Sir Gerald Morton | |
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Born | 7 February 1845 |
Died | 20 April 1906 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1863-1906 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Commands held | Lahore District 7th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Afghan War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant-General Sir Gerald De Courcy Morton KCIE CVO CB (7 February 1845 - 20 April 1906) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding 7th Division.
Morton was commissioned into the 6th Regiment of Foot in 1863.[1] He served in Hazara in 1868 and fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War before being appointed Adjutant-General in India in 1895[2] and becoming General Officer Commanding Lahore District in 1898.[3] He was appointed General Officer Commanding 7th Division in 1902[4] and died in command of his division at Curragh Camp in 1906.[5]