Gerald Morton Explained

Sir Gerald Morton
Birth Date:7 February 1845
Death Date:20 April 1906
Branch: British Army
Serviceyears:1863–1906
Rank:Lieutenant-General
Commands:Lahore District
7th Infantry Division
Battles:Second Anglo-Afghan War
Awards:Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Companion of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant-General Sir Gerald De Courcy Morton (7 February 1845 – 20 April 1906) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding 7th Division.

Military career

Morton was commissioned into the 6th Regiment of Foot in 1863. He served in Hazara in 1868 and fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War before being appointed Adjutant-General in India in 1895[1] and becoming General Officer Commanding Lahore District in 1898.[2] In December 1898, he was made a Knights Commander of India (KCIE).[3] In January 1902 he was appointed a Major-General on the Staff to command the Dublin district, and six months later, on 23 June 1902, he was appointed General Officer Commanding 7th Division.[4] He died in command of his division at Curragh Camp in 1906.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/gothicrevival/2.html Christ Church, Simla
  2. http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/edward-walford/the-county-families-of-the-united-kingdom-or-royal-manual-of-the-titled-and-un-fla/page-260-the-county-families-of-the-united-kingdom-or-royal-manual-of-the-titled-and-un-fla.shtml The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland by Edward Walford (Volume ed.59, yr.1919), p.260
  3. Great Britain. India Office
  4. http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands
  5. https://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/cur1.htm Memorials at Curragh Military Cemetery, Ireland