Alexander Telfer-Smollett

Major-General Alexander Patrick Drummond Telfer-Smollett CB CBE DSO MC DL (12 August 1884 – 1954) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.

Alexander Telfer-Smollett
Born	12 August 1884
Died	1954
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1904 - 1942
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	Highland Light Infantry
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross

Military career

Telfer-Smollett was commissioned into the Highland Light Infantry in 1904.[1] After serving in World War I and ultimately leading his regiment to victory at the Battle of Cambrai in 1918,[2] he was appointed Commanding Officer of the British Troops in Shanghai in 1936.[3] He intervened in the Defense of Sihang Warehouse in 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War and facilitated the Chinese withdrawal.[4] He went on to be Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1939 and to serve as a District Commander in the UK during World War II from 1940 until his retirement in 1942.[3]

He lived at Cameron House near Luss in Scotland[5] and in retirement he became Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire.[6] He was also Colonel of the Highland Light Infantry.[7]

References

1. "No. 27665". The London Gazette. 8 April 1904. p. 2245.
2. "Proud Heritage". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
3. Generals.dk
4. Zhang, Boting. "Recollections of the 8/13 Battle of Shanghai". Zhuan Ji Wen Xue. Taipei: Academia Sinica, 1965, vol. 41.
5. Cameron House
6. Lieutenants and Lord-Lieutenants of Counties (Scotland) 1794-
7. Highland Light Infantry

Government offices
Preceded by Sir Edward Broadbent	Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey 1939–1940	Succeeded by John Minshull-Ford