Francis Tuker
| Sir Francis Tuker | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Gertie" |
| Born | 4 July 1894 |
| Died | 7 October 1967 (aged 73) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
British Army British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1948 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| 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 |
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.
Educated at Brighton College, East Sussex, of which he was in later life a governor, Tuker was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the British Army's Royal Sussex Regiment in 1914.
He served in the First World War, transferring to the 2nd Gurkha Rifles in the British Indian Army in 1914, and was commissioned a second lieutenant on 10 October. He served as an acting captain from 14 March to 12 April 1916, and was promoted to lieutenant on 17 August 1917 (back-dated to 1 September 1915). Promoted to captain on 14 January 1918, he took part in the Kuki Punitive expedition that year and, after the war, in the North West Persia operations between 1920 and 1921. He was promoted to major on 14 January 1932, brevetted to lieutenant colonel on 1 July 1933, and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 1 February 1937, at which time he was appointed Commanding Officer (CO) of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Gurkha Rifles. For his part in operations in Waziristan that year, he was appointed an OBE (Mil.) on 21 December and was mentioned in dispatches in February 1938.
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