Background
Born the only son of Major Sir George Gipps and educated at Eton College, Gipps was commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1849.
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Reginald Gipps
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Education
Eton College.
Career
He fought in the Crimean War at the Battle of Alma, where he was wounded by a bayonet in the hand, and the Battle of Inkerman, where he was wounded in the neck. He also took part in the Siege of Sevastopol. He was made Commanding Officer of 1st Bn Scots Guards in 1874 and of his Regiment in 1878.
He was given command of a Brigade in Ireland in 1881.
He went on to be Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding the Home District in 1884, Deputy Adjutant-General for Auxiliary Forces in 1891 and Military Secretary in 1892. He was also Colonel of the Durham Light Infantry.
He lived at Sycamore Lodge in Farnborough.
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Nationality
United Kingdom