Archibald Nye

His Excellency Sir Archibald Edward Nye
Born	23 April 1895 Ship St Barracks, Dublin, Ireland
Died	13 November 1967 (aged 72) London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1914–1946
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Service number	5851
Unit	Corps of Army Schoolmasters Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Commands	2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment Nowshera Brigade Vice-Chief of the Imperial General Staff
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross
Spouse(s)	Una Sheila Colleen Knox (m. 1939)
Other work	Governor of Madras UK High Commissioner to India British High Commissioner to Canada

Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Edward Nye, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, KCB, KBE, MC (23 April 1895 – 13 November 1967) was a senior British Army officer who served in both world wars. In the latter he served as Vice-Chief of the Imperial General Staff (VCIGS).

After the Second World War he served as Governor of Madras, after which Nehru asked for him to stay on as High Commissioner in India.^[1] He subsequently served as High Commissioner to Canada.