| Sir Lovick Friend | |
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Sir Lovick Friend |
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| Born | 25 April 1856 |
| Died | 19 November 1944 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | Ireland |
| Battles/wars | Mahdist War World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major General Sir Lovick Bransby Friend KBE, CB, PC (25 April 1856 — 19 November 1944) was a British Army major general and cricketer.
Friend was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1873.[1]
He was a right-handed batsman[2] and occasional wicket-keeper who played for both Kent County Cricket Club and the Marylebone Cricket Club:[3] he also played football and played in goal for the Royal Engineers in the 1878 FA Cup Final.[4]
In 1883 he became an Instructor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and in 1885 he was made Secretary of the Royal Engineers Experimental Committee.[1]
He fought at the Battle of Omdurman in Sudan 1898 and was then the Director of Works and Stores for the Egyptian Army from 1900.[1]
He was appointed Assistant Director of Fortification Works in 1906 and Commander of Scottish Coast Defences in 1908.[1]
He was appointed Major-General in charge of Administration at Irish Command in 1912 and Commander-in-Chief, Ireland in 1914:[1] he was replaced following the Easter Rising in 1916.[1]
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| Preceded by Arthur Paget |
Commander-in-Chief, Ireland 1914–1916 |
Succeeded by John Maxwell |
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