Charles Luard

Charles Luard
Born	14 September 1867 Herstmonceux, Sussex
Died	28 June 1947 (aged 79) Yateley, Hampshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	Commander of British Troops in South China
Battles/wars	Second Boer War World War I
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Major-General Charles Camac Luard CB CMG (14 September 1867 - 28 June 1947) was Commander of British Troops in South China.

Military career

Educated at Clifton College,^[1] Luard was commissioned into the Durham Light Infantry in 1885.^[2]

He was a keen cricketer and played for the Europeans cricket team in the 1892/3 season and again in 1898/9 season.^[3]

He served in the Second Boer War and World War I in which he initially commanded 1st Bn Durham Light Infantry^[4] and in the latter stages of which he commanded a Brigade in India before commanding 9th Infantry Brigade and was then deployed as part of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force and then the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.^[2]

After the War he again became a Brigade Commander in India and moved on to be Commander of British Troops in South China in 1925: he retired in 1929.^[2]

He became Colonel of the Durham Light Infantry in 1934.^[5]

References

1. ^ 1881 Census details
2. ^ ^{a b c} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
3. ^ Cricketinfo
4. ^ Durham County Record Office
5. ^ The Durham Light Infantry

Military offices
Preceded by Sir John Fowler	Commander of British Troops in South China 1925–1929	Succeeded by James Sandilands

Persondata
Name	Luard, Charles Camac
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	14 September 1867
Place of birth	Herstmonceux, Sussex
Date of death	28 June 1947
Place of death	Yateley, Hampshire