Sir John Garvock
Born15 March 1817[1]
Kennington, Surrey[2]
Died10 November 1878(1878-11-10) (aged 61)
South Kensington, London
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankGeneral
Commands held2nd Infantry Brigade at Shorncliffe
1st Infantry Brigade at Dover
Northern District
Southern District
Battles/warsAmbela Campaign
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

General Sir John Garvock GCB (15 March 1817 – 10 November 1878) was a British Army General who achieved high office in the 1860s.

Garvock, the only son of Maj. John Garvock of the Royal Horse Guards and his wife, Margaret, was born in Kennington, Surrey, in 1817.[3]

Military career

Garvock was commissioned into the 10th Regiment of Foot in 1835.[4] By 1839 he was serving as an Adjutant in the 10th Regiment of Foot.[5] He went on to command 2nd Infantry Brigade at Shorncliffe in October 1860 and 1st Infantry Brigade at Dover in July 1861.[6]

In 1863 he took command of the Eusufzye Field Force, a formation which conducted a foray against Hindustani tribesmen in Umbela (now Ambela) in the North West Frontier during what is now known as the Ambela Campaign.[7] He was appointed General Officer Commanding Northern District in England in October 1866 and General Officer Commanding Southern District in July 1877.[6]

He was subsequently Colonel of the 89th Foot[8] and then the 10th Foot.[9]

References

  1. ^ London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812
  2. ^ Modern English Biography: A-H. Netherton and Worth. 1892. p. 1825.
  3. ^ Dod's peerage, baronetage, and knightage of Great Britain and Ireland: for ... : including all the titled classes. Whittaker. 1870. p. 297.
  4. ^ "No. 19303". The London Gazette. 4 September 1835. p. 1676.
  5. ^ "No. 19809". The London Gazette. 31 December 1839. p. 2722.
  6. ^ a b "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  7. ^ Historical Dictionary of the British Empire Volume 1, Page 32
  8. ^ "No. 23676". The London Gazette. 8 November 1870. p. 4773.
  9. ^ "No. 24072". The London Gazette. 6 March 1874. p. 1526.
Military offices Preceded bySir Sydney Cotton GOC Northern District 1866–1871 Succeeded byGeorge Carey Preceded bySir Charles Hastings Doyle GOC Southern District 1877–1878 Succeeded byPrince Edward of Saxe-Weimar Preceded byCharles Gascoyne Colonel of the 89th (The Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot 1870–1874 Succeeded byCaledon Richard Egerton Preceded bySir Sidney John Cotton Colonel of the 10th (the North Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot 1874–1878 Succeeded byPrince Edward of Saxe-Weimar
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