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Sir Neville Lyttelton | |
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 General The Honourable Sir Neville Lyttelton | |
| Born | 28 October 1845 Hagley, Worcestershire |
| Died | 6 July 1931 (aged 85) Royal Hospital Chelsea, London |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Glynn |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1865–1912 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Commander-in-Chief, Ireland Chief of the General Staff Commander-in-Chief, South Africa 4th Division 2nd Division 4th Brigade 2nd Brigade 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade |
| Battles / wars | Fenian Raids Anglo-Egyptian War Mahdist War Second Boer War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Mentioned in Despatches Order of Osmanieh (Ottoman Empire) |
General Sir Neville Gerald Lyttelton, GCB, GCVO, PC (Ire) (28 October 1845 – 6 July 1931) was a British Army officer from the Lyttelton family who served against the Fenian Raids, and in the Anglo-Egyptian War, the Mahdist War and the Second Boer War. He was Chief of the General Staff at the time of the Haldane Reforms and then became Commander-in-Chief, Ireland.