John Lindley (British Army officer)

Major-General the Hon. John Edward Lindley (15 September 1860 – 7 April 1925) was a British Army officer.

John Lindley
Born	15 September 1860
Died	7 April 1925
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	Cavalry School 3rd Cavalry Brigade Welsh Division
Battles/wars	Second Boer War First World War

Military career

Born the son of Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley and Sarah Katherine Teale,[1] Lindley was commissioned into the South Staffordshire Regiment but transferred to the 1st The Royal Dragoons on 19 November 1881.[2] After serving in the Second Boer War, he became Adjutant-General at Northern Command in 1903, Commandant of the Cavalry School in 1905 and commander of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade in 1907.[3] He went on to become General Officer Commanding the Welsh Division in October 1914.[4] He landed with his division at Suvla Bay on 6 August 1915 during the Gallipoli campaign of the First World War, in which action his division suffered significant losses: he voluntarily handed over his command, saying that he had "lost control", on 16 August 1915.[3]

References

1. "Lindley, Baron (UK, 1900 - 1921)". Cracrofts Peerage. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
2. "No. 25039". The London Gazette. 18 November 1881. p. 5617.
3. "Who's Who". Gallipoli Association. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
4. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2020.