Alfred Codrington


Sir Alfred Codrington

Codrington in dress uniform, c. 1900
Born(1854-05-04)4 May 1854
Died12 September 1945(1945-09-12) (aged 91)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1873–1918
RankLieutenant-General
UnitColdstream Guards
3rd Army Corps
CommandsThird Army
London District
1st London Division
1st Battalion Coldstream Guards
Conflicts
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Mentioned in Despatches
Spouse
Adela Harriet Portal
(m. 1885; died 1935)
Children3
RelationsGeneral Sir William Codrington (father)
William Codrington (son)
John Codrington (son)

Lieutenant-General Sir Alfred Edward Codrington, GCVO, KCB (4 May 1854 – 12 September 1945) was a British Army officer who served in colonial wars in Africa during the late nineteenth century, and later commanded a reserve army during the First World War.