William Wilby

Major-General William Wilby CB (c.1820 - 15 December 1893) was the General Officer Commanding, Ceylon. Military career Wilby was commissioned as an ensign in the British Army on 27 May 1836. He saw action in the Crimean War and commanded the right wing of his regiment at Gujarat and Sindh during the Indian Rebellion in 1857. He was present at the Battle of Aroghee and at the Battle of Magdala in April 1868 during the British Expedition to Abyssinia and went on to be General Officer Commanding, Ceylon from 1879 to 1882. He afterwards served as colonel of the King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) (1892–93). References 1820 births 1893 deaths General Officers Commanding, Ceylon British Army major generals Companions of the Order of the Bath British Army personnel of the Crimean War British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 British military personnel of the Abyssinian War King's Own Royal Regiment officers