Alexander Thorneycroft

Alexander Whitelaw Thorneycroft
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Thorneycroft c. 1900
Born(1859-01-19)19 January 1859
Wolverhampton
Died4 November 1931(1931-11-04) (aged 72)
Reading, Berkshire
Buried
Earley St. Peter Churchyard, Earley, Berkshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1879–1912
RankMajor General
UnitRoyal Scots Fusiliers
Commands heldSouth Midland Division
14th Infantry Brigade
Thorneycroft Mounted Infantry
Battles/warsAnglo-Zulu War
First Boer War
Second Boer War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Mentioned in Despatches

Major General Alexander Whitelaw Thorneycroft, CB (19 January 1859 – 4 November 1931) was a senior British Army officer during the Second Boer War.


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