Edward Chaytor

Sir Edward Walter Clervaux Chaytor
Sir Edward Walter Clervaux Chaytor
	Chaytor, c. 1918
Nickname(s)	Fiery Ted
Born	21 June 1868; Motueka, New Zealand
Died	15 June 1939 (aged 70); London, England
Allegiance	New Zealand
Service/branch	New Zealand Army
Years of service	1886–1924
Rank	Major General
Commands held	New Zealand Military Forces (1919–24); ANZAC Mounted Division (1917–18); New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade (1915–17); Wellington Military District (1910–14); South Island Battalion (1902)
Battles/wars	Second Boer War; First World War Gallipoli Campaign; Sinai and Palestine Campaign;
Awards	Knight Commander of St Michael and St George; Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order; Commander of the Order of the Bath; Mentioned in Despatches (7); Order of the Nile (Egypt); Commander of the Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)

Major General Sir Edward Walter Clervaux Chaytor, KCMG, KCVO, CB, ADC (21 June 1868 – 15 June 1939) was a farmer, and a military commander of New Zealand troops in the Boer War and the First World War.

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