William Platt

General

Sir William Platt

GBE KCB DSO
General; Sir William Platt; GBE KCB DSO
	William Platt inspecting troops during the Second World War
Nickname	"The Kaid"
Born	14 June 1885; Brooklands, Cheshire, England
Died	28 September 1975 (aged 90); London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Service years	1905–1945
Rank	General
Service number	9000
Unit	Northumberland Fusiliers; Wiltshire Regiment
Commands	East Africa Command; Sudan Defence Force; 7th Infantry Brigade; 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
Conflicts	North-West Frontier; First World War Western Front; ; Second World War East African campaign Battle of Keren; Battle of Gondar; ; ;
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire; Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Distinguished Service Order; Mentioned in Despatches (6); Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nile (Egypt); Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Ethiopia; Commander of the Legion of Honour (France)
Other work	Colonel of The Wiltshire Regiment (1942–54); Director, Messrs. Mather and Platt Ltd., Manchester (1946–57)

General Sir William Platt, GBE, KCB, DSO (14 June 1885 – 28 September 1975) was a senior officer of the British Army during both the First and the Second World Wars.