Sir William Henry Seymour
Born1829 (1829)
Died (aged 91)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankGeneral
Battles/warsCrimean War
Indian Rebellion of 1857
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

General Sir William Henry Seymour KCB (1829 – 20 June 1921) was a senior British Army officer.

Military career

Seymour was commissioned in 1847.[1] He saw action in the Crimean War in 1854 and in the Indian Rebellion of 1857[1] and then served as Inspector-General of Cavalry in Ireland from 1874 to 1879.[1] He was Colonel of the 3rd Dragoon Guards from 1883 to 1891,[2] colonel of the 13th Hussars from 1891 to 1894[3] and colonel of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) from 1894 until his death on 20 June 1921.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Seymour, General Sir William Henry". The Indian Biographical Dictionary. 1915. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ Mills, T.F. "3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2007.
  3. ^ Mills, T.F. "13th Hussars". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Mills, T.F. "The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 9 February 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  5. ^ "General Sir William Henry Seymour". The Gazette. London. 13 August 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 18 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Military offices Preceded byRobert Robertson Colonel of the 3rd Dragoon Guards 1883–1891 Succeeded byConyers Tower Preceded byRichard Prettejohn Colonel of the 13th Hussars 1891–1894 Succeeded bySir Baker Russell Preceded bySir Charles Walker Colonel of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) 1894–1921 Succeeded bySir Hew Fanshawe
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