Major-General Sir (Alexander) Douglas Campbell KBE CB DSO MC (20 June 1899 – 3 April 1980) was General Officer Commanding Aldershot District.

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Alexander Douglas Campbell
Born	20 June 1899 Kashmir, India
Died	3 April 1980 (aged 80) Aldershot, Hampshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Service number	5768
Unit	Royal Engineers
Commands held	Aldershot District
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross

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Educated at Cheltenham College, Queens' College, Cambridge,^[1] and the Royal Military Academy Woolwich,^[2] Campbell was commissioned into the Royal Engineers 1917 and served in World War I.^[3]

He also served in World War II becoming Assistant Director for Bomb Disposal in 1940.^[3] He was appointed Chief Engineer for IX Corps in North Africa in 1943 and successively for I Corps in Normandy in 1944, for 2nd Army also in 1944 and for 14th Army in 1945.^[3]

After the War he was made Deputy Director of Tactical Investigation and then transferred to Middle East Land Forces in 1947.^[3] He became Engineer-in-Chief at the War Office in 1948 and Vice Adjutant-General to the Forces in 1952.^[3] He was appointed General Officer Commanding Aldershot District in 1954 and retired in 1957.^[3]

In retirement he was Lieutenant Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 1957 to 1962 and Colonel Commandant of the Royal Engineers from 1958 to 1964.^[3]

In 1969, he acted as the military advisor to Richard Attenborough's film production of Oh! What a Lovely War.^[4]

He lived at Shipley near Horsham in Sussex.^[2]

In 1923 he married Patience Loveday Carlyon.^[2]