William Lambton (British Army officer)
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Sir William Lambton
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| Born | 4 December 1863 |
| Died | 11 October 1936 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
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 British Army |
| Years of service | 1884 - 1920 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | 1st Bn Coldstream Guards 4th Division |
| Battles/wars | Mahdist War Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major-General The Hon. Sir William Lambton KCB CMG CVO DSO (4 December 1863 – 11 October 1936) was a British Army officer who commanded 4th Division during the First World War.
Military career
Born the son of George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham[1] and educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College Sandhurst,[2] Lambton was commissioned a lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards in February 1884.[3] He was promoted captain on 18 May 1892, and became Aide-de-camp to the Governor General of Ireland in 1895, before he served with the Egyptian Army.[3] He took part in the Nile expedition of 1898 and fought at the Battle of Atbara and the Battle of Omdurman, and was promoted to major on 29 September 1898.[3] He served as Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief of the Transvaal in the early part of the Second Boer War,[1] and was Military Secretary to Lord Milner, High-Commissioner for Souther Africa, from December 1900, with the local rank of lieutenant-colonel.[4] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Bn Coldstream Guards in 1912, Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General for London District in 1913 and Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force at the beginning of the European War before becoming General Officer Commanding 4th Division in 1915.[3] He retired in 1920.[3]
Family
In 1921 he married Lady Katherine de Vere Somerset, née Beauclerk, daughter of William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans; they had no children.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Peerage.com
- ↑ The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland by Edward Walford, (Volume ed.59, yr.1919)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27441. p. 3754. 10 June 1902.
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| Preceded by | General Officer Commanding the 4th Division 1915–1917 |
Succeeded by Torquhil Matheson |
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1863 births
- 1936 deaths
- British Army generals of World War I
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- People educated at Eton College
- Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
- Younger sons of earls
- Lambton family
