Walter Doran (British Army officer)


Walter Doran

Born(1861-12-15)15 December 1861
Lahore, Bengal, India
Died6 February 1945(1945-02-06) (aged 83)
Down House, Redlynch, Wiltshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1881–1919
RankBrigadier-General
Commands17th Infantry Brigade
2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment
ConflictsAnglo-Egyptian War
Mahdist War
Second Boer War
First World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches
Military Order of Savoy (Italy)
RelationsGeneral Sir John Doran (father)
Major General Beauchamp Doran (brother)
Desmond Doran (son)

Brigadier-General Walter Robert Butler Doran, CB, DSO (15 December 1861 – 6 February 1945) was a senior British Army officer who served with distinction in the Second Boer War, commanding an infantry battalion. He also served as an infantry brigade commander during the First World War.