Background
WACE, Richard was born on July 16, 1842. Son of late Reverend R. H. Wace, Wadhurst, Sussex.
WACE, Richard was born on July 16, 1842. Son of late Reverend R. H. Wace, Wadhurst, Sussex.
Marlborough.
Joined thv, Royal Artillery, 1864. Captain 1876; Major, 1879. Lieutenant-Colonel 1890.
Colonel 1894.
Major-General 1902. Served in the Afghan Campaign, 1878-1881 (despatches twice, brevet of Major). Director General of Ordnance in India, 1897-1902. Retired, 1904.
Spouse 1875, Gertrude Mary,daughter of late Major Candy, Companion of the Order of the Star of India