Francis Tuker

Infobox Military Person
name= Sir Francis Tuker
lived= 1894 - 1967
placeofbirth=
placeofdeath=


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nickname=Gertie
allegiance= Great Britain
serviceyears=
rank= Lieutenant-General
commands= Indian 4th Infantry Division
Indian IV Corps
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battles=
awards=KCIE
CB [LondonGazette |issue=36120|date=3 August, 1943 |startpage=3521|endpage= |supp=y |accessdate=2008-08-01]
DSO
OBE
laterwork= Writer and Military Historian

Sir Francis Ivan Simms Tuker, KCIE CB DSO OBE was a British Indian Army officer.

Born on 4 July 1894 and educated at Brighton College, of which he was in later life a governor, Tuker served in the Indian Army and was most famous for commanding the Indian 4th Infantry Division during the Western Desert and Italian Campaigns of the Second World War.

He commanded the 4th Indian Division from 30 December 1941 to 4 February 1944 when he was given the Ceylon Army command. On 14 July 1945 he was put in command of the Indian IV Corps in Burma and held this post to the end of the war. He retired in April 1948 as a lieutenant general and died in 1967. There is a memorial tablet to him in the chapel of Brighton College, above which hangs his sword; at its dedication, the band of the Brigade of Gurkhas beat retreat on the school's playingfield.

Tuker's nickname in the army was "Gertie". He is known for a number of books on military history that he wrote; "The Pattern of War", "While Memory Serves" and "The Yellow Scarf".

References

* [http://www.ordersofbattle.com/PersonData.aspx?PerX=1243 Profile]

Footnotes

For examples of the use of Tuker's Theories in the Business World see:
* [http://www.tactica.org.uk/10.html "The Pattern of Engagement in Sales Campaigns" a free pdf for download]