Neville Lyttelton

Sir Neville Lyttelton
General The Honourable Sir Neville Lyttelton
Born(1845-10-28)28 October 1845
Hagley, Worcestershire
Died6 July 1931(1931-07-06) (aged 85)
Royal Hospital Chelsea, London
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1865–1912
RankGeneral
CommandsCommander-in-Chief, Ireland
Chief of the General Staff
Commander-in-Chief, South Africa
4th Division
2nd Division
4th Brigade
2nd Brigade
2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade
1st Battalion Rifle Brigade
Battles/warsFenian Raids
Anglo-Egyptian War
Mahdist War
Second Boer War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Mentioned in Despatches
Order of Osmanieh (Ottoman Empire)
RelationsCharles Masterman (son-in-law)

General Sir Neville Gerald Lyttelton, GCB, GCVO, PC (Ire) (28 October 1845 – 6 July 1931) was a British Army officer from the Lyttelton family who served against the Fenian Raids, and in the Anglo-Egyptian War, the Mahdist War and the Second Boer War. He was Chief of the General Staff at the time of the Haldane Reforms and then became Commander-in-Chief, Ireland.


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