John Lindley (British Army officer)
John Lindley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 September 1860 |
| Died | 7 April 1925 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1881–1917 |
| Rank | Major-general |
| Commands | Cavalry School 3rd Cavalry Brigade Welsh Division |
| Battles / wars | Second Boer War First World War |
Major-General John Edward Lindley (15 September 1860 – 7 April 1925) was a British Army officer.
Military career
[edit]John Edward Lindley was born on 15 September 1860, 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] After having served as commandant of the School of Instruction for Imperial Yeomanry, he was promoted to colonel and served as an assistant adjutant general with North-Eastern District in November 1903.[4]
Still in command of the brigade, he was promoted to major general in October 1910.[5] He was made colonel of the 1st (Royal) Dragoons in March 1912, taking over from Major General Francis Russell, who had died.[6]
He went on to become general officer commanding (GOC) the Welsh Division, later the 53rd (Welsh) Division, in October 1914,[7] two months after the British entry into World War I. He landed with his division at Suvla Bay on 6 August 1915 during the Gallipoli campaign, in which action his division suffered significant losses: he voluntarily handed over his command, saying that he had "lost control", on 16 August.[3] He was appointed a base commandant on 19 August,[8] leaving that post on 3 October the same year.[9] He retired on 25 March 1917 citing "ill-health contracted on active service", and then on 16 April 1919 resigned as colonel of the 1st Dragoons.[10][11]
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. 27620". The London Gazette. 27 November 1903. p. 7748.
- ^ "No. 28422". The London Gazette. 7 October 1910. p. 7074.
- ^ "No. 28600". The London Gazette. 19 April 1912. p. 2791.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 29304". The London Gazette. 21 September 1915. p. 9325.
- ^ "No. 29417". The London Gazette. 24 December 1915. p. 12839.
- ^ "No. 29998". The London Gazette. 23 March 1917. p. 2960.
- ^ "No. 31363". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 May 1919. p. 6610.