Frederick Solly-Flood

Sir Frederick Solly-Flood
Born 1829
Died 1909
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Rank Major-General
Commands held Royal Military College Sandhurst
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Major-General Sir Frederick Richard Solly-Flood KCB (1829 – 1909) was a British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst.

Military career

Solly-Flood was commissioned into the 53rd Regiment of Foot in 1849.[1] He became a Captain in the 82nd Regiment of Foot in 1860[2] and was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1884 remaining in that post until 1886.[3] He subsequently commanded a District in Bombay.[4] He lived at Ballynaslaney House in County Wexford.[5]

Family

In 1863 he married Constance Eliza Frere.[6]

References

  1. ^ London Gazette: no. 21011. p. 2596. 21 August 1849. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  2. ^ London Gazette: no. 22437. p. 3800. 23 October 1860. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  3. ^ London Gazette: no. 25372. p. 3011. 1 July 1884. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  4. ^ London Gazette: no. 26144. p. 1482. 17 March 1891. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  5. ^ The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland by Edward Walford, p.333
  6. ^ Armorial families: a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
Military offices
Preceded by
Frederick Middleton		 Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst
1884–1886		 Succeeded by
Aylmer Cameron