John Walter (Indian Army officer)

Major-General

John Walter

CB CSI DSO
Walter in 1920
Born
John McNeill Walter

(1861-06-10)10 June 1861
Died1951(1951-00-00) (aged 89–90)
Branch
 British Indian Army
Service years
1880–1918
Rank
Major-general
Conflicts
Awards

Major-General John McNeill Walter CB CSI DSO (10 June 1861 – 1951) was a British Indian Army officer.

Military career

Educated at Cheltenham College, Walter was commissioned as asecond lieutenant into the 12th Regiment of Foot, later the Suffolk Regiment, on 14 January 1880.[1][2] He was promoted to lieutenant in November 1880[3] and transferred in 1886 to the Devonshire Regiment as a captain.[4]

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.[2] For his services there he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in the South Africa Honours list, published on 26 June 1902.[5]

He was promoted to brevet colonel on 1 October 1909.[6]

He became Assistant Adjutant-General in October 1910 and Deputy Adjutant-General at GHQ India in September 1913.[2]

Walter served in World War I as Adjutant-General, India from November 1915[7] and as Major General in charge of Administration at Northern Command, India from 1917 before retiring at the end of the War.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "No. 24800". The London Gazette. 13 January 1880. p. 144.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Anglo-Boer War
  3. ↑ "No. 24949". The London Gazette. 11 March 1881. p. 1148.
  4. ↑ "No. 25579". The London Gazette. 20 April 1886. p. 1900.
  5. ↑ "No. 27448". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1902. p. 4192.
  6. ↑ "No. 28293". The London Gazette. 1 October 1909. p. 7269.
  7. ↑ Army Commands Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine


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