General
* 9th of December 1893
† 2nd of February 1974
(13th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers)
(Indian Army)
Nickname: The Bearded Mand
1932-09-01 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
1933-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
1938-04-10 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
1939-09-21 | Colonel (Dated back to 1936-07-01) |
1941-03-01 | Acting Brigadier |
1941-04-14 | Acting Major-General |
1942-04-14 | Temporary Major-General |
1943-04-17 | Major-General |
1944-12-08 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
1945-06-01 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1944-04-03) |
1947-08-15 | Acting General |
1948-08-22 | Granted the honorary rank of General |
1932-09-01 | – | 1936-01-16 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
1938-04-10 | – | 1939-09-20 | Commanding Officer 13th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers |
1939-09-21 | – | 1941-02-28 | General Staff Officer 1, 5th Indian Division [East Africa] |
1940-10-16 | – | 1941-02-15 | Commanding Officer Gazelle Force [Ethiopia] |
1941-02-XX | – | 1941-03-XX | Acting Commanding Officer 9th Indian Brigade [Ethiopia] |
1941-03-XX | – | 1941-04-13 | Commanding Officer 9th Indian Brigade [Ethiopia] |
1941-04-27 | – | 1941-12-30 | General Officer Commanding 4th Indian Division [North Africa] |
1942-01-03 | – | 1942-02-12 | General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division [North Africa] |
1942-03-09 | – | 1942-06-19 | General Officer Commanding 7th Armoured Division [North Africa] |
1942-06-28 | – | 1942-08-14 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Middle East Command |
1942-10-XX | – | 1943-04-03 | General Officer Commanding 43rd Indian Armoured Division |
1943-03-04 | – | 1943-07-30 | Director Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Army Headquarters India |
1943-07-30 | – | 1944-12-08 | General Officer Commanding 7th Indian Infantry Division |
1944-12-08 | – | 1945-07-15 | General Officer Commanding IV Corps [Burma] |
1945-08-18 | – | 1945-11-01 | General Officer Commanding IV Corps |
1945-08-24 | – | 1948-09-01 | Colenel, 16th Light Cavalry, Indian Army |
1945-12-08 | – | 1946-10-XX | General Officer Commanding in Chief Malaya Command |
1946-10-15 | – | 1947-08-15 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Command [India] |
1947-06-13 | – | 1955-12-09 | Colonel, Jat Regiment, Indian Army |
1947-08-15 | – | 1948-02-10 | Commander in Chief Pakistan Army |
1948-08-22 | Retired |