Walter Congreve
General Sir Walter Norris Congreve, VC, KCB, MVO, DL, KStJ (20 November 1862 – 28 February 1927), was a British Army officer in the Second Boer War and the First World War, and Governor of Malta from 1924 to 1927. He received the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Sir Walter Congreve | |
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| Born | 20 November 1862 Chatham, Kent, England |
| Died | 28 February 1927 (aged 64) Mtarfa Hospital, Malta |
| Buried | Buried at sea between Malta and the Island of Filfla |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1885–1924 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Rifle Brigade |
| Commands held | Southern Command (1923–24) British Troops in Egypt (1919–23) VII Corps (1918) XIII Corps (1915–18) 6th Division (1915) 18th Brigade (1914–15) |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Victoria Cross Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Member of the Royal Victorian Order Mentioned in Despatches |
| Relations | Major Billy Congreve (son) Cecil Ralph Townshend Congreve (Brother) |
| Other work | Deputy Lieutenant of Staffordshire Governor of Malta (1924–27) |
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