Walter Leslie (Indian Army officer)

General Sir Walter Stewart Leslie KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO (23 March 1876 – 9 August 1947) was a Scottish officer who served in the British Indian Army.

[2] Leslie was born in Edinburgh, the third son of Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Young Leslie, of Kininvie House, Banffshire, and Alice Louisa Cautley.

[2][3] Leslie was commissioned into the Royal West Kent Regiment in February 1896 and took part in the Siege of Malakand in July 1897 before transferring to the Indian army and the 40th Pathans in September 1898 and then again to the 31st Punjabis in December 1900.

[4] He went on to be Deputy Adjutant-General and Director of Personal Services in India in 1924, Deputy Quartermaster General in India in 1927 and Commander of Lahore District in 1928.

[4] In retirement, Leslie became colonel of the 2nd battalion the 16th Punjab Regiment.