Lieutenant-General Sir William Edmund Franklyn, (14 May 1856 – 27 October 1914) was a senior British Army officer who served as Military Secretary from 1911 to 1914.
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Early life and education
Franklyn was born in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, the eldest surviving son of Rev. Thomas Edmund Franklyn and Selina Elizabeth Hope. He was educated at Rugby School.
Military career
Franklyn was commissioned into the 19th Regiment of Foot in 1874, which in 1881 became the Yorkshire Regiment (and later still became the Green Howards) and was appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Aldershot in 1888. He was made Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment and served on the North West Frontier in India in 1897. He was made Assistant Adjutant General for Scottish District in 1898 and Assistant Military Secretary at Army Headquarters in October 1899, taking over from Colonel Arthur Wynne's absence. The appointment became permanent soon after.
Franklyn was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1902 Coronation Honours published on 26 June 1902, and received the decoration from King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October 1902.