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Major-General William Wilby CB (c.1820 - 15 December 1893) was the General Officer Commanding, Ceylon.

Military career

Wilby was commissioned as an ensign in the British Army on 27 May 1836.[1] He saw action in the Crimean War and commanded the right wing of his regiment at Gujarat and Sindh during the Indian Rebellion in 1857.[1] He was present at the Battle of Aroghee and at the Battle of Magdala in April 1868 during the British Expedition to Abyssinia[1] and went on to be General Officer Commanding, Ceylon from 1879[2] to 1882.[3] He afterwards served as colonel of the King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) (1892–93).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "General William Wilby CB". King's Own Royal Regiment Museum Lancaster. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ "British Commanders". Ceylondatabase.net. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  3. ^ "No. 25069". The London Gazette. 7 February 1882. p. 488.
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
1879–1882 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Colonel of the King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
1892–1893 		Succeeded by
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