Sir Reginald Herbert Brade (1864 – 1933) was a British civil servant.

Life

Brade was educated at

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. He entered the

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as Clerk of the Higher Division of the Civil Service in 1884. He was a Private Secretary between 1892 and 1896, first to Lord Sandhurst and Lord Monkswell when they were

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, and then to

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when he was

Financial Secretary to the War Office The Financial Secretary to the War Office and for certain periods known as the Finance Member of the Army Council, was a junior ministerial office of the British government established in 1870. In May 1947 the office was unified with that of the ...

. Between 1901 and 1914, Brade was a Secretary of the Army Council and Assistant Secretary of the War Office. He was the

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from 1914 to 1920. He also was Secretary and Registrar of the

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in 1906. He was Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State from 1924 until his death.

Honours and awards

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( UK) **Knight Grand Cross (GCB) 1919 **Knight Commander (KCB) 1914 **Companion (CB) 1906 * King George V Coronation Medal ( UK) *Commander (''Commandeur'') of the

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(''Légion d'honneur''), France *Commander (''Commandeur'') of the Order of Leopold (''Leopoldsorde/Ordre de Léopold''), Belgium

References

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The Next of Kin Memorial Plaque
– website of The Imperial War Museum *Who was Who: 1934 *UK Census 1881. (Scholar St Andrews College, Bradfield) *National Archives; Cabinet Papers {{DEFAULTSORT:Brade, Reginald 1864 births 1933 deaths People educated at Bradfield College British civil servants Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commanders of the Legion of Honour Order of Leopold (Belgium)