Joseph Henry Laye
Joseph Henry Laye | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 February 1849 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 26 June 1938 (aged 89) Dawlish, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 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
- ^ a b "Major-General Joseph Henry Laye". 1879 Zulu War. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "No. 27168". The London Gazette. 23 February 1900. p. 1260.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36068. London. 17 February 1900. p. 11. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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