John Hanbury-Williams
Sir John Hanbury-Williams | |
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John Hanbury-Williams (left) with The Times correspondent Stanley Washburn. Russia, October 1914 | |
| Born | 19 October 1859 |
| Died | 19 October 1946 (aged 87) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1878–1919 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Unit | 43rd Light Infantry |
| Battles / wars | Anglo-Egyptian War Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Mentioned in Dispatches |
Major general Sir John Hanbury-Williams, GCVO, KCB, CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War and later Brigadier-General in charge of Administration (Scotland). He served on the International Olympic Committee (IOC), representing Canada between 1911 and 1921. During the First World War he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.