Joseph Henry Laye

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Joseph Henry Laye
Born(1849-02-04)4 February 1849
Auckland, New Zealand
Died26 June 1938(1938-06-26) (aged 89)
Dawlish, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankLieutenant General
Commands held1st Battalion Scottish Rifles
Battles/warsNinth Xhosa War
Anglo-Zulu War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

Lieutenant General Joseph Henry Laye, CB, CVO (4 February 1849 – 26 June 1938) was a British Army officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces.

Military career[]

Laye served in both the Ninth Xhosa War from 1877 to 1878 and the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879.[1] He commanded the 1st Battalion Scottish Rifles from 1889 to 1893.[1] He was a temporary assistant adjutant-general at army headquarters until February 1900, when he became Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces, with the temporary rank of major general.[2][3][4]

Laye was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1902 Coronation Honours published on 26 June 1902,[5][6] and received the decoration from King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October.[7]

Laye died of a heart attack on 26 June 1938, aged 89.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Major-General Joseph Henry Laye". 1879 Zulu War. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. ^ "No. 27168". The London Gazette. 23 February 1900. p. 1260.
  3. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36068. London. 17 February 1900. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  5. ^ "The Coronation Honours". The Times. No. 36804. London. 26 June 1902. p. 5.
  6. ^ "No. 27448". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1902. p. 4190.
  7. ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36908. London. 25 October 1902. p. 8.
  8. ^ "Laye". Retrieved 15 November 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by Colonel of the Northumberland Fusiliers
1887–1895 		Succeeded by
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