William Eyre (lieutenant-colonel)

William Eyre
Bornunknown
Died1764
Allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch British Army
RankLieutenant-Colonel
UnitRoyal Engineers
44th Foot
Battles/wars
AwardsVoted the thanks of the General Court of Rhode Island 1756 [1]
RelationsMary Henzell, wife[2]

William Eyre (died 1764) was an officer in the British Army during the French and Indian Wars.

  1. ^ Samuel Green Arnold (1894), History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Preston & Rounds, vol. 2., p. 198.
  2. ^ John Burke (1838), A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, London, vol. 4, p. 340.