Henry Robert Kincaid Floyd
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Brigadier
Sir Henry Robert Kincaid Floyd, 5th Baronet (7 May 1899 – 5 November 1968), was a British soldier.
Floyd was educated at Eton College
and at Sandhurst Military Academy. The fifth Baronet was a Brigadier
in the 15th/19th Hussars and was Chief-of-Staff of the Eighth Army
from 1944 to 1945. Between 1961 and 1968 he served as Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire. A fervent supporter of horseriding and fox hunting
he was killed in a riding accident at the age of 69.
The Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
in Aylesbury
is named after him.
Brigadier
Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
Sir Henry Robert Kincaid Floyd, 5th Baronet (7 May 1899 – 5 November 1968), was a British soldier.
Floyd was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and at Sandhurst Military Academy. The fifth Baronet was a Brigadier
Brigadier
Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
in the 15th/19th Hussars and was Chief-of-Staff of the Eighth Army
Eighth Army (United Kingdom)
The Eighth Army was one of the best-known formations of the British Army during World War II, fighting in the North African and Italian campaigns....
from 1944 to 1945. Between 1961 and 1968 he served as Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire. A fervent supporter of horseriding and fox hunting
Fox hunting
Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase, and sometimes killing of a fox, traditionally a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds, and a group of followers led by a master of foxhounds, who follow the hounds on foot or on horseback.Fox hunting originated in its current...
he was killed in a riding accident at the age of 69.
The Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School with Specialisms in Science and Performing Arts is a co-educational grammar school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. It is named after Sir Henry Floyd, a former Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire. It is one of three Grammar Schools in Aylesbury Town. The others are...
in Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...
is named after him.