John Lindley | |
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Born | 15 September 1860 |
Died | 7 April 1925 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands held |
Cavalry School 3rd Cavalry Brigade Welsh Division |
Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War |
Major-General the Hon. John Edward Lindley (15 September 1860 – 7 April 1925) was a British Army officer.
Born the son of Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley and Sarah Katherine Teale, [1] Lindley was commissioned into the South Staffordshire Regiment but transferred to the 1st The Royal Dragoons on 19 November 1881. [2] After serving in the Second Boer War, he became Adjutant-General at Northern Command in 1903, Commandant of the Cavalry School in 1905 and commander of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade in 1907. [3] He went on to become General Officer Commanding the Welsh Division in October 1914. [4] He landed with his division at Suvla Bay on 6 August 1915 during the Gallipoli campaign of the First World War, in which action his division suffered significant losses: he voluntarily handed over his command, saying that he had "lost control", on 16 August 1915. [3]
John Lindley | |
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Born | 15 September 1860 |
Died | 7 April 1925 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands held |
Cavalry School 3rd Cavalry Brigade Welsh Division |
Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War |
Major-General the Hon. John Edward Lindley (15 September 1860 – 7 April 1925) was a British Army officer.
Born the son of Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley and Sarah Katherine Teale, [1] Lindley was commissioned into the South Staffordshire Regiment but transferred to the 1st The Royal Dragoons on 19 November 1881. [2] After serving in the Second Boer War, he became Adjutant-General at Northern Command in 1903, Commandant of the Cavalry School in 1905 and commander of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade in 1907. [3] He went on to become General Officer Commanding the Welsh Division in October 1914. [4] He landed with his division at Suvla Bay on 6 August 1915 during the Gallipoli campaign of the First World War, in which action his division suffered significant losses: he voluntarily handed over his command, saying that he had "lost control", on 16 August 1915. [3]