Sir John Garvock | |
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Died | 10 November 1878 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Rank | General |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir John Garvock GCB (died 10 November 1878) was a British Army General who achieved high office in the 1860s.
Garvoch was commissioned into the 10th Regiment of Foot in 1835.[1] By 1839 he was serving as an Adjutant in the 10th Regiment of Foot.[2]
In 1863 he took command of the Eusufzye Field Force, a formation which conducted a foray against Hindustani tribesmen in Umbela in the North West Frontier.[3] In 1866 he was appointed General Officer Commanding Northern District in England.
He was subsequently Colonel of the 89th Foot[4] and then the 10th Foot.[5]
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Preceded by Charles Gascoyne |
Colonel of the 89th (The Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot 1870–1874 |
Succeeded by Caledon Richard Egerton |
Preceded by Sir Sidney John Cotton |
Colonel of the 10th (the North Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot 1874–1878 |
Succeeded by Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar |