Reginald Barnes served in several regiments, and commanded a battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry, the 10th Royal Hussars, the 111th Brigade, and three divisions.
19 Facts About Reginald Barnes
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Reginald Walter Ralph Barnes was born 13 April 1871, at Stoke Canon Exeter, the son of Prenbendary R H Barnes.
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Reginald Barnes was educated at Westminster School, before in December 1888, becoming a second-lieutenant in the part-time 4th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry.
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Reginald Barnes regained his substantive rank of lieutenant in May 1893.
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In 1894 and again in 1895 Barnes was one of a cabal of subalterns who harassed fellow junior officers into leaving the regiment because they were perceived as not meeting its social or other standards.
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The regiment was stationed in British India in late 1896 and Reginald Barnes shared a bungalow with Churchill in Bangalore.
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In 1899, Reginald Barnes was seconded as adjutant to the Imperial Light Horse in South-Africa, and on 31 December 1899 he was promoted to captain.
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Reginald Barnes was present at the Battle of Elandslaagte in October 1899, and in February 1900 at the Battle of the Tugela Heights, which was part of the relief of Ladysmith.
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Reginald Barnes returned to the United Kingdom by the steamship Kildonan Castle the same month.
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Reginald Barnes then became an instructor at the Cavalry School, until December 1907, when he was promoted to major and transferred to the 17th Lancers.
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Reginald Barnes remained with his new regiment until October 1909 and was the employed by as the Assistant Military Secretary to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Malta Leslie Rundle.
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Reginald Barnes was then, in April 1915, promoted to the temporary rank of brigadier general and given command of the newly-formed 132nd Infantey Brigade, shortly afterwards renumbered as 111th Infantry Brigade of the 37th Division of Kitchener's Army.
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Reginald Barnes's brigade was formed from the 10th and 13th Battalions, Royal Fusiliers, the 13th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps and the 13th Battalion, Rifle Brigade.
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Reginald Barnes was invested with the Companionship of the Order of the Bath in June 1916 and promoted to temporary major-general in November.
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Reginald Barnes then commanded the 32nd Division, another Kitchener's Army formation, from 22 November until he went sick on 9 January 1917.
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Reginald Barnes took command of the Territorial Force's 57th Division from 1 July 1917, for which he was made a temporary major general, and which he commanded from then until the end of the war in November 1918.
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Reginald Barnes was twice awarded the French Croix de Guerre.
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Reginald Barnes finally retired from the army in March 1921.
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Reginald Barnes was appointed Deputy Lieutenant for Devon in August 1927 until his death in 1946.