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Encyclopedia > Francis Tuker
Sir Francis Tuker
1894 - 1967
Allegiance: Great Britain
Rank: Lieutenant-General
Commands: Indian 4th Infantry Division
Indian IV Corps
Awards: KCIE CB DSO OBE
Other work: Writer and Military Historian


Sir Francis Ivan Simms Tuker, KCIE CB DSO OBE was a British Indian Army officer. 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Fourth Indian division during world war two served first in egypt where with western desert force it fought the italians who had decided to invaded egypt. ... The Indian IV Corps was part of Fourteenth Army during World War II. It operated on the central part of the front, covering the Assam of India and opposite the upper Chindwin in Burma. ... The Indian Army in the time of the British Raj (1857–1947) // Administrative Name The Indian Army is the name for the Indian Armed forces of that country; the meaning of that name changed over time: History The Indian Army was formed after the Indian Mutiny in 1857 by the...


Born on 4th July 1894 he was most famous for commanding the Indian 4th Infantry Division during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. He commanded this division from 30th December 1941 to 4th February 1944 when he was given the Ceylon Army command. On 14th 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. July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Fourth Indian division during world war two served first in egypt where with western desert force it fought the italians who had decided to invaded egypt. ... The Western Desert Campaign was the primary early theatre of the North African Campaign of World War II. It is sometimes referred to as the Egypt-Libya Campaign. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... (Redirected from 14th July) July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... The Indian IV Corps was part of Fourteenth Army during World War II. It operated on the central part of the front, covering the Assam of India and opposite the upper Chindwin in Burma. ...


Francis Tuker is also known for a number of books he wrote; The Pattern of War, While Memory Serves and The Yellow Scarf.



 
 

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