Sir John Spink
Born1783
Staithes, North Riding of Yorkshire
Died14 March 1877
Norwood Park, London
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankGeneral
Battles/warsNapoleonic Wars
AwardsKnight of the Royal Guelphic Order

General Sir John Spink KH (1783 – 14 March 1877) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot.

Military career

Spink was commissioned as an ensign in the 12th Regiment of Foot on 2 September 1806.[1] After seeing action in India between 1808 and 1809 during the Travancore Rebellion, he led an attack on an enemy position on the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in 1810 and then took part in the Invasion of Isle de France also in the Indian Ocean and subsequent march on its capital, Port Louis, in November 1810 during the Napoleonic Wars.[2]

He went on to be colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot from 28 May 1857 to his death in 1877.[3] He was promoted full general in 1865 [4]

References

  1. ^ "No. 16072". The London Gazette. 29 September 1807. p. 1299.
  2. ^ "General John Spink 1857-1877". Queen’s Royal Surreys. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  3. ^ "No. 22025". The London Gazette. 28 July 1857. p. 2611.
  4. ^ "No. 7505". The Edinburgh Gazette. 27 January 1865. p. 97.
Honorary titles Preceded bySir James Schoedde Colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot 1857–1877 Succeeded byClement Edwards
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