Neville Lyttelton

General The Rt. Hon. Sir Neville Lyttelton
General Sir Neville Lyttelton
Born	28 October 1845(1845-10-28) Hagley, Worcestershire
Died	6 July 1931(1931-07-06) (aged 85) Royal Hospital Chelsea, London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1865 - 1912
Rank	General
Commands held	Commander-in-Chief, South Africa Commander-in-Chief, Ireland Chief of the General Staff
Battles/wars	Fenian Raids 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War Mahdist War Second Boer War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Relations	Charles Masterman (son-in-law)

General Sir Neville Gerald Lyttelton GCB, GCVO, PC (28 October 1845 – 6 July 1931)^[1] was a British Army Officer. He served as Chief of the General Staff.

Army career

Born at Hagley in Worcestershire, he was the son of 4th Baron Lyttelton.^[1] He attended Eton College and was commissioned in the Rifle Brigade in 1865.

He was fought at the battle of Omdurman during the Mahdist War. During the Second Boer War Lyttelton commanded the 4th Brigade and then the 2nd and 4th Divisions in South Africa between 1899 and 1900 and was involved in the Siege of Ladysmith. He was Commander-in-Chief, South Africa from 1902 to 1904.

In 1904 he was appointed Chief of the General Staff: this was a new post created on his appointment and replaced the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Forces; it was retitled Chief of the Imperial General Staff shortly after his successor was appointed in 1908. At that time he moved on to become Commander-in-Chief, Ireland in which post he continued until his retirement in 1912.

Later career

He was a member of the Mesopotamia Commission^[2] as well as Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 1912^[3] until his death there on 6 July 1931.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} www.thepeerage.com
2. ^ 'Appendix 1', Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 10: Officials of Royal Commissions of Inquiry 1870-1939 (1995), pp. 85-8 Date accessed: 12 August 2007
3. ^ London Gazette: no. 28634. p. 5919. 9 August 1912. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
4. ^ Neville Lyttelton at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

External References

• Archives of General Sir Neville Lyttelton held by Queen Mary, University of London Archives

Military offices
Preceded by New Post	Chief of the General Staff 1904 - 1908	Succeeded by William Nicholson
Preceded by Lord Grenfell	Commander-in-Chief, Ireland 1908 - 1912	Succeeded by Sir Arthur Paget
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir George White	Governor, Royal Hospital Chelsea 1912–1931	Succeeded by Sir Walter Braithwaite

Persondata
Name	Lyttelton, Sir Neville
Alternative names
Short description	Army officer
Date of birth	1845-10-28
Place of birth	Hagley, Worcestershire
Date of death	1931-07-06
Place of death	Royal Hospital Chelsea, London