William Augustus Fyers

Sir William Fyers
Born	1815
Died	10 November 1895
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	First Anglo-Afghan War Crimean War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant General Sir William Augustus Fyers KCB (1815 – 10 November 1895) was a British Army officer who served as colonel of the Durham Light Infantry.

Military career

Fyers was commissioned as an ensign in the 4th Regiment of Foot on 17 October 1834.^[1] He was sent to Sindh with the 40th Regiment of Foot in 1839 and took part in the capture of Karachi and then saw action in the First Anglo-Afghan War.^[2] He served with the 97th Regiment of Foot during the Crimean War^[3] and then commanded a battalion at the Siege of Cawnpore in June 1857 and at the Siege of Lucknow in Autumn 1857 during the Indian Rebellion.^[4] He went on to be colonel of the Durham Light Infantry.^[5]

References

1. "Hart's Annual Army List". John Murray. 1851. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
2. "The late Sir William Fyers". The Graphic. 23 November 1895. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
3. Nolan, Edward Henry. "The history of the war against Russia". p. 733.
4. "Sir William Fyers". Dictionary of Indian Biography. p. 158. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
5. "Succession of Colonels 1758 - 1965". British Armed Forces. Retrieved 29 December 2015.