William Fry (British Army officer)

Major-General Sir William Fry KCVO, CB
14th Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
In office 1919–1925
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Lord Raglan
Succeeded by	Sir Claude Hill
Personal details
Born	William Fry 8 September 1858
Died	30 March 1934
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Ellen Margaret Goldie-Taubman
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1878-1919
Rank	Major-General
Commands	Mounted Infantry School Lancashire Regiment District East Lancashire Division 1st London Division 30th Division
Battles/wars	Second Anglo-Afghan War Second Boer War World War I

Major-General Sir William Fry KCVO CB (8 September 1858 – 30 March 1934) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.

Military career

Fry joined the British Army in 1878 and served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War as well as the Second Boer War.^[1] He was appointed Commandant of the Mounted Infantry School at Bulford in 1905, Brigadier General commanding the Lancashire Regiment District in 1907 and Commander of the East Lancashire Division in 1908.^[1] He went on to be Deputy Director General of the Territorial Force in 1910 and Commander of the 1st London Division of the Territorial Force in 1912.^[1] He served in World War I as Commander of 30th Division and then as Major-General in Charge of Administration in Ireland until his retirement in 1919.^[2] He was also Colonel of the West Yorkshire Regiment.^[2]

In retirement he became Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.^[2] He lived at Winkfield in Berkshire.^[2]

Family

In 1886 he married Ellen Margaret Goldie-Taubman.^[2]

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