Edward Chaytor

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Sir Edward Walter Clervaux Chaytor
First World War
  • Gallipoli Campaign
  • Sinai and Palestine Campaign
Awards (Serbia)

First World War
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Early life

Born in Motueka, New Zealand, Chaytor was the son of John Clervaux Chaytor and his wife Emma, daughter of Edward Fearon. His paternal great-grandfather was the industrialist and politician Sir William Chaytor, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Nelson College from 1880 to 1884,[2] and was then a sheep farmer at Spring Creek near Blenheim.

Military career

In the Boer War Chaytor was a captain in the Third New Zealand Contingent and a lieutenant colonel in the Eighth New Zealand Contingent. After the Boer War Chaytor became a professional officer in the New Zealand Army. In the First World War he was in the

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1917 New Year Honours.[3]

In 1917, Chaytor took over the

Chetwode's order to withdraw from the attack and took the town's main defensive position. In 1918 Chaytor's Force
captured Amman in Jordan and thousands of prisoners.

Later life

Chaytor was appointed

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1920.[4] He was appointed honorary colonel of the 1st (Canterbury) and 12th (Nelson and Marlborough) Regiments in 1920.[5] He retired from the military in 1924, being replaced as commandant by Major General Charles Melvill. He lived in London
until his death on 15 June 1939.

He married Louisa Jane Collins, daughter of Charles Sweeney Collins, on 17 October 1898. Together they had three children. Son Edward John Clervaux Chaytor (1903–1976) was a Brigadier in the Royal Artillery; daughter Katherine, married Sir Robert Gooch, 11th Baronet.

See also

References

  • Fiery Ted: Anzac Commander by Michael Smith (2008, Christchurch NZ)
  1. ^ Biography in DNZB retrieved 6th Dec 2010
  2. ^ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
  3. ^ "No. 29945". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 February 1917. p. 1606.
  4. ^ "No. 32086". The London Gazette. 15 October 1920. p. 9986.
  5. ISBN 0473015676.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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Military offices
Preceded by
Major General
Alfred William Robin
Commandant of New Zealand Military Forces
December 1919 – March 1924
Succeeded by
Major General Charles Melvill
Preceded by
Major General Harry Chauvel
General Officer Commanding ANZAC Mounted Division
1917–1918
Succeeded by
Brigadier General Granville Ryrie