Alexander Wilson (British Army officer) Military career References Navigation menuA Register of St Nicholas College LancingDefence of the Suez Canal 1915Jersey Heritage Trust

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For other people named Alexander Wilson, see Alexander Wilson (disambiguation).

















Sir Alexander Wilson
Born1858
Died1937
Allegiance
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch
Flag of the British Army.svg British Army
RankMajor General
Commands held1 Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; Indian Expeditionary Force E
Battles/wars
Anglo-Zulu War
Second Boer War
World War I
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Major-General Sir Alexander Wilson KCB (1858–1937) was a senior British army officer, Colonel of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey between the years 1916 and 1920.



Military career


Educated at Lancing College,[1] Wilson was gazetted into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1879 and served with the regiment through the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 before being appointed Commandant of Colonial Forces, Western Australia in 1895.[1]


Wilson returned from Australia to fight with his regiment during the Second Boer War and was appointed commander of the 1st Battalion after the Battle of Magersfontein in 1899.[1] He served under Sir John Maxwell in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (World War I) as General Officer Commanding Indian Expeditionary Force E, Canal Defences and was mentioned in dispatches whilst commanding the Suez Canal defences against the Turkish attack through 1915-1916. He was also appointed KCB at around this time.[2]


In later life he became Colonel of the Regiment (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) and was made Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.[3]



References




  1. ^ abc A Register of St Nicholas College Lancing


  2. ^ Defence of the Suez Canal 1915


  3. ^ Jersey Heritage Trust






Government offices
Preceded by
Sir Alexander Rochfort

Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
1916–1920
Succeeded by
Sir William Smith

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