John Walter | |
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Birth name | John McNeill Walter |
Born | 10 June 1861 |
Died | 1951 | (aged 89–90)
Service/ | British Indian Army |
Years of service | 1880–1918 |
Rank | Major-general |
Battles/wars | |
Awards |
Major-General John McNeill Walter CB CSI DSO (10 June 1861 – 1951) was a British Indian Army officer.
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]
John Walter | |
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Birth name | John McNeill Walter |
Born | 10 June 1861 |
Died | 1951 | (aged 89–90)
Service/ | British Indian Army |
Years of service | 1880–1918 |
Rank | Major-general |
Battles/wars | |
Awards |
Major-General John McNeill Walter CB CSI DSO (10 June 1861 – 1951) was a British Indian Army officer.
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]