Frederick Solly-Flood

Sir Frederick Richard Solly-Flood
Born 19 March 1829
Died 7 April 1909
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Rank Major-General
Commands held Royal Military College Sandhurst
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Major-General Sir Frederick Richard Solly-Flood KCB (1829 1909) was a British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst.

Military career

Solly-Flood was the son of Frederick Solly-Flood (1801–1838) of Ballynaslaney House, County Wexford.[1] He was commissioned into the 53rd Regiment of Foot in 1859.[2] He became a Captain in the 82nd Regiment of Foot in 1860[3] and, having been appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1877,[4] became Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1884 remaining in that post until 1886.[5] He subsequently commanded a District in Bombay.[6] He lived at Ballynaslaney House in County Wexford.[7]

Family

In 1863 he married Constance Eliza Frere of Porthmawr, Crickhowell, Breconshire.[8] He was succeeded by his son Arthur.

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Frederick Middleton
Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst
18841886
Succeeded by
Aylmer Cameron
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