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| name =Sir William Wyllie | | name =Sir William Wyllie | ||
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|GCB}} | |||
| image = General Sir William Wyllie.jpg | | image = General Sir William Wyllie.jpg | ||
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| birth_date = 13 August 1802 | | birth_date = 13 August 1802 | ||
| death_date = 26 May 1891 | | death_date = 26 May 1891 | ||
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[[General (United Kingdom)|General]] ”’Sir William Wyllie”’ {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCB}} (13 August 1802 – 26 May 1891) was a [[British Indian Army]] officer. | [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] ”’Sir William Wyllie”’ {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCB}} (13 August 1802 – 26 May 1891) was a [[British Indian Army]] officer. | ||
==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:33, 13 December 2025
General Sir William Wyllie GCB (13 August 1802 – 26 May 1891) was a British Indian Army officer.
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]
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]
