Walter Campbell (British Army officer)

Sir Walter Campbell
Born	1864
Died	1936 (aged 71 or 72)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1887–1927
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	Second Boer War First World War
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 Campbell, KCB, KCMG, DSO (1864–1936) was a British Army officer who served as Quartermaster-General to the Forces.

Campbell was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Gordon Highlanders on 5 February 1887, promoted to lieutenant on 5 December 1890, and saw early service with the Waziristan Field Force and the Chitral Relief Force (1895). He was promoted to captain on 11 January 1897, served in the Tirah Expeditionary Force (1897-98), and received a brevet promotion to major on 20 May 1898. In 1899–1900 he served in the Second Boer War, for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in November 1900. He then became Brigade Major for the Highland Brigade serving in South Africa. The war ended with the Peace of Vereeniging in late May 1902, and the following month Campbell returned home in the SS Tagus, arriving at Southampton in July. Following his return, he became Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Army Headquarters.

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