCRIC-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One week before the end of the war, he was promoted to the full rank of major.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnston served with distinction during the course of the war, being mentioned in despatches on five occasions.<sup id="cite_ref-WIS_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WIS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Later_career">Later career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Johnston_(British_Army_officer)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Later career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Johnston was made a temporary <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)">lieutenant colonel</a> in January 1919.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By July 1919 he had recovered from his wounds, when he returned to service and travelled to the <a href="/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Rhineland" title="Occupation of the Rhineland">occupied Rhineland</a> later in 1919.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20072_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAstill20072-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the war, he held a number of important appointments in connection with education in the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-TIMES_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TIMES-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with his war-wounds having rendered him unfit for service on an active basis,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20072_16-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAstill20072-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in addition to leaving him with a permanent limp.<sup id="cite_ref-WIS_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WIS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He gained the full rank of lieutenant colonel in January 1921,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in the same year he was appointed commandant at the <a href="/wiki/Duke_of_York%27s_Royal_Military_School" title="Duke of York's Royal Military School">Duke of York's Royal Military School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDaviesMaddocks1995155_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDaviesMaddocks1995155-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an appointment he held until 1925.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20073_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAstill20073-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnston was appointed chief education officer at Sandhurst in August 1927,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20073_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAstill20073-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a post which he held until August 1929.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After promotion to brevet <a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_Kingdom)" title="Colonel (United Kingdom)">colonel</a> in January 1931,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnston served in <a href="/wiki/British_India" class="mw-redirect" title="British India">British India</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Army_Education_Corps_(India)" title="Army Education Corps (India)">Army Educational Corps</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20073_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAstill20073-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There, he was inspector and commandant of the Army School of Education in <a href="/wiki/Belgaum" title="Belgaum">Belgaum</a> for six years from December 1931 to until his retirement in 1937.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TIMES_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TIMES-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was placed on the <a href="/wiki/Half-pay" title="Half-pay">half-pay</a> list upon his retirement.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnston returned to military service during the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>, in which he held several <a href="/wiki/Staff_(military)" title="Staff (military)">staff</a> posts, including as a staff officer in air defence at the <a href="/wiki/Aldershot_Command" title="Aldershot Command">Aldershot Command</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-TIMES_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TIMES-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before joining the <a href="/wiki/Political_Intelligence_Department_(1939%E2%80%931943)" title="Political Intelligence Department (1939–1943)">Political Intelligence Department</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Foreign,_Commonwealth_and_Development_Office" title="Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office">Foreign Office</a>. In its service, he returned to India as head of the Foreign Office Mission there.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20073_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAstill20073-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He would serve as an assistant commissioner in HM Forces' Saving Committee between 1945 and 1948,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20073_27-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAstill20073-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with his duties taking him to Italy and <a href="/wiki/Allied-occupied_Austria" title="Allied-occupied Austria">Allied-occupied Austria</a> following the conclusion of the war.<sup id="cite_ref-TIMES_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TIMES-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="First-class_cricket">First-class cricket</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Johnston_(British_Army_officer)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: First-class cricket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Johnston made his debut in <a href="/wiki/First-class_cricket" title="First-class cricket">first-class cricket</a> for <a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire</a> against <a href="/wiki/Surrey_County_Cricket_Club" title="Surrey County Cricket Club">Surrey</a> at <a href="/wiki/County_Ground,_Southampton" title="County Ground, Southampton">Southampton</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1902_County_Championship" title="1902 County Championship">1902 County Championship</a>, whilst still a cadet at Sandhurst. He played six first-class matches that season, including against the touring <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_cricket_team" title="Australia national cricket team">Australians</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FCM_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCM-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eight further appearances followed in 1903,<sup id="cite_ref-FCM_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCM-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with Johnston recording his first half century (59 runs) against <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Warwickshire County Cricket Club">Warwickshire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He scored his maiden <a href="/wiki/Century_(cricket)" title="Century (cricket)">century</a> (105) the following year, in his first match of the season against <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and followed this up later in the season with 108 against <a href="/wiki/Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Leicestershire County Cricket Club">Leicestershire</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> his nine matches in 1904, including one for the <a href="/wiki/Gentlemen_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Gentlemen of England">Gentlemen of England</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Players_of_the_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Players of the South">Players of the South</a> at the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bournemouth_Cricket_Week&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bournemouth Cricket Week (page does not exist)">Bournemouth Cricket Week</a>, yielded him 425 runs at an <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(cricket)" title="Batting average (cricket)">average</a> of 30.35.<sup id="cite_ref-FCBAS_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCBAS-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although his average dropped to 18.23 from seven matches in 1905,<sup id="cite_ref-FCBAS_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCBAS-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnston returned to form in the 1906 season. His twelve first-class matches that season saw him score 903 runs at an average of 39.26, with two centuries.<sup id="cite_ref-FCBAS_39-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCBAS-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With his secondment to West Africa, between 1906 and 1910, he played just one season whilst on summer leave in 1908. In that season, he scored 733 runs at an average of 25.27, making one century.<sup id="cite_ref-FCBAS_39-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCBAS-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His first season back from his secondment was to be his most successful in terms of runs, with Johnston scoring 1,158 runs at an average of 36.18 from 21 matches,<sup id="cite_ref-FCBAS_39-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCBAS-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with seven half centuries and a single century (130) against Worcestershire.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1911, he made six appearances for Hampshire, averaging 41.22.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Cricketer1953_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Cricketer1953-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In that same season, he played twice for the <a href="/wiki/Marylebone_Cricket_Club" title="Marylebone Cricket Club">Marylebone Cricket Club</a> (MCC) and played for the Gentlemen in the <a href="/wiki/Gentlemen_v_Players" title="Gentlemen v Players">Gentlemen v Players</a> at <a href="/wiki/The_Oval" title="The Oval">The Oval</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-FCM_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCM-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in that fixture, he played what <a href="/wiki/Plum_Warner" title="Plum Warner">Plum Warner</a> described as a "splendid <a href="/wiki/Innings#Usage_in_cricket" title="Innings">innings</a>" when he made 82 in the Gentlemen's second innings.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Cricketer1953_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Cricketer1953-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/1912_County_Championship" title="1912 County Championship">1912 County Championship</a>, he played twelve matches for Hampshire, in addition to playing once again the Gentlemen v Players fixture.<sup id="cite_ref-FCM_35-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCM-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He passed a thousand first-class runs for the second and last time in 1912, scoring 1,044 runs at an average of 54.94 from fourteen matches.<sup id="cite_ref-FCBAS_39-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCBAS-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was second in the national batting averages, sandwiched between teammates <a href="/wiki/C._B._Fry" title="C. B. Fry">C. B. Fry</a>, who led the averages, and <a href="/wiki/Phil_Mead" title="Phil Mead">Phil Mead</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Cricketer1953_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Cricketer1953-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His highest first-class score of 175 came against Warwickshire that season, with Johnston having shared in a stand of 250 for the second wicket with Mead (111).<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His performance in that season's Gentlemen v Players match also garnered praise from Warner, who noted that in making 89 in the Gentlemen's first innings, he had stood up to the bowling of <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Barnes" title="Sydney Barnes">Sydney Barnes</a> on a difficult <a href="/wiki/Lord%27s" title="Lord's">Lord's</a> <a href="/wiki/Pitch_(cricket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitch (cricket)">wicket</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Cricketer1953_21-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Cricketer1953-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following this performance, he narrowly missed out on <a href="/wiki/Test_cricket" title="Test cricket">Test</a> selection for <a href="/wiki/England_cricket_team" title="England cricket team">England</a>'s match against <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_cricket_team" title="Australia national cricket team">Australia</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1912_Triangular_Tournament" title="1912 Triangular Tournament">Triangular Tournament</a>, with the selection committee being unable to contact him in time for the match.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20073_27-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAstill20073-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the 1914 season, which was cut short by the outbreak of the First World War, Johnston made three appearances for Hampshire in the <a href="/wiki/1914_County_Championship" title="1914 County Championship">County Championship</a>, having played earlier in the season for the <a href="/wiki/British_Army_cricket_team" title="British Army cricket team">British Army cricket team</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Navy cricket team">Royal Navy</a> at Lord's.<sup id="cite_ref-FCM_35-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCM-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite his wartime injuries, Johnston returned continued to play at first-class level, though he now required a <a href="/wiki/Runner_(cricket)" title="Runner (cricket)">runner</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-TCRIC_19-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCRIC-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Cricketer1953_21-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Cricketer1953-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> controversially, the cricketing authorities decided not to allow him to play with a runner.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played just once for Hampshire following the war, in the <a href="/wiki/1919_County_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1919 County Championship">1919 County Championship</a> against <a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FCM_35-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCM-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two final first-class matches followed in 1920, for the MCC against the British Army, and for the <a href="/wiki/Gentlemen_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Gentlemen of England">Gentlemen of England</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Combined_Services_cricket_team" title="Combined Services cricket team">Combined Services</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FCM_35-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCM-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 108 first-class matches for Hampshire, he scored 5,442 runs at an average of 30.74, making ten centuries, alongside 27 half centuries.<sup id="cite_ref-FCBAT_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCBAT-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Described by Warner as being of "England class", he further described Johnston as "a very fine batsman with a beautiful method of play".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Cricketer1953_21-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Cricketer1953-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A part-time leg break bowler, he took 18 wickets, all for Hampshire, at an <a href="/wiki/Bowling_average" title="Bowling average">average</a> of 44.72.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Warner further described Johnston as a "great <a href="/wiki/Fielding_(cricket)" title="Fielding (cricket)">fieldsman</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Cricketer1953_21-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Cricketer1953-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with him typically fielding long and taking 57 <a href="/wiki/Catch_(cricket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Catch (cricket)">catches</a> for Hampshire.<sup id="cite_ref-FCBAT_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCBAT-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the end of his first-class career, Johnston continued to play minor cricket matches on tours aboard, playing the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_national_cricket_team" title="Netherlands national cricket team">Netherlands</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Free_Foresters_Cricket_Club" title="Free Foresters Cricket Club">Free Foresters</a> and MCC, whilst also visiting Egypt with <a href="/wiki/Hubert_Martineau" title="Hubert Martineau">Hubert Martineau's</a> personal team.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life_and_death">Personal life and death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Johnston_(British_Army_officer)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personal life and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Johnston was associated with the <a href="/wiki/Scouting" title="Scouting">scouts</a> movement in the United Kingdom and was an organiser for the <a href="/wiki/World_Scout_Moot" title="World Scout Moot">3rd World Rover Moot</a> in 1939.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20073_27-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAstill20073-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnston died suddenly on 27 December 1952 at his residence in <a href="/wiki/Knaphill" title="Knaphill">Knaphill, Surrey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WIS_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WIS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was survived by his wife, Esme, whom he had married in 1912, and their two daughters.<sup id="cite_ref-TIMES_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TIMES-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Johnston_(British_Army_officer)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32219/supplement/1043">"No. 32219"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_London_Gazette" title="The London Gazette">The London Gazette</a></i> (Supplement). 4 February 1921. p. 1043.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+London+Gazette&rft.atitle=No.+32219&rft.pages=1043&rft.date=1921-02-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegazette.co.uk%2FLondon%2Fissue%2F32219%2Fsupplement%2F1043&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAlexander+Johnston+%28British+Army+officer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAstill20073-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20073_27-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20073_27-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20073_27-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20073_27-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20073_27-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20073_27-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAstill20073_27-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAstill2007">Astill (2007)</a>, p. 3.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGazette33071" class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33071/page/5134">"No. 33071"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_London_Gazette" title="The London Gazette">The London Gazette</a></i>. 31 July 1925. p. 5134.</cite><span 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title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+London+Gazette&rft.atitle=No.+33309&rft.pages=5734&rft.date=1927-09-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegazette.co.uk%2FLondon%2Fissue%2F33309%2Fpage%2F5734&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAlexander+Johnston+%28British+Army+officer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGazette33530" class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33530/page/5643">"No. 33530"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_London_Gazette" title="The London Gazette">The London Gazette</a></i>. 30 August 1929. p. 5643.</cite><span 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