Alec Bishop


Sir Alec Bishop

Bishop in 1945
Birth nameWilliam Henry Alexander Bishop
Born(1897-06-20)20 June 1897
Plymstock, Devon, England
Died15 May 1984(1984-05-15) (aged 86)
Hastings, East Sussex, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Service number11689
CommandsDorset Regiment
ConflictsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Alma materPlymouth College
Royal Military College, Sandhurst

Major-General Sir William Henry Alexander Bishop, KCMG, CB, CVO, OBE (20 June 1897 – 15 May 1984) was a British Army officer and administrator.