Died 1947 Commands held Lahore District Rank General | Service/branch Indian Army Allegiance United Kingdom Name Walter Leslie | |
Battles/wars Siege of Malakand
World War I
Third Anglo-Afghan War | ||
General Sir Walter Stuart Leslie KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO (23 March 1876 – 1947) was a British officer who served in the Indian Army.
Military career
Leslie was commissioned into the Royal West Kent Regiment in February 1896 and took part in the Siege of Malakand in July 1897 before transferring to the Indian army and the 40th Pathans in September 1898 and then again to the 31st Punjabis in December 1900. He served in World War I and then subsequently in the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919. He commanded a column in operations against the Waziris in 1920 and then became Director of Military Operations at Army Headquarters, India in 1923. He went on to be Deputy Adjutant-General and Director of Personal Services in India in 1924, Deputy Quartermaster General in India in 1927 and Commander of Lahore District in 1928. His last appointment was as Adjutant-General, India in 1932 before retiring in 1936.
In retirement Leslie became colonel of the 2nd battalion 16th Punjab Regiment.