John Ponsonby (British Army officer)

Sir John Ponsonby
Born	(1866-03-25)25 March 1866 Windsor, Berkshire, England[1]
Died	26 March 1952(1952-03-26) (aged 86) Haile, Cumbria, England
Buried	Haile Parish Church, Haile, Cumbria, England[1]
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1888–1928
Rank	Major General
Unit	Coldstream Guards
Commands	Madras District 5th Division 40th Division 2nd Guards Brigade
Battles / wars	Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order[2] Mentioned in dispatches

Major General Sir John Ponsonby, KCB, CMG, DSO (25 March 1866 – 26 March 1952) was a British Army officer who commanded the 5th Division during the last year of the First World War.