Honours
Brooke was created Baron Alanbrooke, of Brookeborough in the County of Fermanagh, in 1945, and Viscount Alanbrooke in 1946.
- He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order twice in 1916 and 1918 during World War I,
- Appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1937
- Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1940,
- Appointed ADC General to the King, 1944 to 1946
- Promoted Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in 1942,
- Appointed Colonel Commandant The Glider Pilot Regiment 19?? - 1951
- Appointed Colonel Commandant Honourable Artillery Company 1946 - 1954
- Appointed Master Gunner, St. James's Park, the ceremonial head of the Royal Regiment of Artillery 1946-1956
- Appointed Constable of the Tower of London, 1950 - 1955
- Was Colonel Commandant Royal Artillery 19?? - 1957,
- Appointed Deputy Lieutenant County of Southampton and the Town of Southampton 1950
- Appointed Lord Lieutenant of the County of London 1950 - 1957
- He became a Knight of the Garter (KG) in 1946.
- A member of the Order of Merit (OM) in 1946
- And Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) in 1953.
He also served as Chancellor of The Queen's University of Belfast from 1949 until his death. At the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II he was appointed Lord High Constable of England, thus commanding all troops taking part in the event. In 1994, a statue of Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke was erected in front of the Ministry of Defence in Whitehall in London. The statue is flanked by statues of Britain's other two leading generals of World War II, Viscount Slim and Viscount Montgomery.
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