John Garvock

Sir John Garvock
Sir John Garvock
Born	15 March 1817[1]; Kennington, Surrey[2]
Died	10 November 1878 (aged 61); South Kensington, London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Commands held	2nd Infantry Brigade at Shorncliffe; 1st Infantry Brigade at Dover; Northern District; Southern District
Battles/wars	Ambela Campaign
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

General Sir John Garvock GCB (15 March 1817 – 10 November 1878) was a British Army General who achieved high office in the 1860s.

Garvock, the only son of Maj. John Garvock of the Royal Horse Guards and his wife, Margaret, was born in Kennington, Surrey, in 1817.[3]

Military career

Garvock was commissioned into the 10th Regiment of Foot in 1835.[4] By 1839 he was serving as an Adjutant in the 10th Regiment of Foot.[5] He went on to command 2nd Infantry Brigade at Shorncliffe in October 1860 and 1st Infantry Brigade at Dover in July 1861.[6]

In 1863 he took command of the Eusufzye Field Force, a formation which conducted a foray against Hindustani tribesmen in Umbela (now Ambela) in the North West Frontier during what is now known as the Ambela Campaign.[7] He was appointed General Officer Commanding Northern District in England in October 1866 and General Officer Commanding Southern District in July 1877.[6]

He was subsequently Colonel of the 89th Foot[8] and then the 10th Foot.[9]

References

London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812
Modern English Biography: A-H. Netherton and Worth. 1892. p. 1825.
Dod's peerage, baronetage, and knightage of Great Britain and Ireland: for ... : including all the titled classes. Whittaker. 1870. p. 297.
"No. 19303". The London Gazette. 4 September 1835. p. 1676.
"No. 19809". The London Gazette. 31 December 1839. p. 2722.
"Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
Historical Dictionary of the British Empire Volume 1, Page 32
"No. 23676". The London Gazette. 8 November 1870. p. 4773.
"No. 24072". The London Gazette. 6 March 1874. p. 1526.

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Sydney Cotton	GOC Northern District 1866–1871	Succeeded by George Carey
Preceded by Sir Charles Hastings Doyle	GOC Southern District 1877–1878	Succeeded by Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar
Preceded by Charles Gascoyne	Colonel of the 89th (The Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot 1870–1874	Succeeded by Caledon Richard Egerton
Preceded by Sir Sidney John Cotton	Colonel of the 10th (the North Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot 1874–1878	Succeeded by Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar

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[baptism-1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812

[2] Modern English Biography: A-H. Netherton and Worth. 1892. p. 1825.

[3] Dod's peerage, baronetage, and knightage of Great Britain and Ireland: for ... : including all the titled classes. Whittaker. 1870. p. 297.

[4] "No. 19303". The London Gazette. 4 September 1835. p. 1676.

[5] "No. 19809". The London Gazette. 31 December 1839. p. 2722.

[commands-6] "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.

[7] Historical Dictionary of the British Empire Volume 1, Page 32

[8] "No. 23676". The London Gazette. 8 November 1870. p. 4773.

[9] "No. 24072". The London Gazette. 6 March 1874. p. 1526.