Alexander Scotland Military person

Alexander Paterson Scotland OBE (1882–1965) was a British Army officer and intelligence officer.Scotland was noted for his work during and after World War II as commandant of the "London Cage", a MI19 prisoner of war facility that was subject to frequent allegations of torture. He wrote about this period in his 1957 book, The London Cage.

Personal facts

Alexander Scotland
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1882
Birth place
England
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1965

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Military person

allegianceUnited Kingdom
award
Bronze Star Medal
Order of the British Empire
military operations
German South-West Africa
World War II
World War I
military branch
British Army
military commandPrisoner of War Interrogation Section
service start1903
service end1903

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External resources

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