Philip Smith (British Army officer)
Lieutenant General Philip Smith, CB (10 January 1837 – 1 November 1894) was a senior British Army officer who served as Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding the Home District from 1889 until his retirement in 1892.
Philip Smith | |
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| Born | 10 January 1837 Woodhall, Hertfordshire |
| Died | 1 November 1894 (aged 54)[1] Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1855–92 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands held | Home District Grenadier Guards |
| Battles/wars | Mahdist War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Family edit
Smith was born at the Woodhall estate in Hertfordshire, the third son of Colonel Abel Smith and Frances Anne Calvert, daughter of General Sir Harry Calvert.[1][2]
Military career edit
Smith was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1855.[3] He went on to be adjutant of his regiment in 1859.[4] He became commanding officer of a battalion of his regiment in 1880[5] and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath following the Expedition to Egypt in 1882.[6] He took command of the whole Regiment in 1885.[7]
He was promoted to major general in 1886,[8] and made major general commanding the Brigade of Guards and general officer commanding the Home District in 1889.[9] He became a member of the council of the National Rifle Association[10] and died at Hinchingbrooke House in 1894.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b "Lieutenant-General Philip Smith, C.B.". The Times. 3 November 1894. p. 6.
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1898). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison & sons. p. 1363.
- ^ "No. 21652". The London Gazette. 19 January 1855. p. 209.
- ^ "No. 22235". The London Gazette. 1 March 1859. p. 953.
- ^ "No. 25465". The London Gazette. 28 April 1885. p. 1919.
- ^ "No. 25169". The London Gazette. 17 November 1882. p. 5166.
- ^ "No. 25507". The London Gazette. 1 September 1885. p. 4132.
- ^ "No. 25611". The London Gazette. 27 July 1886. p. 3621.
- ^ Underground Rifle Ranges The Times, 1890
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ^ 'Parishes: Brampton', A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 3 (1936), pp. 12–20. Date accessed: 19 June 2010.