SOLLY-FLOOD, ARTHUR, Captain, was
born 28 January 1871, son of Major General Sir F R Solly-Flood, KCB (of
Slaney Lodge, Wexford, and of Porthmawr, Crickhowell, South Wales), and of
Constance Eliza, eldest daughter of W E Frere. He joined the South
Lancashire Regiment as Second Lieutenant 25 March 1891; became Lieutenant 12
January 1894; was Adjutant, South Lancashire Regiment, 24 April 1895 to 23
April 1899; was promoted Captain 28 February 1900; served in South Africa
during the Boer War on Special Service from 20October 1899 to 18 January
1902; as Adjutant, South African Light Horse, December 1899 to January 1901;
was present at the Relief of Ladysmith, including operations of 17 to 24
January 1900, and action at Spion Kop; during operations of 5 to 7 February
1900; action at Vaal Kranz; during operations on Tugela Heights (14 to 27
February 1900) and action at Pieter's Hill; during operations in Natal,
March to June 1900, including action at Laing's Nek (6 to 9 June); during
operations in the Transvaal in June 1900, also during operations in the
Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to 29 November 1900, including actions at
Belfast (26 and 27 August) and Lydenberg (5 to 8 September); operations in
Orange River Colony, June 1900. He also served during the operations in the
Transvaal 30 November to December 1900; during operations in Orange River
Colony, December 1900, and February 1901 to January 1902; during operations
in Cape Colony, December 1900 to February 1901; was mentioned in Despatches
[London Gazette, 8 February 1901]; received the Queen's Medal with six
clasps, and the King's Medal with two clasps. He was created a Companion of
the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 19 April 1901]: "Arthur
Solly-Flood, Captain, South Lancashire Regiment. In recognition of
services during the operations in South Africa". The Insignia were sent to
South Africa, and presented there. He was appointed Staff Captain, HQ of
Army, 3 August 1904 to 14 October 1906; was DAQMG, HQ of Army, and GSO, 2nd
Grade, HQ of Army, 15 October 1906 to 2 August 1908; Major, 4th Dragoon
Guards, 19 August 1908; GSO, 2nd Grade, Egypt, 26 February 1910 to 30
October 1912. He served in the European War, 1914-18; as Temporary
Lieutenant Colonel, 4th Dragoon Guards, 10 November 1914 to 2 November 1915;
Temporary Brigadier General 2 November 1915; served in France on the General
Staff of Sir Douglas Haig, as Director of Training in France, 28 January
1917 to 6 October 1918 (Despatches; created a CMG 1915); promoted Temporary
Major General to command 42nd East Lancashire Division, October 1917. For
his services in the European War he was mentioned in Despatches [London
Gazette, 17 February 1915, 15 June 1916, 4 January and 11 December 1917, 20
May and 20 December 1918]; was given the Brevets of Lieutenant Colonel 18
February 1915, and Colonel 1 January 1917; promoted to Major General 3 June
1919; created a CB [London Gazette, 1 January 1919]; a CMG [London Gazette,
3 June 1916], and awarded the Ordre de la Couronne Commandeur 26 July 1917,
and the Belgian Croix de Guerre 11 March 1918. Major General Solly-Flood
married, in 1916, Elise Martin, only daughter of Ferdinand Haiibury, JP, of
Nantoer, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire.
