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Sir Walter Walker | |
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| Birth name | Walter Colyear Walker |
| Born | 11 November 1912 Cuttack, Orissa, British India |
| Died | 12 August 2001 (aged 88) Yeovil, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1933–1972 |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | 380258 |
| Unit | Sherwood Foresters 1/8th Gurkha Rifles |
| Commands | 99th Gurkha Infantry Brigade 17th Gurkha Division Commander British Troops Borneo Northern Command Allied Forces Northern Europe |
| Battles / wars | North-West Frontier Second World War Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Two Bars Mentioned in Despatches - four times |
General Sir Walter Colyear Walker, KCB, CBE, DSO** (11 November 1912 – 12 August 2001) was a senior British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Northern Europe from 1969 until his retirement in 1972. He commanded the 4/8th Gurkhas Rifles against the Japanese Army in Burma during the Second World War. He commanded the 1/6 Gurkha Rifles from 1950 to 1953 and he commanded the 99th Gurkha Infantry Brigade Group from 1957 to 1959 during the Malayan Emergency. Walker was Director of Operations in Borneo from 1962 to 1965 during the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation. In retirement, he attracted some controversy by publicising his views on the political situation in Britain during the mid-1970s.