Joseph Henry Laye

Joseph Henry Laye
Born (1849-02-04)4 February 1849
Auckland, New Zealand
Died 26 June 1938(1938-06-26) (aged 89)
Dawlish, England
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held 1st Battalion the Scottish Rifles
Battles/wars Ninth Xhosa War
Anglo-Zulu War
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

Lieutenant-General Joseph Henry Laye, CB, CVO (4 February 1849 – 26 June 1938) was a British Army officer who became Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces.

Military career

Laye served in both the Ninth Xhosa War from 1877 to 1878 and the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879.[1] He commanded the 1st Battalion the Scottish Rifles from 1889 to 1893.[1] He was a temporary assistant adjutant-general at army head quarters until February 1900, when he became Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces, with the temporary rank of major-general.[2][3][4] He died of a heart attack.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Major-General Joseph Henry Laye". 1879 Zulu War. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "No. 27168". The London Gazette. 23 February 1900. p. 1260.
  3. ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36068). London. 17 February 1900. p. 11.
  4. ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Laye". Retrieved 15 November 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by
William Pakenham, 4th Earl of Longford		 Colonel of the Northumberland Fusiliers
1887–1895		 Succeeded by
Frederick Arthur Willis
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