Colonel George Alexander Ledingham (6 March 1890 – 8 November 1978) was a British Army officer and Scottish international rugby union player.

Ledingham was born in Aberdeen and educated at Aberdeen Grammar School.

A forward, Ledingham played for Aberdeen and was capped for Scotland in a 1913 Five Nations match against France in Paris. He also had the distinction of captaining United Services against the touring 1917 Springboks.

Ledingham was a commander with the Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry during World War II. He was decorated with a D.S.O. in 1940, On the liberation of South Brabant in 1944, Ledingham served as commander of their Military Government and was later secretary general of the United Nations War Crimes Commission.

See also List of Scotland national rugby union players

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