William Beynon (Indian Army officer)

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For other people named William Beynon, see William Beynon (disambiguation).
Sir William Beynon
Born(1866-11-05)5 November 1866
Agra, India
Died9 February 1955(1955-02-09) (aged 88)
Gerrards Cross in south Buckinghamshire, UK
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branchIndian Army
RankMajor-General

Major-General Sir William George Lawrence Beynon, KCIE, CB, DSO (5 November 1866 – 9 February 1955) was a British Indian Army officer.[1]

Military career[edit]

Main article: Operations against the Mahsuds (1917)

British forces commanded by Major-General Beynon advanced into Mahsud tribal territory on the 6th.[2] [3] British forces engaged the Mahsud several days in June.[4] On 25 June 1917, hostilities ceased when the Mahsud sued for peace.[4] Part of the terms were that the Mahsuds had to hand rifles they had stolen, some of these came into the hands of British troops while they were still there.[4] British troops began withdrawing on 12 July.[4] The final peace agreement came on 10 August 1917 with a Mahsud jirga.[5]

Bibliography[edit]

Notes

  1. ↑ The National Archives 2021.
  2. ↑ National Army Museum 2021.
  3. ↑ Parker-Galbreath 1932.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Parker 1917.
  5. ↑ Neiberg 2017.

References

  • The National Archives (2021). "Beynon Collection: papers of and relating to Maj-Gen Sir Will- iam George Lawrence". The National Archives (United Kingdom). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  • National Army Museum (2021). "The North-West Frontier". National Army Museum. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  • Neiberg, Michael S. (2017). World War I. Routledge. ISBN 9781351142786. - Total pages: 628
  • Parker, Harry (20 August 1917). "Waziristan Campaign 1917".
  • Parker-Galbreath, Simon (1932). "Waziristan Campaign 1917". Retrieved 17 November 2021.


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