| Sir Alexander Wardrop | |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1872 |
| Birth Place: | Bombay, British India |
| Death Place: | Upham, Hampshire, England |
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom |
| Branch: | British Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1892−1937 |
| Rank: | General |
| Unit: | First World War |
| Commands: | British Troops in Palestine Northern Command |
| Awards: | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
General Sir Alexander Ernest Wardrop (15 September 1872 – 22 June 1961) was a British Army General who rose to high rank in the 1930s.[1]
Wardrop was the only son of Maj.-Gen. Alexander Wardrop. He was educated at Haileybury and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.[1]
Wardrop was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1892.[2] He served in the Great War, initially as a Brigadier in the Guards Division which formed part of the British Expeditionary Force.[2] He served in France and took part in the Battle of Vittorio Veneto in Italy in 1918.[2]
After the War he was Commander Royal Artillery for the 3rd Army from 1918 and then Commander of British Troops in Palestine from 1921.[2] He became Quartermaster-General for India in 1930 and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Northern Command in 1933; he retired in 1937.[2] He lived at Upham in Hampshire.[3]