Robert Napier Raikes Their four sons were: Robert Napier Raikes General Robert Napier Raikes (13 October 1813 – 23 March 1909) was a British Indian Army officer who became General of the Remount, responsible for the provision of horses throughout the British Indian Army, in 1889. He was born 13 October 1813 in Drayton the son of Robert Napier Raikes the vicar of Gayton and rector of Hellesdon all in Norfolk, England; and the grandson of Robert Raikes, the promoter of Sunday schools. He was at Addiscombe Military Seminary in 1828 as a cadet. He entered the Indian Army as a cadet in
Thomas Raikes (dandy) Thomas Raikes (dandy) Thomas Raikes ("the Younger") (3 October 1777 – 3 July 1848) was a British merchant banker, dandy and diarist. Raikes was born in 1777, the eldest son of Thomas Raikes the Elder and his wife, Charlotte. He was educated at Eton, where his friends included George (later "Beau") Brummell, whose friendship would extend into Raikes' adult life. In 1795, Raikes was sent to the continent to study modern languages under a private tutor. He travelled widely, visiting many of the German courts. On his return, he became a partner in his father's banking business, a position which