Brigadier Sir Henry Robert Kincaid Floyd, 5th Baronet,[1] CB, CBE (7 May 1899 – 5 November 1968[1]) was a British soldier.
Sir Henry Floyd, 5th Baronet | |
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| Born | 7 May 1899 |
| Died | 5 November 1968 (aged 69) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1918–1945 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Service number | 17028 |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Legion of Merit (United States) |
| Relations | Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (1961–68) |
Personal life edit
Floyd was the son of Captain Sir Henry Robert Peel Floyd, 4th Baronet (a captain in the Royal Navy) and Edith Anne Kincaid-Smith. Floyd was the brother of Charles Murray Floyd.
Floyd married Kathleen Fanny Gretton (daughter of John Gretton) on 9 April 1922, with whom he had two daughters.[1] A fervent supporter of horseriding and fox hunting, he was killed in a riding accident at the age of 69.[2]
Military career edit
Floyd was educated at Eton College and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was an officer in the 15th/19th Hussars and, having been promoted to brigadier, during the Second World War he served as Brigadier General Staff (BGS) to VIII Corps, commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Richard O'Connor. He served with VIII Corps throughout Operation Overlord and was described as "a tower of strength to the new commander [O'Connor] and became a good friend as well".[3] From October 1944 he was chief of staff of the Eighth Army, commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Richard McCreery, from 1944 to 1945. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in July 1945.[4]
Floyd served as Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire from 1961 to 1968.[2]
Legacy edit
The Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School in Aylesbury is named after him, as is part of the postgraduate medical centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.[2]
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References edit
- ^ a b c Burke’s Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley, Burke’s Peerage, Crans, Switzerland, 1999, ISBN 2-940085-02-1, p. 1073.
- ^ a b c 20th century Lords Lieutenant Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Baynes 1989, p. 185.
- ^ "No. 37161". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 July 1945. p. 3490.
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1959.
Bibliography edit
- Baynes, John (1989). The Forgotten Victor: General Sir Richard O'Connor, KT, GCB, DSO, MC (1st ed.). Potomac Books. ISBN 0-08-036269-9.