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Best Viewed With GFS!Inigo Jones (British Army officer)
| Inigo Jones | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Inigo Richmund Jones |
| Born | 23 September 1848 Worton Hall, Isleworth |
| Died | 20 July 1914 Westminster, London |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1866 - 1907 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | Troops in the Straits Settlements |
| Battles/wars | Suakin Expedition Second Boer War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Major-General Inigo Richmund Jones CB CVO (23 September 1848 – 20 July 1914) was a British Army officer who commanded the Troops in the Straits Settlements.
Military career
Jones was commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1866.1 He served in the Suakin Expedition in 1885 and the Second Boer War during which he commanded the Guards Brigade.2 He subsequently became Commanding Officer of the Scots Guards and went on to become General Officer Commanding the Troops in the Straits Settlements in 1905 before retiring in 1907.3 He lived at Kelston Park, Somerset.4
Family
In 1878 he married Alice Charlotte Matilda Dawson; they had three daughters. She died in 1885.4 In 1888 he married Elinor Margaret Charteris, granddaughter of the 7th Earl of Wemyss & March; they had one daughter and one son.4
References
- ^ The London Gazette: no. 23199. p. 6991. 18 December 1866. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ Obituary: General Inigo Jones The Advertiser, 22 July 1914
- ^ Army Commands
- ^ a b c Howard, Joseph Jackson (1903). Frederick Arthur Crisp, ed. Visitation of England and Wales II. Priv. print. pp. 81–83. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Arthur Dorward |
GOC Troops in the Straits Settlements 1905–1907 |
Succeeded by Thomas Perrott |
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