| John Walter | |
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 Walter in 1920 | |
| Birth name | John McNeill Walter |
| Born | (1861-06-10)10 June 1861 |
| Died | 1951(1951-00-00) (aged 89–90) |
| Service |  British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1880–1918 |
| Rank | Major-general |
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Major-General John McNeill Walter CB CSI DSO (10 June 1861 – 1951) was a British Indian Army officer.
Military career
Educated at Cheltenham College, Walter was commissioned into the 12th Regiment of Foot on 14 January 1880. He became Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General in India in May 1896, and saw action with the Tochi Field Force and then at the Relief of Ladysmith in October 1899 during the Second Boer War. He became Assistant Adjutant-General in October 1910 and Deputy Adjutant-General at GHQ India in September 1913.
Walter served in World War I as Adjutant-General, India from November 1915 and as Major General in charge of Administration at Northern Command, India from 1917 before retiring at the end of the War.
References
- ^ Anglo-Boer War
- Army Commands Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
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| Preceded byFenton Aylmer | Adjutant-General, India 1915–1917 |
Succeeded bySir Havelock Hudson |
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