King's Own Royal Regiment Museum

		King's Own Royal Regiment Museum Lancaster
HOME Museum & Collections Sales Donations Events Contact Us REGIMENTAL HISTORY 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century First World War Second World War Actions & Movements Battle Honours FAMILY HISTORY Resources Further Reading PHOTO GALLERY ENQUIRIES FURTHER READING LINKS		Regimental History Colonels of the King's Own Royal Regiment Lieutenant General William Seymour 2nd Son of Sir Edward Seymour Bt. of Berry Pomeroy, Devon. 2nd Lieutenant in Lord Dartmouth’s Company of Royal Fusiliers (7th) 11 June 1685. Captain 1 May 1686. Major and Lieutenant Colonel Coldstream Guards 1 January 1692. Regimental Lieutenant Colonel in same 10 August 1692. Wounded at Landen 1693. Colonel of Lord Kut’s Regiment of Foot till disbanded at Peace of Ryswick. Colonel of 24th Foot 1 March 1701. Colonel of the Queen’s Own Regiment of Foot 12 February 1702. Brigadier General in supreme command of the six Regiments of Marines 9 May 1702. Wounded at Vigo. Major General 1 January 1704. Lieutenant General 1 January 1707. Retired in December 1717. Died 9 February 1727. Lieutenant General William Seymour. Accession Number: KO0591/01 Only a proportion of our collections are on display at anyone time. Certain items are on loan for display in other institutions. An appointment is required to consult any of our collections which are held in store.