Douglas Edward Cayley

Douglas Edward Cayley
Born(1870-07-15)15 July 1870
India
Died19 December 1951(1951-12-19) (aged 81)
Aldershot, Hampshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Years of service1890–1920
RankMajor General
UnitWorcestershire Regiment
Commands29th Infantry Division
88th Brigade
4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
Battles / warsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Mentioned in Despatches
Order of the White Eagle, 3rd Class (Serbia)
Order of the Crown (Belgium)
Croix de guerre (Belgium)
Croix de guerre (France)

Major General Douglas Edward Cayley, CB, CMG (15 July 1870 – 19 December 1951) was a British Army officer of the First World War who played an important part in the evacuation of soldiers from Gallipoli.