Army on 1 February 1922, but became a director of a number of companies. He continued to hold honorary positions in the army: as Colonel Commandant, Royal Artillery and Honorary Colonel of the 7th Battalion Manchester Regiment (appointed 1914), of the 57th (Lowland) Medium Brigade, Royal Artillery (appointed in 1922), and of the 65th Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery (6th/7th Battalion Manchester Regiment) (appointed in 1941, which he retained until 27 September 1949.) For many years he was the senior general of the British Army. Family Wingate married Catherine Rundle (later Dame Catherine Wingate) on 18 June 1888. He was the first cousin once removed to Orde Wingate, who led British commando units in Palestine, Sudan and Burma before and during the Second World War. Wingate was succeeded in his baronetcy by his son Sir Ronald. Legacy Wingate is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of lizard, Trachylepis wingati, which is endemic to Ethiopia and Sudan. Works Mahdiism and the Egyptian Sudan: Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Mahdiism and of Subsequent events in the Sudan Up to the Present Time by Francis Reginald Wingate Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp, 1882–1892 by Fr. Ohrwalder, translated by Wingate Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp, 1882–1892 by Fr. Ohrwalder, translated by Wingate (1892) (Project Gutenberg HTML and other full-text versions) Fire and Sword in the Sudan by Slatin, translated by Wingate Honours and decorations In 1887 he received the Order of the Medjidieh 4th Class. In 1883 he received the Order of Osmanieh 4th Class from the Khedive. In June 1885, he was Mentioned in Despatches for service in operations in the Suakin and Upper Nile regions. In 1891 he was promoted to the 3rd Class of the Order of the Medjidieh. He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the Queen's 1895 Birthday Honours. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) He was awarded the Star of Ethiopia 2nd Class. He was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) on 13 March 1900, He was awarded the Order of Osmanieh 2nd Class. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) on 11 November 1898. In 1901 he was promoted to the Order of the Medjidieh 1st Class, and in 1905 to the Order of the Osmanieh 1st