Frederick Forestier-Walker
| Sir Frederick Forestier-Walker | |
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Caricature of General Sir Frederick Forestier-Walker, Vanity Fair, December 1902
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| Born |
14 April 1844 Bushey, Hertfordshire |
| Died | 30 August 1910 (aged 66) Tenby, Pembrokeshire |
| Buried at | Bushey, Hertfordshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1910 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
Cape Colony Western District British Troops in Egypt |
| Battles/wars |
Cape Frontier Wars Anglo-Zulu War Second Boer War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches |
General Sir Frederick William Edward Forestier Forestier-Walker, GCMG, KCB (17 April 1844 – 30 August 1910) was a British senior military officer and Governor of Gibraltar.
Forestier-Walker was the eldest son of General Sir Edward Forestier-Walker (previously Walker), by his wife Lady Jane Ogilvy-Grant, daughter of the 6th Earl of Seafield. Educated at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Forestier-Walker was commissioned into the Scots Guards as ensign and lieutenant, by purchase, on 5 September 1862, and was appointed a lieutenant and captain, by purchase, on 11 July 1865.
In 1873 he was appointed Military Secretary to the General Officer Commanding Cape Colony and 15 October 1878 was promoted colonel. Forestier-Walker saw action in the Cape Frontier Wars, for which he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in November 1878, and in the Anglo-Zulu War. He was promoted to captain and lieutenant colonel of the Scots Guards 20 March 1880. In 1882 he was appointed Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General for the Home District but shortly after returned to South Africa. From 1884 he served in Bechuanaland, and in January 1886 was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George for services in that protectorate.
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