William Henry Seymour Explained

General Sir William Henry Seymour (1829 – 20 June 1921) was a senior British Army officer.

Military career

Seymour was commissioned in 1847.^[1] He saw action in the Crimean War in 1854 and in the Indian Rebellion of 1857^[1] and then served as Inspector-General of Cavalry in Ireland from 1874 to 1879.^[1] He was Colonel of the 3rd Dragoon Guards from 1883 to 1891,^[2] colonel of the 13th Hussars from 1891 to 1894^[3] and colonel of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) from 1894 until his death on 20 June 1921.^{[4] [5]}

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Notes and References

1. Seymour, General Sir William Henry . 20.3 . 390 . 1915. 1.
2. Web site: 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's). March 30, 2007. Mills. T.F.. regiments.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20070227063643/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/DG3.htm . February 27, 2007.
3. Web site: 13th Hussars . Regiments.org . Mills. T.F.. 25 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20070305030419/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D13h.htm . 5 March 2007 .
4. Web site: The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards). https://web.archive.org/web/20060209010355/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/DG2bays.htm. dead. Mills. T.F.. 9 February 2006. regiments.org. 29 September 2016.
5. News: General Sir William Henry Seymour . . London . 3 . 1921-08-13 . 2020-04-18 . Newspapers.com.