Philip Smith (British Army officer)

Philip Smith
Died 1894
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1855 - 1892
Rank Lieutenant-General
Commands held Home District
Battles/wars Mahdist War
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant General Philip Smith CB (died 1894) was Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding the Home District.

Military career

Smith was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1855.[1] He went on to be Adjutant of his Regiment in 1859.[2] He became Commanding Officer of a Battalion of his Regiment in 1880[3] and was appointed CB following the Expedition to Egypt in 1882.[4] He took command of the whole Regiment in 1885.[5]

He was promoted to Major-General in 1886[6] and made Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding the Home District in 1889.[7] He became a member of the Council of the National Rifle Association[8] and died in 1894.[9]

References

  1. ^ London Gazette: no. 21652. p. 209. 19 January 1855. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  2. ^ London Gazette: no. 22235. p. 953. 1 March 1859. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  3. ^ London Gazette: no. 25465. p. 1919. 28 April 1885. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  4. ^ London Gazette: no. 25169. p. 5166. 17 November 1882. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  5. ^ London Gazette: no. 25507. p. 4132. 1 September 1885. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  6. ^ London Gazette: no. 25611. p. 3621. 27 July 1886. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  7. ^ Underground Rifle Ranges The Times, 1890
  8. ^ National Rifle Association Charter
  9. ^ 'Parishes: Brampton', A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 3 (1936), pp. 12-20. Date accessed: 19 June 2010.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Reginald Gipps		 GOC Home District
1889–1892		 Succeeded by
Lord Methuen