Henderson Alexander Gall, (born 1 October 1927) is a Scottish journalist, author, and former

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news presenter whose career as a journalist has spanned more than 50 years.

Life and career

Gall was born in

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...

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(present-day

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), where his father was a rubber planter. Gall was educated in Scotland at

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(

Glenalmond College Glenalmond College is a co-educational independent boarding school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, for children aged between 12 and 18 years. It is situated on the River Almond near the village of Methven, about west of the city of Perth. T ...

), a boys'

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Glenalmond Glenalmond or Glen Almond ( gd, Gleann Amain) is a glen which stretches for several miles to the west of the city of Perth in Perth and Kinross, Scotland and down which the River Almond flows. The upper half of the glen runs through mountainou ...

Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and S ...

, where he boarded. Gall retired from ITN in 1992, but has continued television work and writing. He became the World Affairs Expert on

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radio in 2003. His daughter,

Carlotta Gall Carlotta Gall is a British journalist and author. She covered Afghanistan and Pakistan for ''The New York Times'' for twelve years. She is currently the Istanbul bureau chief for The New York Times covering Turkey. Career Summary Daughter of ve ...

, is also a journalist.

Awards

Gall was awarded the

Sitara-e-Pakistan The Nishan-e-Pakistan ( ur, , , ''Order of Pakistan'') is the highest civilian award of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It is awarded for "those who have rendered services of highest distinction" to the national interest of Pakistan. Nishan i ...

in 1985 and the Lawrence of Arabia Memorial Medal in 1986. He was appointed

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(CBE) in 1987. He was appointed

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, George III, King George III. ...

(CMG) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to the people of Afghanistan.

Bibliography

* ''Afghan Napoleon. The Life of Ahmad Shah Massoud'' (2021), Haus Publishing, * ''The Bushmen of Southern Africa: Slaughter of the Innocent'' (July 2001), with

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, Chatto and Windus, * ''News From The Front: A Television Reporter's Life'' (Feb 1994), William Heinemann, * ''

George Adamson George Alexander Graham Adamson MBE (3 February 1906 – 20 August 1989), also known as the ''Baba ya Simba'' ("Father of Lions" in Swahili), was a Kenyan wildlife conservationist and author. He and his wife, Joy, were depicted in the film ''B ...

: Lord of the Lions'' (Nov 1991), Grafton, * ''Afghanistan: Travels with the Mujahideen'' (July 1989), New English Library Ltd, * ''Salang'' (May 1989), The Bodley Head Ltd, * ''Afghanistan: Agony of a Nation'' (Feb 1988), with

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, The Bodley Head Ltd, * ''Behind Russian Lines: An Afghan Journal'' (Sep 1983), Sidg. & J, * ''Don't Worry About the Money Now'' (March 1983), H Hamilton, * ''Chasing the Dragon'' (June 1981), Wm Collins & Sons & Co, * ''Gold Scoop'' (October 1977), Collins,

Film documentary

* ''

: Lord of the Lions'' – Produced by Nick Gray and Sandy Gall. In 1989 Sandy Gall visited conservationist George Adamson, of ''

Born Free ''Born Free'' is a 1966 British drama film starring the real-life couple Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers as Joy and George Adamson, another real-life couple who raised Elsa the Lioness, an orphaned lion cub, to adulthood, and released her in ...

'' fame, in Kenya, East Africa, to discuss his past, his motivation and his life among his lion friends.

Articles

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References

External links

Sandy Gall's Afghanistan Appeal
* Clip on YouTube of Sandy Gall on an LST going up the Pearl River to Hue, in 1968
Imperial War Museum Interview from 2006
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gall, Sandy 1927 births Alumni of the University of Aberdeen British male journalists Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Commanders of the Order of the British Empire ITN newsreaders and journalists Living people People educated at Glenalmond College People from Penang People from Penshurst People of the Vietnam War Rectors of the University of Aberdeen Scottish journalists British expatriates in Malaysia