Walter Walker (British Army officer)

Sir Walter Walker
Born	(1912-11-11)11 November 1912 British India
Died	12 August 2001(2001-08-12) (aged 88)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1933–1972
Rank	General
Service number	380258
Unit	Sherwood Foresters 1/8th Gurkha Rifles
Commands held	99th Gurkha Infantry Brigade 17th Gurkha Division Commander British Troops Borneo Northern Command Allied Forces Northern Europe
Battles/wars	North West Frontier Second World War Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Two Bars Mentioned in Despatches - four times

General Sir Walter Colyear Walker, KCB, CBE, DSO** (11 November 1912 – 12 August 2001) was a senior British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Northern Europe from 1969 until his retirement in 1972. He commanded the 4/8th Gurkhas Rifles against the Japanese Army in Burma during the Second World War. He commanded the 1/6 Gurkha Rifles from 1950 to 1953 and he commanded the 99th Gurkha Infantry Brigade Group from 1957 to 1959 during the Malayan Emergency. Walker was Director of Operations in Borneo from 1962 to 1965 during the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation. In retirement, he attracted some controversy by publicising his views on the political situation in Britain during the mid-1970s.