Francis Tuker
Lieutenant General Sir Francis Ivan Simms Tuker KCIE CB DSO OBE (4 July 1894 – 7 October 1967) was a senior British Indian Army officer who commanded the 4th Indian Infantry Division during the Second World War from 1941.
Sir Francis Tuker | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Gertie" |
| Born | 4 July 1894 Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Died | 7 October 1967 (aged 73) Mawnan South, Cornwall, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1948 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Service number | 282035 |
| Unit | Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Gurkha Rifles |
| Commands held | 1st Battalion, 2nd Gurkha Rifles 34th Indian Infantry Division 4th Indian Infantry Division IV Corps Eastern Command, India |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
| Other work | Writer, Military Historian |
During the Italian campaign he requested the bombing of the historical Monte Cassino Abbey in 1944, which led to its complete destruction.
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