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Sir Gerald De Courcy Morton (7 February 1845 – 20 April 1906) was a

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officer who became General Officer Commanding 7th Division.

Military career

Morton was commissioned into the

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in 1863. He served in Hazara in 1868 and fought in the

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before being appointed Adjutant-General in India in 1895 and becoming General Officer Commanding Lahore District in 1898. In December 1898, he was made a Knights Commander of India (KCIE).Great Britain. India Office In January 1902 he was appointed a Major-General on the Staff to command the

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district, and six months later, on 23 June 1902, he was appointed General Officer Commanding 7th Division. He died in command of his division at

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in 1906.Memorials at Curragh Military Cemetery, Ireland
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