| Sir Alexander Wardrop | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 September 1872 Bombay, British India |
| Died | 22 June 1961(1961-06-22) (aged 88) Upham, Hampshire, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1892−1937 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | First World War |
| Commands | British Troops in Palestine Northern Command |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
General Sir Alexander Ernest Wardrop GCB CMG (15 September 1872 – 22 June 1961) was a British Army General who rose to high rank in the 1930s.
Education
Wardrop was the only son of Maj.-Gen. Alexander Wardrop. He was educated at Haileybury and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
Military career
Wardrop was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1892. He served in the Great War, initially as a Brigadier in the Guards Division which formed part of the British Expeditionary Force. He served in France and took part in the Battle of Vittorio Veneto in Italy in 1918.
After the War he was Commander Royal Artillery for the 3rd Army from 1918 and then Commander of British Troops in Palestine from 1921. He became Quartermaster-General for India in 1930 and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Northern Command in 1933; he retired in 1937. He lived at Upham in Hampshire.
References
- ^ "Obituary: Gen. Sir Alexander Wardrop". The Times. 24 June 1961. p. 10.
- ^ Sir Alexander Ernest Wardrop Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- Armstrong Siddeley Motors: The Cars, the Company and the People in Definitive Detail By Bill Smith, Page 261 Veloce, 2006, ISBN 978-1-904788-36-2
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bySir Francis Gathorne-Hardy | GOC-in-C Northern Command 1933–1937 |
Succeeded bySir William Bartholomew |
- 1872 births
- 1961 deaths
- People educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Royal Artillery officers
- British Army generals of World War I
- Military personnel of British India
- British people in colonial India
- 19th-century British Army personnel