| Sir Frederick Richard Solly-Flood | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 19, 1829 |
| Died | April 7, 1909 (aged 80) |
| 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 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 was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1884 remaining in that post until 1886.[4] He subsequently commanded a District in Bombay.[5] He lived at Ballynaslaney House in County Wexford.[6]
Family[]
In 1863 he married Constance Eliza Frere of Porthmawr, Crickhowell, Breconshire.[7] He was succeeded by his son Arthur.
References[]
- ↑ Burke, Bernard (1912). Genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland. p. 236.
- ↑ "No. 21011". 21 August 1849. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21011/page/
- ↑ "No. 22437". 23 October 1860. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22437/page/
- ↑ "No. 25372". 1 July 1884. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/25372/page/
- ↑ "No. 26144". 17 March 1891. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26144/page/
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Armorial families: a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
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