Lord William Seymour (British Army officer)
Lord William Frederick Ernest Seymour | |
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Born | 8 December 1838 |
Died | 9 February 1915 (aged 76) |
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Rank | General |
Battles/wars |
Crimean War Anglo-Egyptian War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
General Lord William Frederick Ernest Seymour, KCVO (8 December 1838 – 9 February 1915), known as William Seymour until 1871, was a senior British Army officer.
Military career
Born the son of Admiral Sir George Francis Seymour, Seymour served in the Crimean War in 1854 and in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882.[1] He became General Officer Commanding South-Eastern District in February 1891[2] and Commander of the British Troops in Canada in 1898.[3] From November 1901 to 1902, he served as acting Military Secretary in the absence of Ian Hamilton. He became Lieutenant of the Tower of London on 1 September 1902,[4] and retired in 1905.[1] He was also Colonel-in-Chief of the Coldstream Guards.[5]
References
- 1 2 The Peerage.com
- ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ "No. 26977". The London Gazette. 14 June 1898. p. 3632.
- ↑ "No. 27470". The London Gazette. 2 September 1902. p. 5679.
- ↑ National Portrait Gallery
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Alexander Montgomery Moore |
GOC South-Eastern District 1891–1896 |
Succeeded by Sir William Butler |
Preceded by Alexander Montgomery Moore |
Commander of the British Troops in Canada 1898–1900 |
Vacant Title next held by Sir Charles Parsons |
Preceded by Sir Frederick Stephenson |
Colonel of the Coldstream Guards 1911–1915 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Falmouth |
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