William Wylde

William Wylde CB was Master Gunner, [St James's Park], the most senior ceremonial position in the Royal Artillery after the Sovereign.

Military career

Wylde was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1803 and rose through the officer ranks to become a Lieutenant-General in 1863. In the First [Carlist War], he was British Commissioner to the Christinist Army, and played a significant role as artilleryman in relieving the siege of Bilbao by Carlist forces.
He was made Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery in 1863 and promoted to full General in 1866, and then held the position of Master Gunner, [St James's Park] from 1868.
He was also a Groom of the Bedchamber to the Prince Consort.
He died in 1877 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery in London.

Family

Wylde was a member of a Nottinghamshire family, the second son of Gervas Wylde and Catherine née Shudall. He married Eleanor MacCutcheon and they had three sons and three daughters. Eldest son William [Henry Wylde (civil servant)|William Henry Wylde] of Chiswick distinguished himself in the Foreign Office.