James Sayer (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-General

Sir James Sayer

KCB
Lieutenant-General; Sir James Sayer; KCB
Birth name	James Robert Steadman Sayer
Born	13 January 1826; Sibton Park, Suffolk, England
Died	12 June 1908 (aged 82); Marylebone, London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands	Western District
Battles / wars	Crimean War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

BirthnameJames Robert Steadman Sayer

Born13 January 1826
Sibton Park, Suffolk, England

Died12 June 1908 (aged 82)^[1]
Marylebone, London, England

Allegiance

Lieutenant-General Sir James Robert Steadman Sayer KCB (13 January 1826 – 12 June 1908) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Western District.

Sayer was born at Sibton Park, the eldest son of Robert Sayer and Frances Errington.^[2]^[3]

Military offices
Preceded by Thomas Pakenham	GOC Western District 1883–1885	Succeeded by Thomas Lyons
Preceded by Henry Aitchison Hankey	Colonel of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards 1886–1908	Succeeded by William Vesey Brownlow
Preceded by William Charles Forrest	Colonel of the 8th Hussars 1886–1886	Succeeded by Sir Charles Craufurd Fraser

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