W.E. Peyton

Sir William Peyton
William Peyton as Delhi Herald Extraordinary in 1911
Born	(1866-05-07)7 May 1866
Died	14 November 1931(1931-11-14) (aged 65) Army and Navy Club, London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Commands held	Scottish Command (1926–30) 3rd Indian Division (1920–22) 40th Infantry Division (1918–19) X Corps (1918) Fifth Army (1918) Western Frontier Force in Egypt (1916) 2nd Mounted Division (1915) Meerut Cavalry Brigade (1908–12) 15th Hussars (1903–07)
Battles/wars	Mahdist War Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (6)

General Sir William Eliot Peyton, KCB, KCVO, DSO (7 May 1866 – 14 November 1931) was a British Army officer who served as Military Secretary to the British Expeditionary Force from 1916 to 1918. He was also Delhi Herald of Arms Extraordinary at the time of the Delhi Durbar of 1911.

The third son of Colonel John Peyton, commanding officer of the 7th Dragoon Guards, Peyton was educated at Brighton College.

In 1885, Peyton enlisted in the ranks in the 7th Dragoon Guards, a regiment that his father had commanded between 1871 and 1876. The explanation of this was his failure to pass the entrance examination of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Having risen to sergeant, Peyton was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 7th Dragoon Guards on 18 June 1887, and promoted lieutenant in 1890. He was appointed regimental adjutant in 1892. In 1896 he transferred to the 15th Hussars and was promoted captain.

He was seconded to the Egyptian Army and saw service with the Dongola Expeditionary Force in 1896, and was Mentioned in Despatches, then in the Sudan in 1897 and 1898, where he was dangerously wounded and his horse killed under him by a spear. In the Sudan he was again Mentioned in Despatches, and received the Distinguished Service Order. He was also awarded the Order of the Medjidieh, Fourth Class.