Reginald Applin | |
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| Member of Parliament for Enfield | |
| In office 29 October 1924 – 30 May 1929 | |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | William Henderson |
| Succeeded by | William Henderson |
| In office 27 October 1931 – 14 November 1935 | |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | William Henderson |
| Succeeded by | Bartle Brennen Bull |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 April 1869 |
| Died | 5 April 1957 Howick, Natal, Union of South Africa |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | National Party, Anti-Waste League, Conservative and Unionist Party |
Lieutenant-Colonel Reginald Vincent Kempenfelt Applin, DSO, OBE (11 April 1869 – 5 April 1957) was a British military officer who took a prominent part in the development of machine gun tactics in the British Army. He later entered politics, initially in two minor right wing parties before becoming a Conservative Party Member of Parliament.[1]