Alexander Wilson (British Army officer) Military career References Navigation menuA Register of St Nicholas College LancingDefence of the Suez Canal 1915Jersey Heritage Trust
1858 births1937 deathsBritish Army personnel of the Anglo-Zulu WarBritish Army personnel of the Second Boer WarBritish Army generals of World War IKnights Commander of the Order of the BathArgyll and Sutherland Highlanders officersPeople educated at Lancing CollegeGovernors of JerseyBritish Army generals
Major-GeneralKCBColonelArgyll and Sutherland HighlandersLieutenant Governor of JerseyLancing CollegeArgyll and Sutherland HighlandersAnglo-Zulu WarSecond Boer WarBattle of MagersfonteinSir John MaxwellSinai and Palestine CampaignWorld War IIndian Expeditionary Force ESuez CanalKCBArgyll and Sutherland HighlandersLieutenant Governor of Jersey
Sir Alexander Wilson | |
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| Born | 1858 |
| Died | 1937 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  British Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | 1 Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; Indian Expeditionary Force E |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Zulu War Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards | Knight 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
^ abc A Register of St Nicholas College Lancing
^ Defence of the Suez Canal 1915
^ Jersey Heritage Trust
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| Preceded by Sir Alexander Rochfort | Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 1916–1920 | Succeeded by Sir William Smith |
