John Lindley (British Army officer)
John Lindley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 September 1860 |
| Died | 7 April 1925 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | Cavalry School 3rd Cavalry Brigade Welsh Division |
| Battles / wars | Second Boer War First World War |
Major-General the Hon. John Edward Lindley (15 September 1860 – 7 April 1925) was a British Army officer.
Military career
[edit]Born the son of Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley and Sarah Katherine Teale,[1]
Lindley was commissioned into the South Staffordshire Regiment but transferred to the 1st The Royal Dragoons on 19 November 1881.[2]
After serving in the Second Boer War, he became adjutant general at Northern Command in 1903, commandant of the Cavalry School in 1905 and commander of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade in 1907.[3]
He was made colonel of the 1st (Royal) Dragoons in March 1912, taking over from Major General Francis Russell, who had died suddenly.[4]
He went on to become General Officer Commanding the Welsh Division, later the 53rd (Welsh) Division, in October 1914.[5] He landed with his division at Suvla Bay on 6 August 1915 during the Gallipoli campaign of the First World War, in which action his division suffered significant losses: he voluntarily handed over his command, saying that he had "lost control", on 16 August 1915.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lindley, Baron (UK, 1900 - 1921)". Cracrofts Peerage. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 25039". The London Gazette. 18 November 1881. p. 5617.
- ^ a b "Who's Who". Gallipoli Association. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 28600". The London Gazette. 19 April 1912. p. 2791.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2020.