William Beynon (Indian Army officer)

For other people named William Beynon, see William Beynon (disambiguation).

Sir William Beynon
Born	(1866-11-05)5 November 1866 Agra, India
Died	9 February 1955(1955-02-09) (aged 88) Gerrards Cross in south Buckinghamshire, UK
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Indian Army
Rank	Major-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

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

Notes

1. The National Archives 2021.
2. National Army Museum 2021.
3. Parker-Galbreath 1932.
4. 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.