Major-General Sir Reginald Thomas Thynne KCB (23 December 1843 – 30 December 1926) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding North Eastern District.
Sir Reginald Thomas Thynne | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 December 1843 Walton, Somerset |
| Died | 30 December 1926 (aged 83) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Major-general |
| Commands held | North Eastern District |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Early life edit
Thynne was born at the rectory of Walton, Somerset, the son of Lord John Thynne and a grandson of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath.[1]
Military career edit
Thynne was commissioned as an ensign in the Grenadier Guards on 3 October 1862.[2] After seeing action in the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879 and then in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882, he became commanding officer of 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards and then went on to be General Officer Commanding North Eastern District in 1894 before retiring in 1902.[3]
He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published on 26 June 1902,[4][5] and invested as such by King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October 1902.[6]
Thynne's daughter (Katharine) Angela married the civil servant Sir Vincent Baddeley in 1933.[7]
References edit
- ^ The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year, Volume 85, Edmund Burke, 1844
- ^ "No. 7264". The Edinburgh Gazette. 7 October 1862. p. 1546.
- ^ "Reginald Thynne". Harvard University Library. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "The Coronation Honours". The Times. No. 36804. London. 26 June 1902. p. 5.
- ^ "No. 27448". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1902. p. 4190.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36908. London. 25 October 1902. p. 8.
- ^ "Marriages", The Times, 5 October 1933, p. 15