William Kaye Legge
William Kaye Legge | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 June 1869 |
| Died | 29 March 1946 (aged 76) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Service years | 1889–1926 |
Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Unit | Essex Regiment |
Conflicts | Second Boer War, First World War |
| Awards | CMG, DSO |
Brigadier-General William Kaye Legge CMG DSO (13 June 1869 – 29 March 1946) was a senior British Army officer during the First World War.
Biography
[edit]A grandson of William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth, William Kaye Legge was son of Charles Gounter Legge and Mary Garnier, daughter of Thomas Garnier.[1] He was born on 13 June 1869, and educated at Bedford School between 1881 and 1887. He received his first commission as a second lieutenant in the Essex Regiment on 30 January 1889, and was promoted to lieutenant on 6 July 1891. He served during the Second Boer War, between 1899 and 1902, and was promoted to captain on 29 January 1900.[2]
Legge served during the First World War, between 1914 and 1918, and on 30 October 1916 was appointed as a deputy adjutant and quartermaster general (DA&QMG), receiving a temporary promotion to brigadier general whilst employed in this role.[3]
He was Commander of the 163rd Infantry Brigade, between 1924 and 1926.[4]
Brigadier General William Kaye Legge was invested as a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in 1917, and as a Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1918.[5][6] He retired from the British Army in 1926, and died in Hastings on 29 March 1946.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Debrett's Peerage and Titles of Courtesy. Dean & Son. 1933. p. 288.
- ↑ "No. 27165". The London Gazette. 16 February 1900. p. 1078.
- ↑ "No. 29889". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 January 1917. p. 182.
- ↑ "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com.
- ↑ "Article" (PDF). /www.thegazette.co.uk.
- ↑ "Article" (PDF). /www.thegazette.co.uk.
- ↑ The Times, 1 April 1946, p. 1