John Ponsonby (British Army officer)


Sir John Ponsonby

Born(1866-03-25)25 March 1866
Died26 March 1952(1952-03-26) (aged 86)
Buried
Haile Parish Church, Haile, Cumbria, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1888–1928
RankMajor-General
UnitColdstream Guards
CommandsMadras District
5th Division
40th Division
2nd Guards Brigade
ConflictsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in dispatches

Major-General Sir John Ponsonby, KCB, CMG, DSO (25 March 1866 – 26 March 1952) was a British Army officer who commanded the 5th Division during the last year of the First World War.