Sir Walter Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1864 |
| Died | 1936 (aged 71–72) (aged 71 or 72) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1887-1927 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles / wars | Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Lieutenant General Sir Walter Campbell KCB KCMG DSO (1864–1936) was Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
Military career[]
Campbell was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1887,[1] and saw early service with the Waziristan Field Force, the Chitral Relief Force and the Tirah Expeditionary Force.[1] In 1899-1900 he served in the Second Boer War, for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in November 1900.[2] He then became Brigade Major for the Highland Brigade before becoming Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Army Headquarters.[1]
He also served in World War I becoming Deputy Quartermaster-General to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force taking part in the evacuation at Gallipoli.[3] By June 1918 he was Quartermaster-General with the Imperial Camel Corps in Jordan.[4] In 1918 he was sketched by artist James McBey, the official war artist to the Palestine Expeditionary Force.[5]
He was appointed Quartermaster-General to the Forces in 1923; he retired in 1927.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ "No. 27359". 27 September 1901. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27359/page/
- ↑ Private papers of Lieutenant General Sir Walter Campbell KCB KCMG DSO Imperial War Museum Collection Search. Accessed 30 June 2012]
- ↑ Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence, Book 8, Chapter 95 Vintage Classics, 2008, ISBN 978-0-09-951178-6
- ↑ McBey, James General Sir Walter Campbell KCMG CB DSO, 1918 Imperial War Museum Collection Search. Accessed 30 June 2012
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