George Luck

Sir George Luck

Sir George Luck
Born 1840
Blackheath, Kent, England
Died 10 December 1916
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
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 (1840 – 10 December 1916) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Luck was commissioned into the 15th Regiment of Foot in 1858.[1] He commanded the 15th Hussars during the Second Anglo-Afghan War between 1878 and 1880.[2] He became Inspector-General of Cavalry in India in 1887,[3] Inspector-General of Cavalry in the UK in 1893 and Commander-in-Chief, Bengal Command in 1898 before retiring in 1903.[4]

In retirement he lived at Landford Lodge in Salisbury, Wiltshire[5] and became Keeper of the Tower.[6]

He married Ellen Georgina Adams; they had no children.[5]

References

  1. The London Gazette: no. 22128. p. 1908. 16 April 1858. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  2. "Items of social news". New Zealand Herald. 17 December 1917. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. Badsey, p. 67
  4. Whitaker's Almanack 1903
  5. 5.0 5.1 Obituary, The Times, 12 December 1916
  6. Vanity Fair, 4 December 1907
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Baker Russell
C-in-C, Bengal Command
1898 1903
Succeeded by
Sir Alfred Gaselee