Louis Jean Bols

Sir Louis Jean Bols
Born	23 November 1867 Cape Town, South Africa
Died	13 September 1930 (aged 62)
Allegiance	United Kingdom/British Empire
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1887–1920
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Devonshire Regiment
Commands held	24th Division
Battles/wars	Chitral Expedition Second Boer War World War I
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in despatches (6)
Relations	Eric Bols (son)

Lieutenant General Sir Louis Jean Bols KCB KCMG DSO (23 November 1867 – 13 September 1930, Bath) was a distinguished British military officer who served as Edmund Allenby's Third Army Chief of Staff on the Western front and Sinai and Palestine campaigns of World War I.

Bols was born in Cape Town and educated at Lancing College in England.

He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Devonshire Regiment on 5 February 1887, and was promoted to lieutenant on 22 September 1889. In 1891-92 he served in Burma, including operations in the Kachin Hills, and received the operational medal with clasp. In 1895 he served with the Chitral Relief Force under Sir Robert Low as adjutant and quartermaster at the British Military Depot. Promotion to captain followed on 18 January 1897, and he served as adjutant of the 2nd Battalion of his regiment from 17 February 1899.