Raymond Northland Revell Reade
Major General Raymond Northland Revell Reade CB CMG (1861 – 18 October 1943) was a soldier and Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada.
Raymond Northland Revell Reade | |
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 Major-General Raymond Reade | |
| Born | 1861 |
| Died | 18 October 1943 |
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| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | Royal Military College of Canada Straits Settlements 59th (2nd North Midland) Division 68th (2nd Welsh) Division |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George |
Military career
Reade was commissioned into the 85th Regiment of Foot on 14 January 1880.[1] He served as Commandant of Royal Military College of Canada from 1901–05. His criticism of poor RMC examination marks in French, physics and chemistry in 1901 and surveying and physics 1904 led to reforms at the college: smaller classes for French, entrance tests in physics and chemistry, and separate instructors for physics and surveying. He also built up the RMC library and extended library privileges to Permanent Force Officers in the Kingston, Ontario area. A 25-bed hospital was constructed adjacent to the education block. A large gymnasium was constructed south of the Stone Frigate. He secured quarters for the staff-adjutant and his family in what was later called Panet House, after the first resident. He built an extension to the rear of the Stone Frigate for bathroom facilities.[2]
He served in Malta and Scotland and became General Officer Commanding the Troops in the Straits Settlements in 1914. Poor health prevented his active service in World War I, but he commanded the 59th (2nd North Midland) Division from November 1915 to February 1916, and the 68th (2nd Welsh) Division for most of 1916 while they were under training in the UK.[3] He was the British representative on the Inter-Allied Military Mission to Greece, 1918 for which he was awarded the Greek Medal of Military Merit, 1st Class.[4]
Family
On 9 June 1894 Reade married Rose Frances Spencer, daughter of Colonel Almeric George Spencer and Alice Isabel Fraser.[5]
References
- "No. 24800". The London Gazette. 13 January 1880. p. 146.
- Preston, Richard Arthur Preston (1982) "Canada's RMC – A History of Royal Military College" Second Edition
- Becke 1937, pp. 17 and 83
- "No. 13530". The Edinburgh Gazette. 28 November 1919. p. 3706.
- Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles. "Armourial families: a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour (Volume 2)". Retrieved 14 June 2020.
Sources
- Becke, Major A.F. (1937). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 2B. The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th) with The Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 1-871167-00-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edward Thornton Taylor |
Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada 1905–1909 |
Succeeded by Gerald Kitson |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by Theodore Stephenson |
GOC Troops in the Straits Settlements 1914–1915 |
Succeeded by Sir Dudley Ridout |
| Preceded by Henry MacCall |
GOC 59th (2nd North Midland) Division 1915–1916 |
Succeeded by Arthur Sandbach |
| Preceded by Arthur Sandbach |
GOC 68th (2nd Welsh) Division 1916−1917 |
Succeeded by Edward Perceval |