William Pike

Lieutenant-General Sir William Gregory Huddleston Pike, (24 June 1905 − 10 March 1993) was a senior British Army officer who served as Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1960 to 1963.

Military career Pike entered Bedford School in 1914, and was further educated at Marlborough College.

The grave of Lieutenant-General Sir William Pike in Bentley, Hampshire.

After graduating from the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Pike was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 28 January 1925. He served with the British Indian Army until 1936

Pike later served in the Korean War as Divisional Commander, Royal Artillery for 1st Commonwealth Division. Chief of Staff for Far East Land Forces in 1957 and Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff in 1960 before retiring in 1963.