William Douglas (British Army officer, died 1920)

Major-General Sir William Douglas KCMG, CB, DSO (13 August 1858 – 1920) was a British Army officer.

Sir William Douglas
Born	13 August 1858
Died	1920
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	14th Infantry Brigade East Lancashire Division
Battles/wars	Bechuanaland Expedition Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order

Military career

Douglas was commissioned into the Royal Scots on 30 January 1878.[1] He saw action in the Bechuanaland Expedition in 1884, and after attending Staff College in 1896,[2] saw action again in the Second Boer War for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[3] He became a staff officer with Irish Command in March 1906.[1]

He became commander of the 14th Infantry Brigade in November 1909 and General Officer Commanding East Lancashire Division in May 1913.[4] He deployed with his division to Egypt in September 1914 and commanded it during the Gallipoli campaign for which he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George.[5] He went on to command the division in the Middle Eastern theatre before returning to England in March 1917.[1] He then commanded the Western Reserve Centre before retiring in 1918.[1]

References

1. "Major-General Sir William Douglas". Douglas Archives. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
2. Gregory, Fontenot. "The Modern Major-General: Patterns in the Careers of British Army major-generals on active duty at the time of the Sarajevo Assassinations" (PDF). University of North Carolina. p. 84. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
3. "No. 11296". The Edinburgh Gazette. 23 April 1901. p. 466.
4. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
5. "No. 12871". The Edinburgh Gazette. 12 November 1915. p. 1710.

Military offices
Preceded by Cecil Park	GOC East Lancashire Division 1913–1917	Succeeded by Bertram Mitford