Claude Auchinleck
British commander
Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, GCB, GCIE, CSI, DSO, OBE, was a British Indian Army commander who saw active service during the world wars. A career soldier who spent much of his military career in India, he rose to become... Wikipedia
Born: June 21, 1884, Aldershot, United Kingdom
Died: March 23, 1981 (age 96 years), Marrakesh, Morocco
Place of burial: Ben M'Sik European Cemetery, Casablanca, Morocco
Parents: Mary Eleanor Eyre and John Claud Alexander Auchinleck
Partner: Jessie Stewart (1921–)
Battles/wars: First World War > Mesopotamian campaign > Battle of Hanna; Second Battle of Kut; Fall of Baghdad;