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Arthur Solly-Flood
Men of the 307th Regiment, US 77th Division, (attached to the British 42nd Division for training), headed by a British regimental band, marching past Major-General Arthur Solly-Flood, GOC 42nd Division, on a road near Famechon, France, 7 June 1918.
Born28 January 1871[1]
Southsea, Hampshire, England[1]
DiedDecember 1940 (aged 69)
Crickhowell, Wales[2]
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1891−1931
RankMajor-General
Service number10670[3]
UnitSouth Lancashire Regiment
4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards
Commands4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards
35th Brigade
42nd (East Lancashire) Division
Battles / warsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order

Major-General Arthur Solly-Flood CB, CMG, DSO (28 January 1871 − December 1940) was a British Army officer.

Military career

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Born the son of Major-General Sir Frederick Solly-Flood and Constance Eliza Frere, Arthur Solly-Flood was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[4] He was commissioned into the South Lancashire Regiment as a second lieutenant on 25 March 1891, and promoted to lieutenant on 12 January 1894.[5][4]

He saw action in the Second Boer War, where he was promoted to captain on 28 February 1900,[6] and served as adjutant of the South African Light Horse.[5] For his service, he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in April 1901.[7]

He was a general staff officer, grade 2 (GSO2), in succession to Reginald Hoskins.[8]

He became commanding officer of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards and, in that role, deployed to the Western Front during the First World War.[4] He went on to be commander of the 35th Brigade during the Battle of the Somme in autumn 1916, Director-General of Training for the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in January 1917[9] the same month in which he was advanced to brevet colonel,[10] and General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division in October 1917.[4]

With the war now over, he handed over his command in June 1919, when he was promoted to the permanent rank of major general,[11] and became Military Adviser in Ireland in April 1922.[12] He returned to the command of 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division in June 1923 and then served as Major-General, Cavalry from November 1927 until he retired in February 1931.[13]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1919 New Year Honours.[14]

He was colonel of the 4th/7th Dragoon Guards from 1930 to 1940.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Number 4. Name: Arthur Solly-Flood. Date of birth: 28 January 1871". National Archives. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Arthur Solly-Flood 1871-1940 - Ancestry®". www.ancestry.co.uk.
  3. ^ "No. 35109". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 March 1941. p. 1581.
  4. ^ a b c d Palmer, Peter J. "Sir Arthur Solly-Flood and Tactical Training in the BEF" (PDF). Western Front Association. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b Hart's Army list, 1901
  6. ^ "No. 27179". The London Gazette. 3 April 1900. p. 2198.
  7. ^ "No. 11296". The Edinburgh Gazette. 23 April 1901. p. 467.
  8. ^ "No. 28346". The London Gazette. 8 March 1910. p. 1682.
  9. ^ Simkins, Peter (2014). From the Somme to Victory: The British Army's Experience on the Western Front 1916-1918. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1781593127.
  10. ^ "No. 29886". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1916. p. 16.
  11. ^ "No. 31395". The London Gazette. 6 June 1919. p. 7421.
  12. ^ Hill, J. R.; Moody, Theodore William; Martin, Francis X.; Byrne, Francis John (2003). A New History of Ireland Volume VII: Ireland, 1921-84. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199592821.
  13. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  14. ^ "No. 13375". The Edinburgh Gazette. 2 January 1919. p. 2.
  15. ^ "4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 April 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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Military offices
Preceded by GOC 42nd (East Lancashire) Division
1917–1919 		Succeeded by
Preceded by GOC 42nd (East Lancashire) Division
1923–1927 		Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Colonel of the 4th/7th Dragoon Guards
1930–1940 		Succeeded by
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