John Walter (Indian Army officer)

Major-General John McNeill Walter CB CSI DSO (10 June 1861 – 1951) was a British Indian Army officer.

John Walter
Walter in 1920
Birth name	John McNeill Walter
Born	(1861-06-10)10 June 1861
Died	1951(1951-00-00) (aged 89–90)
Branch	British Indian Army
Years of service	1880–1918
Rank	Major-general
Battles / wars	Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of the Star of India Distinguished Service Order

Military career

Educated at Cheltenham College, Walter was commissioned into the 12th Regiment of Foot on 14 January 1880.^[1] He became Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General in India in May 1896, and saw action with the Tochi Field Force and then at the Relief of Ladysmith in October 1899 during the Second Boer War.^[1] He became Assistant Adjutant-General in October 1910 and Deputy Adjutant-General at GHQ India in September 1913.^[1]

Walter served in World War I as Adjutant-General, India from November 1915^[2] and as Major General in charge of Administration at Northern Command, India from 1917 before retiring at the end of the War.^[1]