Reginald Barnes

Reginald Walter Ralph Barnes

Nickname(s)Reggie
Born13 April 1871
Stoke Canon, England
Died9 December 1946 (aged 75)
Honiton, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1890–1921
RankMajor-General
UnitKing's Shropshire Light Infantry
4th (Queen's Own) Hussars
Imperial Light Horse
17th Imperial Yeomanry
2nd Imperial Yeomanry
17th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers
10th (Prince of Wales's Own) Royal Hussars
Commands2nd Imperial Yeomanry
10th (Prince of Wales's Own) Royal Hussars
111th Brigade
32nd Division
57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division
55th (West Lancashire) Division
Battles / warsCuban War of Independence

Second Boer War

First World War

AwardsCompanion of the Distinguished Service Order
Knight Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath
Croix de Guerre
Other workDeputy Lieutenant
Justice of the Peace

Major-General Sir Reginald Walter Ralph Barnes KCB DSO DL JP (13 April 1871 – 19 December 1946) was a cavalry officer in the British Army. He served in several regiments, and commanded a battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry, the 10th (Prince of Wales's Own) Royal Hussars, the 111th Brigade, and three divisions.

During his career he served in the Cuban War of Independence, the Second Boer War and the First World War. Becoming a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, and a Knight Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath. He was also awarded a French Croix de Guerre.