Watkin Lewis Griffies-Williams, 3rd Baronet

General Sir Watkin Lewis Griffies Williams was the 3rd and last Baronet of his line, the Griffies-Williams Baronetcy and an officer in the British Indian Army. It was noted by a superior that he had a "perfect knowledge" of Burmese.

Watkin Lewis Griffies Williams, 3rd Baronet
Born1800 (1800)
Llwynywormwood, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Died23 May 1877 (aged 76–77)
Notting Hill
Allegiance United Kingdom / British Empire
East India Company
Service/branch Madras Army
RankGeneral (United Kingdom)
Unit63rd Palamcottah Light Infantry
Battles/warsFirst Anglo-Burmese War

Early life

Watkin Lewis Griffies Williams was born in 1800 at the family estate Llwynywormwood, Carmarthenshire in Wales.

Military service

During his service under the East India Company, he was mentioned in despatches for his conduct during the First Anglo-Burmese War by Lieutenant Colonel Pepper: "and from Lieutenant Williams, commanding 3rd Regiment P.L.I. not only for his anxiety and zeal, but from the able assistance I have derived from his perfect knowledge of the Burmese language.".[1] He was retrospectively awarded the Army of India Medal with Ava clasp in recognition of his service during the campaign.[2]


Becoming Colonel of the 3rd Palamcottah Light Infantry in the August of 1854, he was promoted to Brevet Major-General of the Madras Infantry on the 28th of November, 1854,[3][4] with this rank being confirmed as full Major-General in 1864.[5] He was then further promoted to Lieutenant-General on the 17th of September, 1866[6] and again to General on the 25th of July, 1870.[7]

Later life

Griffies-Williams died at 38 Elgin Road, Notting Hill on the 23rd of May 1877.[8] The Baronetcy ended with him, and his nephew Major Edmund Watkin Kent was granted probate over the estate.[9]

gollark: I manually fixed the fallback, as it was missing the guild ID.
gollark: I agree completely.
gollark: ubq likes it.
gollark: FALSE.
gollark: No. CEASE non-rust advocacy.

References
  1. "The London Gazette Publication date:4 July 1826 Supplement:18265 Page:1681".
  2. "Morton and Eden auction catalogue Wednesday 2 July 2014" (PDF).
  3. "The London Gazette Publication date:4 March 1864 Issue:22828 Page:1357".
  4. "The London Gazette Publication date:6 February 1855 Issue:21658 Page:432".
  5. "The London Gazette Publication date:4 March 1864 Issue:22828 Page:1357".
  6. "The London Gazette Publication date:28 December 1866 Issue:23203 Page:7175".
  7. "The London Gazette Publication date:11 July 1871 Issue:23754 Page:3145".
  8. "The London Gazette Publication date:10 July 1877 Issue:24480 Page:4061".
  9. "The Teesdale Mercury August 15th, 1877" (PDF). The Teesdale Mercury.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.