Thomas Edgar Lacy
Born7 February 1804[1]
London, England
Died22 February 1880[2]
Middlesex, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankLieutenant-General

Lieutenant-General Thomas Edgar Lacy (7 February 1804 – 22 February 1880) was a British Army officer who became Commandant, Staff College, Sandhurst.

Military career

Lacy was commissioned into the 72nd Highlanders in 1826.[3] He was promoted to lieutenant on 3 October 1826,[4] to captain on 11 July 1834[5] and to major on 10 November 1846.[6] He became Town Major of Gibraltar on 13 August 1847.[7] He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 22 June 1854.[8]

He became Commandant, Staff College, Sandhurst on 1 January 1865.[9] He was promoted to lieutenant-general on his retirement in October 1877.[10]

References

  1. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
  2. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
  3. ↑ "Thomas Edgar Lacy. Regiment: 72nd Highlanders. Date of Service: 1826". National Archives. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "No. 18292". The London Gazette. 3 October 1826. p. 2354.
  5. ↑ "No. 19172". The London Gazette. 11 July 1834. p. 1308.
  6. ↑ "No. 20660". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 1846. p. 3991.
  7. ↑ "No. 20764". The London Gazette. 13 August 1847. p. 2954.
  8. ↑ "No. 21564". The London Gazette. 22 June 1854. p. 1935.
  9. ↑ "No. 22925". The London Gazette. 30 December 1864. p. 6806.
  10. ↑ "No. 24508". The London Gazette. 2 October 1877. p. 5458.
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