William Frederick Cavaye

Major-General William Frederick Cavaye (15 February 1845 – 30 January 1926) was a British military officer and Municipal Reform Party politician. Early life He was the eldest son of General William Cavaye (d.1896) and his wife Isabella née Hutchinson, and was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father retired to 12 Royal Circus in the Stockbridge district around 1860. Following schooling at Edinburgh Academy and in Charlton he entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Military career In 1865 Cavaye was commissioned as an ensign into the 107th Regiment of Foot. He rose through the officer ranks to become a lieutenant on 9 March 1867, a captain on 13 December 1874, and a major on 1 July 1881, having served with distinction in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. The 107th Foot became the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment under the Childers reforms of 1881: Cavaye became the battalion's commanding officer with the rank of lieutenant-colonel on 15 August 1883. Cavaye was further promoted, becoming Assistant Adjutant General and Chief of Staff of the Southern District with the rank of Colonel. He served "on special service" in the Second Boer War of 1899 – 1902, and was mentioned in dispatches. He was placed on half-pay on 24 March 1902, and retired from the army on 15 December 1902.