George Luck
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Sir George Luck
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Sir George Luck
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| Born | 1840 Blackheath, Kent, England |
| Died | 10 December 1916 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
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 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]
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| Preceded by | C-in-C, Bengal Command 1898 – 1903 |
Succeeded by Sir Alfred Gaselee |
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22128. p. 1908. 16 April 1858. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
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- ↑ 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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