William Peyton

Sir William Peyton
William Peyton as Delhi Herald Extraordinary in 1911
Born(1866-05-07)7 May 1866
Wellington, Tamil Nadu, Madras, British India[1]
Died14 November 1931(1931-11-14) (aged 65)
Army and Navy Club, London
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1885-1930
RankGeneral
CommandsScottish Command (1926–30)
3rd Indian Division (1920–22)
40th Infantry Division (1918–19)
X Corps (1918)
Reserve Army (1918)
Western Frontier Force in Egypt (1916)
2nd Mounted Division (1914-15)
Meerut Cavalry Brigade (1908–12)
15th Hussars (1903–07)
Battles / warsMahdist War
Second Boer War
First World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (6)

General Sir William Eliot Peyton, KCB, KCVO, DSO (7 May 1866 – 14 November 1931) was a British Army officer who served as Military Secretary to the British Expeditionary Force from 1916 to 1918. He was Delhi Herald of Arms Extraordinary at the time of the Delhi Durbar of 1911.[2]

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