Reginald Gipps

Sir Reginald Gipps
Born	14 May 1831
Died	10 September 1908
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1849 - 1896
Rank	General
Commands held	1st Bn Scots Guards Scots Guards Home District
Battles/wars	Crimean War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

General Sir Reginald Ramsay Gipps GCB (14 May 1831 - 10 September 1908) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary.

Military career

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 1st Bn 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

In 1886 he married Evelyn Charlotte Feilden and they went to have two sons and one daughter.^[1]

References