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Sir Alexander Ernest Wardrop (15 September 1872 – 22 June 1961) was a

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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

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Military career

Wardrop was commissioned into the

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in 1892.Sir Alexander Ernest Wardrop
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives He served in the Great War, initially as a

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in the

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which formed part of the British Expeditionary Force. He served in

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and took part in the Battle of Vittorio Veneto in

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in 1918. After the War he was

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for the 3rd Army from 1918 and then

of British Troops in

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from 1921. He became Quartermaster-General for

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in 1930 and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Northern Command in 1933; he retired in 1937. He lived at Upham in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wardrop, Alexander 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