William Lambton (British Army officer)

Sir William Lambton
Born	4 December 1863
Died	11 October 1936
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1884 - 1920
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	1st Bn Coldstream Guards 4th Division
Battles/wars	Mahdist War Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Major-General The Hon. Sir William Lambton KCB CMG CVO DSO (4 December 1863 – 11 October 1936) was a British Army officer who commanded 4th Division during the First World War.

Military career

Born the son of George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham^[1] and educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College Sandhurst,^[2] Lambton was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1884.^[3] He became Aide-de-camp to Governor General of Ireland in 1895 and then served with the Egyptian Army.^[3] He took part in the Nile expedition of 1898 and fought at the Battle of Atbara and the Battle of Omdurman.^[3] He also served as Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief of the Transvaal during the Second Boer War.^[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Bn Coldstream Guards in 1912, Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General for London District in 1913 and Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force at the beginning of the European War before becoming General Officer Commanding 4th Division in 1915.^[3] He retired in 1920.^[3]

Family

In 1921 he married Lady Katherine de Vere Somerset, née Beauclerk, daughter of William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans; they had no children.^[1]

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