John Walter (Indian Army officer) explained

Birth Name:John McNeill Walter
Birth Date:1861 6, df=y
Serviceyears:1880–1918
Rank:Major-general

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

Military career

Educated at Cheltenham College, Walter was commissioned into the 12th Regiment of Foot on 14 January 1880.[1] 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.[1] He became Assistant Adjutant-General in October 1910 and Deputy Adjutant-General at GHQ India in September 1913.[1]

Walter served in World War I as Adjutant-General, India from November 1915[2] and as Major General in charge of Administration at Northern Command, India from 1917 before retiring at the end of the War.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.angloboerwar.com/index.php?option=com_grid&gid=22_uw_0&p=54 Anglo-Boer War
  2. http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands