Alex Rowe

Who is Alex Rowe?

Chief Adjutant Alex Rowe is a British member of the French Foreign Legion, one of the most decorated members of the Legion and the first English legionnaire to be invested into the Légion d'honneur, France's highest order of merit. Born and raised in England, he was unable to join the British Army at age 17 on medical grounds, and instead elected to join the Foreign Legion at age 20. After 23 years service, Rowe reached the highest levels of rank available to non-French nationals in the Legion, and had been awarded five citations for acts of bravery in operational theatres around the world, culminating in 2009 with the Légion d'honneur for a second tour of Afghanistan.