Sir Philip Christison, 4th Baronet |
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| Nickname(s) | "Christie" |
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| Born | (1893-11-17)17 November 1893
Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| Died | 21 December 1993(1993-12-21) (aged 100)
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
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| Buried | Holy Trinity Church, Melrose, Scotland |
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| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
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| Branch | British Army |
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| Years of service | 1914–1949 |
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| Rank | General |
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| Service number | 9487 |
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| Unit | Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Duke of Wellington's Regiment |
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| Commands | Scottish Command (1947–1949)
Northern Command (1946–1947)
Allied Forces, Dutch East Indies (1945–1946)
Allied Land Forces, South East Asia (1945)
XV Indian Corps (1943–1945)
XXXIII Indian Corps (1942–1943)
15th (Scottish) Infantry Division (1941–1942)
Staff College, Quetta (1940–1941)
Quetta Brigade (1938–1940)
2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment (1937–1938) |
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| Battles / wars | First World War
Second World War
Indonesian National Revolution |
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| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross & Bar
Mentioned in Despatches (2)
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Cloud and Banner (China) |
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| Other work | Secretary of the Scottish Education Department |
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General Sir Alexander Frank Philip Christison, 4th Baronet, GBE, CB, DSO, MC & Bar (17 November 1893 – 21 December 1993) was a British Army officer who served with distinction during the world wars. After service as a junior officer on the Western Front in the First World War, he later distinguished himself during the Second World War, where he commanded XV Indian Corps, part of Sir William Slim's Fourteenth Army, during the Burma campaign. He then went on to have a successful postwar career, and lived to the age of 100.