Sir George Luck | |
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![]() Sir George Luck | |
Born | 24 October 1840
[1] Blackheath, Kent, England |
Died | 10 December 1916 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England | (aged 76)
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Rank | General |
Commands held | 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.
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]
Sir George Luck | |
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![]() Sir George Luck | |
Born | 24 October 1840
[1] Blackheath, Kent, England |
Died | 10 December 1916 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England | (aged 76)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Rank | General |
Commands held | 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.
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]