Joseph Henry Laye

Lieutenant-General Joseph Henry Laye CB CVO (4 February 1849 – 26 June 1938) was a British Army officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces.

Lieutenant-General Joseph Henry Laye CB CVO
Born	(1849-02-04)4 February 1849 Auckland, New Zealand
Died	26 June 1938(1938-06-26) (aged 89) Dawlish, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands	1st Battalion, Scottish Rifles
Battles / wars	Ninth Xhosa War Anglo-Zulu War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

Military career

Laye served in both the Ninth Xhosa War from 1877 to 1878 and the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879.^[1] He commanded the 1st Battalion Scottish Rifles from 1889 to 1893.^[1] He was a temporary assistant adjutant-general at army headquarters until February 1900, when he became Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces, with the temporary rank of major general.^[2][3][4]

Laye was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1902 Coronation Honours published on 26 June 1902,^[5][6] and received the decoration from King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October.^[7]

Laye died of a heart attack on 26 June 1938, aged 89.^[8]