SIS Scotland, Alexander Paterson

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Scotland​

• FORENAME

Alexander Paterson​

• UNIT

MI 19 (POW Interrogation Section)​

• RANK

T/Lieutenant Colonel​

• NUMBER

127896​

• AWARD

Bronze Star (US)​

• PLACE

WW2 (London Gazette 14.2.1946)​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit Intelligence Corps​

born 1882 England​

left school age 14​

office boy,London​

London grocery business​

to South Africa​

served in German Army,South-West Africa 1903-07​

general manager,Government Trading Post,Ramonsdrift,Cape Colony​

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps (Private) 1915​

commissioned T/2Lt Special List 11.7.1916​

left Army 1919 as T/Captain Special List​

awarded O.B.E. 1.1.1919​

to South West Africa and South America 1927-33​

commissioned General List (2Lt) 16.4.1940​

BEF (interrogating POWs) ​

Intelligence Corps (2Lt) 15.7.1940​

POW Interrogation Section (MI 19) (The London Cage)​

author of London Cage​

died 1965​

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