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{{Infobox military person
| name = Sir Walter Delamain
| image =Walter S Delamain.jpg
| caption =Sir Walter Delamain
| birth_name = Walter Sinclair Delamain
| birth_date =18 February 1862<ref name="times"/><ref>''Jersey, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813–1915''</ref>
| death_date ={{dda|6 March 1932|18 February 1862|df=y}}
| placeofburial_label =
| placeofburial =
| birth_place = [[Saint Helier, Jersey]], [[Channel Islands]]<ref name="1881census">''1881 England Census''</ref>
| death_place = [[Brockenhurst]], [[Hampshire]], England<ref name="times"/>
| placeofburial_coordinates = 
| nickname =
| allegiance ={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
| branch =[[British Indian Army|Indian Army]]
| serviceyears =1881–1923
| rank =[[Lieutenant-general]]
| unit =
| commands =
| battles =[[Boxer Rebellion]]<br/>[[World War I]]
|awards =[[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]]<br/>[[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]]<br/>[[Distinguished Service Order]]
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}}
[[Lieutenant-General]] '''Sir Walter Sinclair Delamain''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|KCB|KCMG|DSO}} (18 February 1862 – 6 March 1932) was an officer of the [[British Indian Army]].<ref name="times">{{cite news |title= Obituary: Lieut.-General Sir W. S. Delamain |work=[[The Times]] |date= 8 March 1932|page= 20 }}</ref>

==Early service==
Delamain was born in [[Saint Helier]], the son of Charles Henry Delamain and Susan Sarah Christina Gun. He attended the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst|Royal Military College]] and was commissioned as a lieutenant in [[the Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment)]] on 22 October 1881.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25029|page=5194|date=21 October 1881}}</ref> On 13 January 1885 he was seconded for service with the Indian Staff Corps,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25440|page=576|date=10 February 1885}}</ref> and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the [[Bombay Staff Corps]] on 1 February 1885, with seniority of 22 October 1881.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25621|page=4226|date=31 August 1886}}</ref> He was promoted to captain, 22 October 1892,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26354|page=7398|date=16 December 1892}}</ref> and given the temporary rank of Major, 4 November 1898.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27055|page=1111|date=21 February 1899}}</ref> As Commandant of the Native Military Base Depot during the [[Boxer Rebellion]] he was [[mentioned in despatches]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27313|page=3280|date=14 May 1901}}</ref> On 26 May 1901 he was appointed a Special Service Officer on the staff of the China Field Force,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27365|page=6713|date=15 October 1901}}</ref> and his rank of major was made substantive on 10 July 1901.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27362|page=6486|date=4 October 1901}}</ref> In October 1902 he was in command of a detachment from the 23rd Bombay Rifles (renamed as the [[123rd Outram's Rifles]] the following year) sent via Aden to [[British Somaliland]] as reinforcement during the [[Somaliland campaign]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Latest intelligence - The Somaliland Rising|date=25 October 1902 |page=7 |issue=36908| }}</ref> In 1905 he was again mentioned in despatches for his service with the Outram's Rifles, commanding the escort to the Aden Boundary Commission for eight months,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27765|page=1198|date=17 February 1905}}</ref> was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] on 14 April,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27784|page=2798|date=14 April 1905}}</ref> and promoted to lieutenant-colonel, with seniority of 12 January 1905.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27788|page=3104|date=28 April 1905}}</ref> On 12 January 1908 he was made [[brevet rank|brevet]] colonel,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28134|page=3316|date=5 May 1908}}</ref> and substantive colonel on 1 January 1911.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28487|page=3095|date=21 April 1911}}</ref> He was appointed assistant adjutant-general on 17 November 1912.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28683|page=502|date=21 January 1913}}</ref>

==First World War==
Delamain was appointed temporary brigadier-general, 27 September 1914.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29029|supp=y|page=139|date=1 January 1915}}</ref> He commanded the [[16th (Poona) Brigade|16th (Poona)]] and [[17th (Ahmednagar) Brigade]]s at the [[Battle of Es Sinn]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29536|supp=y|page=3659|date=4 April 1916}}</ref> His conduct was described as "admirable" in [[John Nixon (Indian Army officer)|General Nixon]]'s despatch,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29536|supp=y|page=3660|date=4 April 1916}}</ref> and Delamain was promoted to major-general, 29 October 1915, for distinguished service in the field.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29344|supp=y|page=10728|date=29 October 1915}}</ref> He became a [[prisoner of war]] on 29 April 1916.<ref>[http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/great-war-on-land/71-gen-ls/207-generals-d-h.html Generals Nicknames (d to h)]. Westernfrontassociation.com (20 May 2008). Retrieved on 20 July 2011.</ref>

==Post-war==
On 14 November 1919 Delamain was given command of a division,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=31965|page=7231|date=6 July 1920}}</ref> and he was promoted to lieutenant-general on 1 April 1920,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32013|supp=y|page=8349|date=10 August 1920}}</ref> with seniority later backdated to 21 December 1919.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32326|supp=y|page=3979|date=17 May 1921}}</ref> He served as [[Adjutant-General (India)|Adjutant-General, India]] from 10 November 1920<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32254|page=2001|date=11 March 1921}}</ref> to 28 March 1923,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32829|page=3873|date=1 June 1923}}</ref> when he retired from the Indian Army.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32832|page=4065|date=8 June 1923}}</ref>

Delamain was also colonel of the [[117th Mahrattas]] from 28 October 1921<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32501|page=8497|date=28 October 1921}}</ref> until he reached the age limit, being replaced by Major-General R.C. Wilson on 18 February 1932.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33800|page=1131|date=19 February 1932}}</ref>

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[[Category:British World War I prisoners of war]]
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