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William Lowe (British Army officer)

William Henry Muir Lowe
Born (1861-10-20)20 October 1861
North-Western Provinces, British India
Died 7 February 1944(1944-02-07) (aged 82)
London, England
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Years of service 1881–1907
1914–1919
Rank Major-General
Unit 7th Dragoon Guards
Commands held 3rd Reserve Cavalry Brigade
Battles/wars 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War
Third Anglo-Burmese War
Second Boer War
First World War
Easter Rising
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Mentioned in Despatches

Major-General William Henry Muir "W. H. M." Lowe CB (20 October 1861 – 7 February 1944) was a British Army officer who commanded the British forces in Dublin during the Easter Rising of 1916 and received the surrender of the Irish republican forces.

Lowe was born in North-Western Provinces, India, to William Henry Lowe of the Indian Civil Service, and Caroline Charlotte Muir. He was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and commissioned in the 7th Dragoon Guards in 1881. The following year he saw action in the Egyptian Campaign, where the 7th Dragoon Guards were part of the 1st Cavalry Brigade led by General Sir Baker Russell. Lowe was involved in the fighting at Kassassin, the Battle of Tel el-Kebir and the march on Cairo. He received the Egypt Medal and the Khedive's Star, a medal presented by Khedive Tawfiq to all officers and men engaged in the campaign. In 1886, Lowe went to Burma from India, where the 7th Dragoon Guards were stationed, as a special service officer to the Upper Burma Task Force during the guerrilla phase of the Third Anglo-Burmese War. Remaining in Burma until 1887, he received the India General Service Medal with two clasps. He was promoted to the rank of captain in 1887 and major in 1892.


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