william, wilby, major, general, 1820, december, 1893, general, officer, commanding, ceylon, major, general26th, general, officer, commanding, ceylonin, office, 1879, 1882preceded, byjohn, alfred, streetsucceeded, byjohn, chetham, mcleodpersonal, detailsbornc, . Major General William Wilby CB c 1820 15 December 1893 was the General Officer Commanding Ceylon Major GeneralWilliam Wilby26th General Officer Commanding CeylonIn office 1879 1882Preceded byJohn Alfred StreetSucceeded byJohn Chetham McLeodPersonal detailsBornc 1820Died15 December 1893LondonAwardsCompanion of the Order of the BathMilitary serviceAllegiance United KingdomBranch service British ArmyRankMajor GeneralCommandsGeneral Officer Commanding CeylonBattles warsIndian RebellionBritish Expedition to AbyssiniaMilitary career editWilby was commissioned as an ensign in the British Army on 27 May 1836 1 He saw action in the Crimean War and commanded the right wing of his regiment at Gujarat and Sindh during the Indian Rebellion in 1857 1 He was present at the Battle of Aroghee and at the Battle of Magdala in April 1868 during the British Expedition to Abyssinia 1 and went on to be General Officer Commanding Ceylon from 1879 2 to 1882 3 He afterwards served as colonel of the King s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1892 93 1 References edit a b c d General William Wilby CB King s Own Royal Regiment Museum Lancaster Retrieved 1 January 2015 British Commanders Ceylondatabase net Retrieved 21 March 2014 No 25069 The London Gazette 7 February 1882 p 488 Military officesPreceded byJohn Alfred Street General Officer Commanding Ceylon1879 1882 Succeeded bySir John Chetham McLeodPreceded byWilliam Sankey Colonel of the King s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1892 1893 Succeeded byWilliam Gordon Cameron Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Wilby amp oldid 1164918684, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
