General Sir William Henry Seymour KCB (1829 – 20 June 1921) was a senior British Army officer.
Sir William Henry Seymour | |
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Born | 1829 |
Died | (aged 91) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars | Crimean War Indian Rebellion of 1857 |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Seymour was commissioned in 1847.[1] He saw action in the Crimean War in 1854 and in the Indian Rebellion of 1857[1] and 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,[2] colonel of the 13th Hussars from 1891 to 1894[3] and colonel of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) from 1894 until his death on 20 June 1921.[4][5]
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