Reginald Gipps
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.
General Sir Reginald Gipps GCB | |
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| Born | 14 May 1831 |
| Died | 10 September 1908 (aged 77) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1849–96 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | 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) |
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, deputy adjutant-general for Auxiliary Forces in 1891 and Military Secretary in 1892.[1]
He was also colonel of the Durham Light Infantry.[2]
He lived at Sycamore Lodge in Farnborough.[1]
Family edit
In 1886, he married Evelyn Charlotte Feilden and they went to have two sons and one daughter.[1]