Frederick Solly-Flood

Sir Frederick Richard Solly-Flood
Born 19 March 1829
Died 7 April 1909
Allegiance United Kingdom 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 (19 March 1829 – 7 April 1909) was a British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst.

Military career

Solly-Flood was the son of Frederick Solly-Flood (1801–1838) of Ballynaslaney House, County Wexford.[1] He was commissioned into the 53rd Regiment of Foot in 1859.[2] He became a Captain in the 82nd Regiment of Foot in 1860[3] and, having been appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1877,[4] became Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1884 remaining in that post until 1886.[5] He subsequently commanded a District in Bombay.[6] He lived at Ballynaslaney House in County Wexford.[7]

Family

In 1863 he married Constance Eliza Frere of Porthmawr, Crickhowell, Breconshire.[8] He was succeeded by his son Arthur.

References

  1. ↑ Burke, Bernard (1912). Genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland. p. 236.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21011. p. 2596. 21 August 1849. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22437. p. 3800. 23 October 1860. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  4. ↑ "SOLLY-FLOOD, Maj.-Gen. Frederick". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 1641.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25372. p. 3011. 1 July 1884. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26144. p. 1482. 17 March 1891. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  7. ↑ 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
  8. ↑ 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
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