Alexander Scotland

Lt. Col. Alexander Scotland, OBE
Lt. Col. Alexander Scotland, OBE
Born	15 July 1882; Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England
Died	3 July 1965 (aged 82); Brent, London, England
Allegiance	German South West Africa; United Kingdom;
Branch	German Army; British Army;
Service years	1903–1907 (German Army, German South West Africa); 1915–1919, 1940–1948 (British Army);
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Commands	Prisoner of War Interrogation Section
Conflicts	German campaign in German South West Africa; World War I; World War II;
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Bronze Star (USA);

Alexander Paterson Scotland, OBE (1882–1965) was a British Army officer and intelligence officer.

Scotland was noted for his work during and after World War II as commandant of London Cage, an MI19 interrogation facility that was subject to frequent allegations of torture. He wrote about this period in his 1957 book, The London Cage.