is a memorial tablet to him in the chapel of Brighton College, below which hangs his sword. At its dedication ceremony, the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas performed a Beating Retreat on the school's playing field. Tuker's nickname in the army was "Gertie". He is known for a number of books on military history that he wrote, including The Pattern of War, While Memory Serves and The Yellow Scarf. In his book The Pattern of War he argued that warfare follows a definite pattern. Private life In 1923 Tuker married Catherine Isabella Bucknall, in the district of Horsham, Sussex. She died in Cornwall on 2 October 1947 and was buried at St Mawnan and St Stephen's Church, Mawnan. In 1948, in Marylebone, Tuker married secondly Cynthia H. Fawcett. Tuker's father died on 26 January 1951, aged eighty-nine, when he was still living at Butts Green, Sandon, Essex. In his book Approach to Battle (1963), Tuker commented on his career: “I have tried my hand at many other things in my life - farming, commercial horticulture, authorship, training horses, painting, etching and engraving, and none have I found so testing and so difficult as the planning and conduct of a successful land battle against a worthy foe, whether against the guerrilla or the enemy who is fully equipped for war.” Publications References Citations Sources External links While Memory Serves Generals of World War II Indian Army Officers 1939–1945 |- |- |- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Indian Army generals of World War II 1894 births 1967 deaths Companions of the Order of the Bath Officers of the Order of the British Empire Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Royal Sussex Regiment officers People educated at Brighton College Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley British Indian Army generals Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Indian Army personnel of World War I