George Luck
Sir George Luck | |
|---|---|
 Sir George Luck | |
| Born | 24 October 1840[1] Blackheath, Kent, England |
| Died | 10 December 1916 (aged 76) Salisbury, Wiltshire, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Bengal Command |
| Battles / wars | Second Anglo-Afghan War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir George Luck, GCB (24 October 1840 – 10 December 1916) was a British Army officer.
Military career
[edit]Luck was commissioned into the 15th Regiment of Foot in 1858.[2] He commanded the 15th Hussars during the Second Anglo-Afghan War between 1878 and 1880.[3] He became Inspector-General of Cavalry in India in 1887,[4] and Inspector-General of Cavalry in the UK in 1893. Returning to India in 1898, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Bengal Command. In early November 1902 he left India on eight months′ sick leave,[5] at the end of which he retired from the army in 1903.[6]
He was given the colonelcy of the 15th (The King's) Hussars in 1904, a position he held until his death in 1916.[7] He was promoted full general on 23 May 1906.[8]
In retirement he lived at Landford Lodge near Salisbury, Wiltshire[9] and was appointed Lieutenant of the Tower (1905–07).[10]
He married Ellen Georgina Adams; they had no children.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Burke, Sir Bernard, ed. (1914). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (76th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2400.
- ^ "No. 22128". The London Gazette. 16 April 1858. p. 1908.
- ^ "Items of social news". New Zealand Herald. 17 December 1917. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ Badsey, p. 67
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36912. London. 30 October 1902. p. 10.
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1903
- ^ "No. 27751". The London Gazette. 6 January 1905. p. 151.
- ^ "No. 27918". The London Gazette. 1 June 1906. p. 3848.
- ^ a b Obituary, The Times, 12 December 1916
- ^ Vanity Fair, 4 December 1907
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