Ivo Branch
British Army officer
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Ivo William Ulick Fennell Branch CB CVO (b. 1851; d. 1928) was a British Army officer.
Ivo Branch | |
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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Service years | 1872-1898 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Unit | 1st Regiment of Life Guards |
| Commands | Cavalry Division |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
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Life and military career
Educated at Eton and University College, Oxford, Branch was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st Regiment of Life Guards in March 1872.[1]
Branch served as aide-de-camp to George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, 1874-77.[1] His particularly undistinguished military career included being criticised for 'rashness' and 'absent-minded, uncalculating enthusiasm' in the face of the enemy during the British occupation of Egypt.[2][3] His reputation was besmirched by accusations of bisexuality.[4][5] Branch was one of several senior army officers implicated in the Cleveland Street scandal in 1889, accused of being protected by his privilege.[2][6]
Nevertheless, he was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1898.[5]