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Portrait of Field Marshal Claud William Jacob

Jacob, Claud William

Field Marshal

* 21st of November 1863

† 2nd of June 1948

(106th Hazara Pioneers)

(Indian Army)

Promotions

1904-10-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1908-10-01 Brevet Colonel
1911-11-01 Colonel
1915-01-05 Temporary Brigadier-General
1915-09-07 Temporary Major-General
1916-01-01 Major-General
1916-05-26 Temporary Lieutenant-General
1917-06-03 Lieutenant-General
1920-05-31 General
1926-11-30 Field Marshal

Service

1904-10-01 1911-09-30 Commanding Officer 106th Hazara Pioneers
1912-09-02 1914-10-11 General Staff Officer 1, 7th Meerut Division [India]
1914-10-12 1915-01-04 General Staff Officer 1, Meerut District [India]
1915-01-05 1915-09-06 Commanding Officer Dehra Dun Brigade [France]
1915-09-07 1915-11-17 General Officer Commanding Meerut Division [France]
1915-11-18 1916-05-22 General Officer Commanding 21st Infantry Division [France]
1916-05-28 1919-09-14 General Officer Commanding II Corps [France - Germany]
1916-07-04 1933-03-31 Colonel, 106th Hazara Pioneers
1920-01-13 1924-08-05 Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters India
1920-05-31 1924-05-30 Aide-de-Camp General to the King
1924-08-06 1924-11-08 Unattached list
1924-11-09 1926-04-13 General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Command, India
1925-04-03 1925-08-05 Acting Commander in Chief India
1926-04-14 1930-05-09 Secretary of the Military Department, Indian Office
1927-02-02 1938-11-20 Colonel, Worcestershire Regiment
1928-12-14 Colonel, 2nd Battalion, 10th Baluchistan Regiment
1938-02-19 1943-03-18 Constable of the Tower of London
1940-03-02 1945-03-02 Honorary Colonel, Seaforth Regiment
Picture source: NPG x168570, National Portrait Gallery, London