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William Wyllie (British Army officer)

William Wyllie (British Army officer)

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General Sir William Wyllie GCB (13 August 1802 – 26 May 1891) was a British Indian Army officer.

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Military career

Wyllie was commissioned as an ensign in the Bombay Native Infantry on 30 April 1819.[1] He was severely wounded at the Battle of Miani in February 1843.[1] He became deputy adjutant-general of the Bombay Army in January 1849, commander of the Bombay Garrison in April 1850 and commander of the brigade at Ahmadnagar in February 1855.[1]

He became colonel of the 109th Regiment of Foot in 1862[2] and colonel of the 103rd Regiment of Foot on 14 February 1873.[3]

Family

Wyllie married Amelia Hutt, sister of Sir William Hutt. Their three sons, John William Shaw Wyllie (1835–1870), Francis Robert Shaw Wyllie (4 June 1837 – 1907), and Curzon Wyllie, all were known in British India.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Wyllie, William" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 63. 1900.
  2. [2]
    "No. 22714". The London Gazette. 6 March 1863. p. 1357.
  3. [3]
    "No. 23952". The London Gazette. 25 February 1873. p. 783.
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