William Walter Seymour
William Walter Seymour | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1904 – 1918 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands | 126th (East Lancashire) Brigade 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division 204th (2nd Cheshire) Brigade |
| Battles / wars | First World War |
Brigadier-General William Walter Seymour, (28 November 1878 – 12 July 1940) was a senior British Army officer who briefly served as General Officer Commanding the 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division during the First World War.
Military career
Seymour was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) in 1904.[1] He commanded a battalion in France during the First World War and was appointed Chevalier of the Legion of Honour on 24 February 1916.[2] He then briefly served as acting General Officer Commanding the 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division from 1 October 1917 to 15 October 1917 in France.[3] After that, he served on the North-West Frontier in India in 1919.[4]
References
- ^ "No. 27687". The London Gazette. 21 June 1904. p. 3943.
- ^ "No. 29486". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 February 1916. p. 2066.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.