Guy Bainbridge
| Sir Guy Bainbridge KCB | |
|---|---|
 Major-General Sir Guy Bainbridge | |
| Born | 11 November 1867 |
| Died | 1943 (aged 75–76) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1888-1923 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held |
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| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Major-General Sir (Edmund) Guy (Tulloch) Bainbridge, KCB (11 November 1867 - 1943) was a British Army officer who commanded 25th Division during the First World War.
Military career
Educated at Marlborough College and the Royal Military College Sandhurst,[1] Bainbridge joined the Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) in 1888 and took part in the Dongola expedition in 1896 and the Nile expedition of 1897[2] and fought at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898.[1] He commanded the 7th Mounted Infantry during the Second Boer War and took part in the Battle of Paardeberg in 1900.[1] In 1903 he took command of the School of Mounted Infantry at Kilworth.[1] He fought in the European War, from April 1915, as Commander of 110th (Leicester) Infantry Brigade and, from June 1916, as General Officer Commanding 25th Division.[2] The Division went on to fight at the Battle of the Somme, at the Battle of Messines, at the Battle of Passchendaele, in the German offensive of March/April 1918 and at the Battle of Aisne under his leadership.[3] After the War he became General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division before retiring in 1923.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dix Noonan Web Medals
- 1 2 3 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ The 25th Division in France and Flanders by Lieutenant-Colonel M Kincaid-Smith Naval & Military Press, 2006, ISBN 978-1-84734-103-7
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Peter Strickland |
General Officer Commanding the 1st Infantry Division 1919–1923 |
Succeeded by Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd |