William Sankey

General William Sankey CB (died 16 November 1892) was a British Army officer who served as colonel of the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster).

William Sankey
Born1822
Died16 November 1892
Biarritz, France
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankGeneral
Commands heldSialkot District
Presidency District
Battles/warsCrimean War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Military career

Sankey was commissioned as an ensign in the British Army in 1844.[1] He saw action as Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General and then as Assistant Quartermaster General at the Battle of Alma in September 1854, the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854 and the Siege of Sevastopol in Winter 1854 during the Crimean War.[1] He was made Colonel of the 9th Regiment of Foot in 1862.[1]

He became General Officer Commanding the Sialkot District in India in May 1873 and General Officer Commanding the Presidency District in January 1874.[2] Made a General in 1881, he served as colonel of the King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) (1890–92).[1]

He died in Biarritz in 1892, aged 70.

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References
  1. "General William Sankey". King's Own Royal Regiment Museum Lancaster. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  2. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 1 January 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by
Studholme John Hodgson 		Colonel of the King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
1890–1892		 Succeeded by
William Wilby
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