Inigo Jones (British Army officer)
Inigo Jones | |
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Birth name | Inigo Richmund Jones |
Born |
23 September 1848 Worton Hall, Isleworth |
Died |
20 July 1914 Westminster, London |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1866–1907 |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands held | Troops in the Straits Settlements |
Battles/wars |
Suakin Expedition Second Boer War |
Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Major-General Inigo Richmund Jones CB CVO (23 September 1848 – 20 July 1914) was a British Army officer who commanded the Troops in the Straits Settlements.
Military career
Jones was commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1866.[1] He served in the Suakin Expedition in 1885 and the Second Boer War during which he commanded the Guards Brigade.[2] He subsequently became Commanding Officer of the Scots Guards and went on to become General Officer Commanding the Troops in the Straits Settlements in 1905 before retiring in 1907.[3] He lived at Kelston Park, Somerset.[4]
Family
In 1878 he married Alice Charlotte Matilda Dawson; they had three daughters. She died in 1885.[4] In 1888 he married Elinor Margaret Charteris, granddaughter of the 7th Earl of Wemyss & March; they had one daughter and one son.[4]
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23199. p. 6991. 18 December 1866. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ↑ Obituary: General Inigo Jones The Advertiser, 22 July 1914
- ↑ Army Commands
- 1 2 3 Howard, Joseph Jackson (1903). Frederick Arthur Crisp, ed. Visitation of England and Wales. II. Priv. print. pp. 81–83. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Arthur Dorward |
GOC Troops in the Straits Settlements 1905–1907 |
Succeeded by Thomas Perrott |