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
BranchBritish Army
Years of service1879–1912
RankMajor General
UnitRoyal Scots Fusiliers
CommandsSouth 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.