Brigadier General Vincent Alexander Ormsby, (July 1865 – May 1917) was a British Indian Army officer. He was killed in action in France in 1917, while commanding the 127th (Manchester) Brigade.
For his wartime leadership, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1915 Birthday Honours.
His military career began on 7 February 1885 when he graduated from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and was commissioned as a lieutenant into the East Surrey Regiment of the British Army.
References
Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). Bloody Red Tabs - General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914-1918. London: Leo Cooper, pp. 97–98. Profile, winchestercollegeatwar.com. Accessed 3 March 2024.