William Marshall (British Army officer, born 1865)
Sir William Marshall | |
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| Born | 29 October 1865 Stranton, near Hartlepool, County Durham, England |
| Died | 29 May 1939 (aged 73) Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, France |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1886--1925 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | Sherwood Foresters |
| Commands | 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters 87th Brigade 42nd (East Lancashire) Division 29th Division 53rd (Welsh) Division 27th Division Southern Army, India |
| Conflicts | Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India Order of the White Eagle, 2nd Class (Serbia) |
Lieutenant-General Sir William Raine Marshall GCMG KCB KCSI (29 October 1865 – 29 May 1939) was a British Army officer who in November 1917 succeeded Sir Stanley Maude (upon the latter's death from cholera) as commander-in-chief of the British forces in Mesopotamia. He kept that position until the end of the First World War.