Walter Sinclair Delamain

Sir Walter Delamain
Sir Walter Delamain
Born	1862
Died	1932
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Indian Army
Years of service	1881-1923
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Battles/wars	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

Lieutenant-General Sir Walter Sinclair Delamain KCB KCMG DSO (1862–1932) was an officer of the British Indian Army.^[1]

Early service

He attended the Royal Military College and was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment) on 22 October 1881.^[2] On 13 January 1885 he was seconded for service with the Indian Staff Corps,^[3] and was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Bombay Staff Corps on 1 February 1885, with seniority of 22 October 1881.^[4] He was promoted to Captain, 22 October 1892,^[5] and given the temporary rank of Major, 4 November 1898.^[6] As Commandant of the Native Military Base Depot during the Boxer Rebellion he was mentioned in despatches.^[7] On 26 May 1901 he was appointed a Special Service Officer on the staff of the China Field Force,^[8] and his rank of Major was made substantive on 10 July 1901.^[9] In 1905 he was again mentioned in despatches for his service with the 123rd Outram's Rifles, commanding the escort to the Aden Boundary Commission for eight months,^[10] was awarded the Distinguished Service Order on 14 April,^[11] and promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority of 12 January 1905.^[12] On 12 January 1908 he was made brevet Colonel,^[13] and substantive Colonel on 1 January 1911.^[14] He was appointed Assistant Adjutant-General on 17 November 1912.^[15]

First World War

Delamain was appointed temporary Brigadier-General, 27 September 1914.^[16] He commanded the 16th (Poona) and 17th (Ahmednagar) Brigades at the Battle of Es Sinn.^[17] His conduct was described as "admirable" in General Nixon's despatch,^[18] and Delamain was promoted to Major-General, 29 October 1915, for distinguished service in the field.^[19] He became a prisoner of war on 29 April 1916.^[20]

Post-war

On 14 November 1919 Delamain was given command of a division,^[21] and he was promoted to Lieutenant-General on 1 April 1920,^[22] with seniority later backdated to 21 December 1919.^[23] He served as Adjutant-General, India from 10 November 1920^[24] to 28 March 1923,^[25] when he retired from the Indian Army.^[26]

Delamain was also Colonel of the 117th Mahrattas from 28 October 1921^[27] until he reached the age limit, being replaced by Major-General R.C. Wilson on 18 February 1932.^[28]

References

1. Christopher Trevelyan The Road to Basra 1914
2. The London Gazette: no. 25029. p. 5194. 21 October 1881. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
3. The London Gazette: no. 25440. p. 576. 10 February 1885. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
4. The London Gazette: no. 25621. p. 4226. 31 August 1886. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
5. The London Gazette: no. 26354. p. 7398. 16 December 1892. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
6. The London Gazette: no. 27055. p. 1111. 21 February 1899. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
7. The London Gazette: no. 27313. p. 3280. 14 May 1901. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
8. The London Gazette: no. 27365. p. 6713. 15 October 1901. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
9. The London Gazette: no. 27362. p. 6486. 4 October 1901. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
10. The London Gazette: no. 27765. p. 1198. 17 February 1905. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
11. The London Gazette: no. 27784. p. 2798. 14 April 1905. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
12. The London Gazette: no. 27788. p. 3104. 28 April 1905. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
13. The London Gazette: no. 28134. p. 3316. 5 May 1908. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
14. The London Gazette: no. 28487. p. 3095. 21 April 1911. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
15. The London Gazette: no. 28683. p. 502. 21 January 1913. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
16. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29029. p. 139. 1 January 1915. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
17. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29536. p. 3659. 4 April 1916. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
18. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29536. p. 3660. 4 April 1916. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
19. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29344. p. 10728. 29 October 1915. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
20. Generals Nicknames (d to h). Westernfrontassociation.com (2008-05-20). Retrieved on 20 July 2011.
21. The London Gazette: no. 31965. p. 7231. 6 July 1920. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
22. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32013. p. 8349. 10 August 1920. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
23. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32326. p. 3979. 17 May 1921. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
24. The London Gazette: no. 32254. p. 2001. 11 March 1921. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
25. The London Gazette: no. 32829. p. 3873. 1 June 1923. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
26. The London Gazette: no. 32832. p. 4065. 8 June 1923. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
27. The London Gazette: no. 32501. p. 8497. 28 October 1921. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
28. The London Gazette: no. 33800. p. 1131. 19 February 1932. Retrieved 8 June 2013.