Philip Smith (British Army officer)

Philip Smith
Died	1894
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1855–92
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Home District Grenadier Guards
Battles/wars	Mahdist War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant General Philip Smith, CB (died 1894) was a senior British Army officer who served as Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding the Home District from 1889 until his retirement in 1892

Military career

Smith was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1855.^[1] He went on to be Adjutant of his Regiment in 1859.^[2] He became Commanding Officer of a battalion of his Regiment in 1880^[3] and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath following the Expedition to Egypt in 1882.^[4] He took command of the whole Regiment in 1885.^[5]

He was promoted to major general in 1886,^[6] and made Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding the Home District in 1889.^[7] He became a member of the Council of the National Rifle Association^[8] and died in 1894.^[9]

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 21652. p. 209. 19 January 1855. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
2. The London Gazette: no. 22235. p. 953. 1 March 1859. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
3. The London Gazette: no. 25465. p. 1919. 28 April 1885. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
4. The London Gazette: no. 25169. p. 5166. 17 November 1882. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
5. The London Gazette: no. 25507. p. 4132. 1 September 1885. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
6. The London Gazette: no. 25611. p. 3621. 27 July 1886. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
7. Underground Rifle Ranges The Times, 1890
8. National Rifle Association Charter
9. 'Parishes: Brampton', A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 3 (1936), pp. 12–20. Date accessed: 19 June 2010.