Walter Braithwaite

Sir Walter Braithwaite
Braithwaite as a major general in 1915 during the First World War.
Nickname(s)	"Braith"[1]
Born	(1865-11-11)11 November 1865 Alne, North Yorkshire, England
Died	7 September 1945(1945-09-07) (aged 79) Rotherwick, Hampshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1886–1931
Rank	General
Unit	Somerset Light Infantry Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
Commands	Eastern Command (1926–27) Scottish Command (1923–26) Western Command, India (1920–23) XII Corps (1919) IX Corps (1918–19) 62nd Division (1917–18) Staff College, Quetta (1911−14)
Battles / wars	Second Boer War First World War Gallipoli campaign German spring offensive
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches

General Sir Walter Pipon Braithwaite, GCB (11 November 1865 – 7 September 1945) was a British Army officer who held senior commands during the First World War. After being dismissed from his position as Chief of Staff for the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, he received some acclaim as a competent divisional commander on the Western Front. After the war, he was commissioned to produce a report analysing the performance of British staff officers during the conflict.