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John Walter (Indian Army officer)

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John Walter
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John Walter
Born10 June 1861
Died1951
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchIndian Army
Years of service1880–1918
RankMajor-General
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
World War I
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of the Star of India
Distinguished Service Order

Major-General John McNeill Walter CB CSI DSO (10 June 1861 – 1951) was a British officer who served in the Indian Army.

Military career

Educated at Cheltenham College, Walter was commissioned into the 12th Regiment of Foot on 14 January 1880.[1] He became Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General in India in May 1896, and saw action with the Tochi Field Force and then at the Relief of Ladysmith in October 1899 during the Second Boer War.[1] He became Assistant Adjutant-General in October 1910 and Deputy Adjutant-General at GHQ India in September 1913.[1]

Walter served in World War I as Adjutant-General, India from November 1915[2] and as Major General in charge of Administration at Northern Command, India from 1917 before retiring at the end of the War.[1]

References

Military offices
Preceded by Adjutant-General, India
1915–1917
Succeeded by