Francis Inglefield
Major-General Francis Seymour Inglefield CB DSO (1855–1930) was a British Army officer.
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 Inglefield in 1917 | |
| Birth name | Francis Seymour Inglefield |
| Born | 1855 |
| Died | 1930 (aged 74–75) |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Major-general |
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Military career
Inglefield was commissioned into the 15th Regiment of Foot on 13 June 1874.[1] He saw action at the Battle of Poplar Grove on 7 March 1900 and at the Battle of Driefontein in March 1900 during the Second Boer War[2] for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[3] He became a staff officer with the 5th Division in November 1905 and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1908 Birthday Honours.[4]
He went on to become Commander of 12th Infantry Brigade in July 1909 and General Officer Commanding 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division in June 1913.[5] He led his division at the landing at Suvla Bay during the Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War[6] and then retired in April 1916.[5]
He was honorary colonel of the East Yorkshire Regiment from 1920 to 1925.[7]
References
- "No. 24104". The London Gazette. 12 June 1874. p. 2995.
- "Francis Seymour Inglefield". Anglo-Boer War. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "No. 27306". The London Gazette. 19 April 1901. p. 2700.
- "No. 28151". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 June 1908. p. 4641.
- "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- Mortlock, Michael J. (2007). The Landings at Suvla Bay, 1915: An Analysis of British Failure During the Gallipoli Campaign. McFarland & Co. p. 160. ISBN 978-0786430352.
- Mills, T.F. "The East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2007.