Alexander Wilson (British Army officer)

Major-General

Sir Alexander Wilson
Birth nameAlexander Andrew Wilson
Born29 October 1858
Framsden, Suffolk, England
Died7 July 1937(1937-07-07) (aged 78)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankMajor General
Commands1 Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; Indian Expeditionary Force E
Battles/warsAnglo-Zulu War
Second Boer War
World War I
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Major-General Sir Alexander Andrew Wilson KCB (29 October 1858 – 7 July 1937) was a senior British Army officer, Colonel of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey between the years 1916 and 1920.[1]

  1. ^ "Obituary: Major-Gen. Sir A. Wilson". The Times. 8 July 1937. p. 18.