Sir George Henry Waller, 3rd Baronet explained

Sir George Henry Waller, 3rd Baronet
Birth Date:2 September 1837
Death Date:9 October 1892
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Branch: British Army
Rank:Major-General
Commands:7th Regiment of Foot
Battles:Crimean War

Major-General Sir George Henry Waller, 3rd Baronet (2 September 1837 – 9 October 1892) was a British Army officer who served as commanding officer of the 7th Regiment of Foot.

Military career

Waller was commissioned into the 7th Regiment of Foot on 10 August 1854 and saw action in the Crimean War.[1] He became commanding officer of the regiment in October 1871[2] and was promoted to major-general on 7 April 1886. He married Beatrice Katherine Frances, daughter of Christopher Tower; they had two sons and two daughters.[3] He lived at Woodcote in Warwickshire.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Death of General Waller. The Advertiser, Adelaide. 12 February 1892. 17 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Royal Fusiliers: Commanding Officers . British Empire. 17 January 2016.
  3. Book: The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: The Mortimer-Percy Volume. 536 . The Marquis of Ruvigny and Ranieval . 1911. 9780788418723 .
  4. Web site: The Wise and Waller Families at Woodcote - Later Years. Our Warwickshire. 17 January 2016.