Billy Key

Major-General

Billy Key

CB DSO MC
Nickname"Billy"
Born(1895-12-19)19 December 1895
Died26 September 1986(1986-09-26) (aged 90)
Sandwich, Kent
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Indian Army
Service years1914–1949
RankMajor-General
Service number9051
UnitSikh Regiment
CommandsLahore District (1947–1949)
Rawalpindi District (1946–1947)
11th Indian Division (1942)
8th Indian Infantry Brigade (1940–1942)
2nd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment
Conflicts
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches (2)

Major-General Berthold Wells Key, CB, DSO, MC (19 December 1895 – 26 September 1986), known as Billy Key, was a British Indian Army officer.

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