George Luck

Sir

George Luck
Sir; George Luck
	Sir George Luck
Born	24 October 1840; Blackheath, Kent, England
Died	10 December 1916 (aged 76); Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	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

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

^ 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

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Baker Russell	C-in-C, Bengal Command 1898 – 1903	Succeeded by Sir Alfred Gaselee

This biographical article related to the British Army is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[burkegreatwar-1] Burke, Sir Bernard, ed. (1914). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (76th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2400.

[2] "No. 22128". The London Gazette. 16 April 1858. p. 1908.

[3] "Items of social news". New Zealand Herald. 17 December 1917. Retrieved 7 July 2013.

[badsey-4] Badsey, p. 67

[5] "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36912. London. 30 October 1902. p. 10.

[6] Whitaker's Almanack 1903

[7] "No. 27751". The London Gazette. 6 January 1905. p. 151.

[8] "No. 27918". The London Gazette. 1 June 1906. p. 3848.

[times-9] Obituary, The Times, 12 December 1916

[10] Vanity Fair, 4 December 1907

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

George Luck

Military career

References

Information related to George Luck

Portal di Ensiklopedia Dunia