Charles Luard

Charles Luard
Born	14 September 1867 Herstmonceux, Sussex
Died	28 June 1947 (aged 79) Yateley, Hampshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	Commander of British Troops in South China
Battles/wars	Second Boer War World War I
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Major-General Charles Camac Luard, CB, CMG (14 September 1867 – 28 June 1947) was Commander of British Troops in South China.

Military career

Educated at Clifton College,^[1] Luard was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Durham Light Infantry on 2 September 1885.^[2] He served as an Assistant Superintendent of Army Signalling in the Zhob Field Force in 1890, and was promoted captain on 13 February 1895.^[3]

In late December 1901 he was placed in command of the Burma Mounted Infantry serving in the Second Boer War in South Africa, with the local rank of major whilst in command.^[4] He was mentioned in despatches (dated 8 April 1902^[5]) and received a brevet promotion as major in the South African Honours list published on 26 June 1902.^[6]

He later served in World War I in which he initially commanded 1st Bn Durham Light Infantry^[7] and in the latter stages of which he commanded a Brigade in India before commanding 9th Infantry Brigade and was then deployed as part of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force and then the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.^[2]

After the war he again became a Brigade Commander in India and moved on to be Commander of British Troops in South China in 1925: he retired in 1929.^[2]

He became Colonel of the Durham Light Infantry in 1934.^[8]

Luard Road (盧押道) in Wanchai on Hong Kong Island was named after him.^[9]

Cricket

He was a keen cricketer and played for the Europeans cricket team in the 1892/3 season and again in 1898/9 season.^[10]

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