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.
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 |
Military career
editSeymour 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
edit- ^ "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.