James Sayer (British Army officer)
| Sir James Sayer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1826 |
| Died | 1908 |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/ |
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| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held | Western District |
| Battles/wars | Crimean War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant-General Sir James Robertson Steadman Sayer KCB (1826-1908) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Western District.
Military career
Sayer was commissioned as a cornet in the King's Dragoon Guards on 23 May 1845.[1] He served as a junior officer in the Crimean War and subsequently served in the British Indian Army.[1] He became General Officer Commanding Western District in England in April 1883.[2]
He was appointed Colonel of the 8th Hussars for a brief time in 1886. He was then Colonel of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards from 1886 to 1908[3] and, in that capacity, he was advanced to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1906 Birthday Honours.[4]
References
- 1 2 "The Sayers of Richmond". Bedford Park. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ↑ "KDG - Succession of Colonels and Commanding Officers". Queen's Dragoon Guards. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ↑ "No. 27926". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1906. p. 4459.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Pakenham |
GOC Western District 1883–1885 |
Succeeded by Thomas Lyons |
| Preceded by Henry Aitchison Hankey |
Colonel of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards 1886–1908 |
Succeeded by William Vesey Brownlow |
| Preceded by William Charles Forrest |
Colonel of the 8th Hussars 1886–1886 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Craufurd Fraser |
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