Sir Walter Braithwaite | |
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.jpg) Braithwaite as a major general in 1915 during the First World War. | |
| Nickname(s) | "Braith"[1] |
| Born | 11 November 1865 Alne, North Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 7 September 1945 (aged 79) Rotherwick, Hampshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1886–1931 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Somerset Light Infantry Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) |
| Commands | Eastern Command (1926–27) Scottish Command (1923–26) Western Command, India (1920–23) XII Corps (1919) IX Corps (1918–19) 62nd Division (1917–18) Staff College, Quetta (1911−14) |
| Battles / wars | Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches |
General Sir Walter Pipon Braithwaite, GCB (11 November 1865 – 7 September 1945) was a British Army officer who held senior commands during the First World War. After being dismissed from his position as Chief of Staff for the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, he received some acclaim as a competent divisional commander on the Western Front. After the war, he was commissioned to produce a report analysing the performance of British staff officers during the conflict.