| Joseph Henry Laye | |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1849 |
| Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Dawlish, England |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | British Army |
| Rank: | Lieutenant General |
| Commands: | 1st Battalion, Scottish Rifles |
| Awards: | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Lieutenant General Joseph Henry Laye, (4 February 1849 – 26 June 1938) was a British Army officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces.
Laye served in both the Ninth Xhosa War from 1877 to 1878 and the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879.[1] He commanded the 1st Battalion Scottish Rifles from 1889 to 1893.[1] He was a temporary assistant adjutant-general at army headquarters until February 1900, when he became Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces, with the temporary rank of major general.[2] [3]
Laye was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1902 Coronation Honours published on 26 June 1902,[4] and received the decoration from King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October.[5]
Laye died of a heart attack on 26 June 1938, aged 89.[6]