William Knollys (British Army officer)

Sir William Knollys
Gen. Sir William Knollys
Born1 August 1797
Died23 June 1883 (1883-06-24) (aged 85)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
RankGeneral
CommandsGuernsey
Aldershot Division
Battles / warsPeninsular War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

General Sir William Thomas Knollys KCB PC (1 August 1797 – 23 June 1883) was a British Army officer who reached high office in the 1860s.

Knollys caricatured by Ape in Vanity Fair, 1877
Family grave of Sir William Knollys in Highgate Cemetery (east)