Reginald Barnes

Reginald Walter Ralph Barnes DSO KCB DL JP
Nickname(s)	Reggie
Born	13 April 1871 Stoke Canon, Devon
Died	9 December 1946 (aged 75) Honiton, Devon
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1890–1921
Rank	Major-General
Unit	King'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
Commands held	2nd Imperial Yeomanry 10th (Prince of Wales's Own) Royal Hussars 116th Brigade 32nd Division 57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division West London Division
Battles/wars	Cuban War of Independence Second Boer War Battle of Elandslaagte Battle of the Tugela Heights Relief of Ladysmith Relief of Mafeking Battle of Belfast First World War 10th Hussars First Battle of Ypres Battle of Langemarck Battle of Gheluvelt Battle of Nonne Bosschen Second Battle of Ypres Battle of Frezenberg Ridge Battle of Loos 116th Brigade Battle of Richebourg l'Avoue Battle of the Somme Battle of Thiepval Ridge Battle of the Ancre Heights 32nd Division Pursuit to the Hindenburg Line 57th Division Second Battle of Arras Battle of the Scarpe Battle of Drocourt-Queant Line Battle of the Canal du Nord Battle of Cambrai Final Advance in Artois and Flanders Occupation of Lille
Awards	Companion of the Distinguished Service Order Knight Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath Croix de Guerre
Other work	Deputy Lieutenant Justice of the Peace

Cuban War of Independence
Second Boer War

First World War

Major-General Sir Reginald Walter Ralph Barnes KCB DSO (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.

Reginald Walter Ralph Barnes was born 13 April 1871, at Stoke Canon Exeter, the son of Prenbendary R H Barnes. He was educated at Westminster School, before in December 1888, becoming a second-lieutenant in the 4th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, at the time part of the militia. He was promoted to lieutenant in September 1889. Then in December 1890 he transferred to the regular army, dropping down a rank to second-lieutenant, when he joined the 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars. He regained his substantive rank of lieutenant in May 1893.

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