| Sir George Luck | |
|---|---|
 Sir George Luck | |
| Born | 1840 |
| Died | December 10, 1916 |
| Place of birth | Blackheath, Kent, England |
| Place of death | 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[]
- ↑ "No. 22128". 16 April 1858. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22128/page/
- ↑ "Items of social news". New Zealand Herald. 17 December 1917. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NZH19170217.2.84.43&l=mi&e=-------10--1----0--. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ Badsey, p. 67
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1903
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Obituary, The Times, 12 December 1916
- ↑ Vanity Fair, 4 December 1907
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