| Sir William Campbell | |
|---|---|
 General Sir William Pitcairn Campbell | |
| Born | June 20, 1856 |
| Died | September 22, 1933 (aged 77) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
3rd Brigade 5th Division Southern Command Western Command |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant General Sir William Pitcairn Campbell KCB (20 June 1856 – 22 September 1933) was a British Army General during World War I.
Military career[]
William Campbell was commissioned into the King's Royal Rifle Corps in 1875.[1] He served in Sudan between 1884 and 1885.[1] He then took part in the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1901.[1]
He was then appointed Commander 3rd Brigade in 1904 and General Officer Commanding 5th Division in 1909.[1] He moved on to be General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Command from 1914 and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Command from 1916; he retired in 1918.[1]
In 1916, he was appointed Colonel of the Highland Light Infantry, succeeding General Sir Henry Hildyard.[2][3]
Family[]
He married Edith Prothero and together they went on to have one daughter.[4]
References[]
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