Vincent Alexander Ormsby
Vincent Alexander Ormsby | |
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| Born | July 1865 |
| Died | May 1917 (aged 51) |
Brigadier General Vincent Alexander Ormsby, CB (July 1865 – May 1917) was a British Indian Army officer. He was killed in action in France in 1917, while commanding the 127th (Manchester) Brigade.
For his wartime leadership, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1915 Birthday Honours.[1]
References
- ↑ "No. 29202". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 June 1915. p. 6112.
- Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). Bloody Red Tabs - General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914-1918. London: Leo Cooper, pp. 97–98.
- Profile, winchestercollegeatwar.com. Accessed 3 March 2024.
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- 1865 births
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- British brigadiers
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- East Surrey Regiment officers
- British Indian Army officers
- People educated at Winchester College
- Indian Army personnel of World War I
- British Indian Army generals
- 19th-century British military personnel