Sir Neville Lyttelton | |
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![]() General The Honourable Sir Neville Lyttelton | |
Born | Hagley, Worcestershire | 28 October 1845
Died | 6 July 1931 Royal Hospital Chelsea, London | (aged 85)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1865–1912 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Commander-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/wars | Fenian Raids Anglo-Egyptian War Mahdist War Second Boer War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Mentioned in Despatches Order of Osmanieh (Ottoman Empire) |
Relations | Charles 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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