Sir William Fyers
Birth nameWilliam Augustus Fyers
Born2 July 1815[1]
Woolwich, Kent, England
Died10 November 1895
Kensington, London[2]
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankLieutenant-General
Battles/warsFirst Anglo-Afghan War
Crimean War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant-General Sir William Augustus Fyers KCB (2 July 1815 – 10 November 1895) was a British Army officer who served as colonel of the Durham Light Infantry.

Early life and education

Fyers was born in Woolwich, the son of Major General Peter Fyers CB. He was educated at the Military College Edinburgh.[3]

Military career

Fyers was commissioned as an ensign in the 4th Regiment of Foot on 17 October 1834.[4] He was sent to Sindh with the 40th Regiment of Foot in 1839 and took part in the capture of Karachi and then saw action in the First Anglo-Afghan War.[5] He served with the 97th Regiment of Foot during the Crimean War[6] and then commanded a battalion at the Siege of Cawnpore in June 1857 and at the Siege of Lucknow in Autumn 1857 during the Indian Rebellion.[7] He went on to be colonel of the Durham Light Infantry.[8]

References

  1. ↑ UK, British Army Lists, 1882–1962
  2. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837–1915
  3. ↑ Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. London, Oldhams Press. 1893. p. 646. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Hart's Annual Army List". John Murray. 1851. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "The late Sir William Fyers". The Graphic. 23 November 1895. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Nolan, Edward Henry (1856). "The history of the war against Russia". p. 733.
  7. ↑ s:Dictionary of Indian Biography/Fyers, Sir William Augustus
  8. ↑ "Succession of Colonels 1758 - 1965". British Armed Forces. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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