Major-General Sir Reginald John Pinney KCB DL (2 August 1863 – 18 February 1943) was a British Army officer who served as a divisional commander during the First World War. While commanding a division at the Battle of Arras in 1917, he was immortalised as the "cheery old card" of Siegfried Sassoon's poem "The General".
Born |
2 August 1863 Clifton, Bristol
|
Died |
18 February 1943 (aged 79)
|
Zodiac | Leo |
Tags | Add tag |