Sir William Horwood | |
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Birth name | William Thomas Francis Horwood |
Born | Broadwater, Sussex | 9 November 1868
Died | 16 November 1943 West Mersea, Essex | (aged 75)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1888–1918 |
Rank | Brigadier-General |
Battles / wars | First World War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (7) Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Officer of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) Croix de guerre (Belgium) Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark) Order of the Rising Sun, Second Class (Japan) Order of St. Sava (Serbia) Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Order of the Crown (Italy) Order of the Star of Ethiopia (Ethiopia) Knight of the Order of the Nile |
Brigadier-General Sir William Thomas Francis Horwood, GBE, KCB, DSO (9 November 1868 – 16 November 1943) was a British Army officer who also served as Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, head of London's Metropolitan Police, from 1920 to 1928.