About Joseph Henry Laye
Lived 1849 – 1938 (aged 89). Joseph Henry Laye was a New Zealand military leader.
Lieutenant-General Joseph Henry Laye (4 February 1849 – 26 June 1938) was a British Army officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces.
Military career Laye served in both the Ninth Xhosa War from 1877 to 1878 and the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. He commanded the 1st Battalion Scottish Rifles from 1889 to 1893.
Laye was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1902 Coronation Honours published on 26 June 1902, and received the decoration from King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October.
Laye died of a heart attack on 26 June 1938, aged 89.
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Who was Joseph Henry Laye?
British army officer
When was Joseph Henry Laye born?
Joseph Henry Laye was born on 4 February 1849 in Auckland.
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Joseph Henry Laye died on 26 June 1938 in Dawlish.
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Joseph Henry Laye was a military leader.
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Joseph Henry Laye was New Zealand.
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