William Horwood (police commissioner)

Brigadier-General Sir William Horwood GBE KCB DSO
Visiting the USA in 1923
Birth name	William Thomas Francis Horwood
Born	(1868-11-09)9 November 1868 Broadwater, Sussex
Died	16 November 1943(1943-11-16) (aged 75) West Mersea, Essex
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	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.