▁mentioned " ▁in ▁his ▁des patch es . ▁He ▁remained ▁at ▁his ▁post ▁throughout ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 1 - 5 2 ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁noted ▁that ▁throughout ▁this ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁Light ▁Division ▁in ▁the ▁Crime a , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁single ▁day ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁absent ▁from ▁duty . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Deput y - In spect or - General , ▁and ▁was ▁principal ▁medical ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁expedition ary ▁force ▁under ▁Sir ▁George ▁Brown ▁that ▁attacked ▁Ker ch . ▁General ▁C od r ington ▁mentioned ▁AL ex ander ▁in ▁his ▁des patch ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁mentioned ▁in ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁an ▁address ▁from ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁recommended ▁by ▁Dr ▁Andrew ▁Smith ▁for ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Local - In spect or - General ▁for ▁service ▁during ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War ▁Alexander ▁was ▁at ▁home ▁for ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁month ▁when ▁he ▁received ▁orders ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Canada ▁as ▁principal ▁medical ▁officer . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁there ▁for ▁only ▁six ▁months ▁before ▁Lord ▁Pan m ure ▁nominated ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁Royal ▁Commission er ▁on ▁the ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁the ▁san it ary ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁army , ▁and ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁to ▁ful fil ▁this ▁role . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁asked ▁draw ▁up ▁a ▁new ▁reg ulations ▁covering ▁the ▁management