Major General Alexander Whitmore Colquhoun Richardson (11 May 1887 – 22 July 1964) was a senior British Army officer during the Second World War and bobsledder who competed during at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix.
He served in the First World War in the Bedfordshire Regiment reaching the rank of major[1] and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
Richardson was a member of the four-man bobsled team with Ralph Broome, Thomas Arnold und Rodney Soher who won silver medal in the 1924 Winter Olympics.
From 1930 until his retirement in 1931 Richardson was Commanding Officer 4th Battalion Royal Tank Corps.
Another son Major James Alexander Colquhoun Richardson of 6th Royal Tank Regiment, died 10 July 1942, during First Battle of El Alamein, and is buried at El Alamein cemetery [3] This biographical article relating to British bobsleigh is a stub.