Gerald Morton

Sir Gerald Morton
Born	7 February 1845
Died	20 April 1906
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1863-1906
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands held	Lahore District 7th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	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 KCIE CVO CB (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.^[1] He served in Hazara in 1868 and fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War before being appointed Adjutant-General in India in 1895^[2] and becoming General Officer Commanding Lahore District in 1898.^[3] In January 1902 he was appointed a Major-General on the Staff to command the Dublin district, and six months later, in June 1902, he was appointed General Officer Commanding 7th Division.^[4] He died in command of his division at Curragh Camp in 1906.^[5]

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 22697. p. 120. 9 January 1863. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
2. Christ Church, Simla
3. 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
4. Army Commands
5. Memorials at Curragh Military Cemetery, Ireland