Reginald Gipps
General Sir Reginald Gipps GCB | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 May 1831 |
| Died | 10 September 1908 (aged 77) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1849–96 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Home District (1884–89) Scots Guards (1878–81) 1st Battalion Scots Guards (1874–78) |
| Battles / wars | Crimean War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) |
General Sir Reginald Ramsay Gipps, GCB (14 May 1831 – 10 September 1908) was a senior British Army officer who served as Military Secretary from 1892 until his retirement in 1896.
Military career
[edit]Born the only son of Major Sir George Gipps and educated at Eton College, Gipps was commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1849.[1] He fought in the Crimean War at the Battle of Alma, where he was wounded by a bayonet in the hand, and the Battle of Inkerman, where he was wounded in the neck.[1] He also took part in the Siege of Sevastopol.[2] He was made commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Scots Guards in 1874,[2] and of his regiment in 1878.[1] He was given command of a brigade in Ireland in 1881.[2] He went on to be Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding the Home District in 1884 and, promoted to lieutenant general in December 1889,[3] deputy adjutant-general for Auxiliary Forces in 1891 and Military Secretary in 1892.[1]
He was also colonel of the Durham Light Infantry in December 1897.[2][4]
He lived at Sycamore Lodge in Farnborough.[1]
Family
[edit]In 1886, he married Evelyn Charlotte Feilden with whom he had two sons and one daughter.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f General Sir Reginald Ramsay Gipps, GCB Who was Who, 1897–1916
- ^ a b c d Obituary: General Sir Reginald Gipps The Times, 12 September 1908
- ^ "No. 26005". The London Gazette. 24 December 1889. p. 7470.
- ^ "No. 26931". The London Gazette. 21 January 1898. p. 376.