Name Joseph Laye Service/branch British Army | Rank Lieutenant-general Allegiance United Kingdom | |
Commands held 1st Bn the Scottish Rifles Battles/wars Ninth Xhosa War
Anglo-Zulu War Died June 26, 1938, Dawlish, United Kingdom Awards Order of the Bath, Royal Victorian Order Battles and wars Xhosa Wars, Anglo-Zulu War | ||
Lieutenant General Joseph Henry Laye (4 February 1849 – 26 June 1938) was a British Army officer who became Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces.
Military career
Laye served in both the Ninth Xhosa War from 1877 to 1878 and the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. He commanded the 1st Battalion the Scottish Rifles from 1889 to 1893. He was a temporary assistant adjutant-general at army head quarters until February 1900, when he became Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces, with the temporary rank of major-general. He died of a heart attack.
References
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