William Henry Seymour
Sir William Henry Seymour | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1829 |
| Died | (aged 91) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | Crimean War Indian Rebellion of 1857 |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir William Henry Seymour KCB (1829 – 20 June 1921) was a senior British Army officer.
Military career
Seymour was commissioned into the 68th Regiment of Foot in 1847.[1] He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1852 without purchase.[2] He saw action in the Crimean War in 1854 and was promoted to Captain in December of that year.[3] He transferred regiments to the 2nd Dragoon Guards in 1855 and served in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.[1] There, he rose from Captain to Major,[4] and from Major to Lieutenant Colonel.[5]
Colonel Seymour then served as Inspector-General of Cavalry in Ireland from 1874 to 1879.[1] He was Colonel of the 3rd Dragoon Guards from 1883 to 1891,[6] colonel of the 13th Hussars from 1891 to 1894[7] and colonel of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) from 1894 until his death on 20 June 1921.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b c . . Vol. 20.3. 1915. p. 390.
- ^ "No. 6200". The Edinburgh Gazette. 3 August 1852. p. 666.
- ^ "No. 21645". The London Gazette. 29 December 1854. p. 4259.
- ^ "No. 22173". The London Gazette. 13 August 1858. p. 3788.
- ^ "No. 22183". The London Gazette. 17 September 1858. p. 4194.
- ^ Mills, T.F. "3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2007.
- ^ Mills, T.F. "13th Hussars". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Mills, T.F. "The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 9 February 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "General Sir William Henry Seymour". The Gazette. London. 13 August 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 18 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.