Frederick Robb
Sir Frederick Robb | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1858 |
| Died | 1948 (aged 89 or 90) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1880–1919 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 11th Infantry Brigade |
| Battles / wars | Mahdist War World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Major-General Sir Frederick Spencer Wilson Robb KCB KCMG KCVO (1858–1948) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary.
Military career
Frederick Robb was educated at Harrow School, Trinity Hall, Cambridge,[1] and the Royal Military College Sandhurst.[2] He was commissioned into the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) in 1880.[3] He became Adjutant of his Regiment in 1890 before going on to be a Brigade Major at Aldershot in 1892.[3] Appointed a Staff Captain in the Intelligence Division at Army Headquarters in 1895, he became Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Army Headquarters in 1896.[3]
He took part in the Nile expedition in 1898, and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 16 November 1898. In early 1902 he became Assistant Adjutant General at Army Headquarters, with the substantive rank of colonel dated 1 January 1902.[4] He was appointed Commander of 11th Infantry Brigade and Colchester Garrison in 1905 and was placed in charge of Administration at Aldershot in 1910.[3] He became Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff in 1914.[3]
He served in World War I as Military Secretary and was then placed in charge of Administration at Eastern Command in 1916.[3] He retired in 1919.[3]
He was also Colonel of the Durham Light Infantry from 1923 to 1928.[3]
References
- ^ "Robb, Frederick Spencer Wilson (RB876FS)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ The county families of the United Kingdom or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, by Edward Walford, Page 306
- ^ a b c d e f g h Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ "No. 27427". The London Gazette. 22 April 1902.
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1858 births
- 1948 deaths
- People educated at Harrow School
- Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
- Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Durham Light Infantry officers
- British Army generals of World War I
- 68th Regiment of Foot officers
- British Army personnel of the Mahdist War