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|name= Sir William Twiss<br />
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|allegiance= United Kingdom<br />
|branch= [[British Indian Army]]<br />
|serviceyears= 1898–1939<br />
|rank= [[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major General]]<br />
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|commands= Burma Independent District<br/>Jullundur Brigade<br/>[[9 Gorkha Rifles|2/9th Gurkha Rifles]]<br />
|battles= [[Boxer Rebellion]]<br/>[[British expedition to Tibet]]<br/>[[First World War]]<br />
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[[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major General]] '''Sir William Louis Oberkirch Twiss''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|sep=,|KCIE|CB|CBE||MC|FRGS}} (18 January 1879 – 13 October 1962) was a senior [[British Indian Army]] officer.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Born on 18 January 1879, William Twiss was educated at [[Bedford School]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]. He received his commission in January 1898, was appointed to the 25th Madras Infantry in March 1899 and then appointed to the [[9 Gorkha Rifles|9th Gurkha Rifles]] in 1901.<ref>Indian Army List January 1901</ref> He served in China during the [[Boxer Rebellion]] between 1900 and 1901 as a Transport Officer and was [[mentioned in despatches]] and during the [[British expedition to Tibet]], between 1903 and 1904.<br />
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Twiss served during the [[First World War]] in France and Flanders from September 1914 to September 1917 on the Staff and was deputy director of Military Intelligence, Army Headquarters, [[British Raj|India]], between 1917 and 1919.<ref>Supplement to the Indian Army List January 1939</ref> He commanded the [[9 Gorkha Rifles|2/9th Gurkha Rifles]], between 1921 and 1923, was Director of Military Intelligence, Army Headquarters, India, between 1923 and 1924, and Director of Military Operations, Army Headquarters, India, between 1924 and 1927.<br />
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Promoted to the rank of [[major general]] in 1929, Twiss commanded the Jullundur Brigade in 1930 and was Military Secretary, Army Headquarters, India, between 1932 and 1936, [[General Officer Commanding]], [[Burma]] Independent District, between 1936 and 1937, and General Officer Commanding, Army in [[Burma]], between 1937 and 1939.<ref>[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U48112/TWISS_Maj.-Gen._Sir_William_Louis_Oberkirch?index=1&results=QuicksearchResults&query=0 Who's Who<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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Twiss was awarded the [[Military Cross]] in 1916, was appointed a [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] on 12 December 1919,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=31684|supp=y|page=15452|date=9 December 1919}}</ref> a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] on 1 January 1930,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33566|supp=y|page=3|date=31 December 1929}}</ref> and a [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] on 14 June 1938.<ref>{{London Gazette|city=e|issue=15500|page=488|date=14 June 1938}}</ref> He retired from the [[British Indian Army]] in January 1939 and died on 13 October 1962.<ref>Supplement to the Indian Army List January 1939</ref><br />
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