Cherish Mathson
| Lieutenant General Cherish Mathson PVSM, SM, VSM | |
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| Years of service | June 1980 – present |
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| Service number | IC-38722 |
| Unit | Garhwal Rifles |
| Commands held |
 XII Corps Special Frontier Force |
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Lieutenant General Cherish Mathson, PVSM, SM, VSM is the current General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), South Western Command of the Indian Army and assumed office on 1 August 2017. He assumed the post from Lt General Abhay Krishna.[1][2]
Early life and Education
Mathson is an alumnus of Sainik School, Trivandrum and Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He has also attended Senior Command Course at Army War College, Mhow; Long Defence Management Course, Secunderabad and National Defence College, New Delhi.[2][3][4]
Career
Mathson was commissioned into Garhwal Rifles in June 1980. He has vast experience in rural and urban insurgencies and has served two tenures in Siachen Glacier,in Operation Blue Star, in Mizoram against Mizo National Front (MNF) and as a UN observer in Somalia. He has commanded a battalion on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir during Operation Parakram, Trivandrum Brigade in an amphibious Role, an infantry Division in the Southern Command, Inspector General of the Special Frontier Force and GOC-in-C of XXI Corps (Bhopal) He has also held staff positions including Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General Operations of an Independent Infantry Brigade, Colonel Administration of a Mountain Division, Brigadier Administration of XII Corps, Deputy Technical Manager (Land Systems) in Army HQ, Senior Defence Specialist (Military) in the National Security Council Secretariat and in the Defence Acquisition Wing (Ministry of Defence).[2][1][5][6][7][8] He is also the Colonel of the Regiment of Garhwal Rifles.[9]
During his career, he has been awarded a Sena Medal, Vishist Seva Medal in 2010 [10] and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2018. [11]
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References
- 1 2 "Lt Gen Cherish Mathson takes over Army's South Western Command". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- 1 2 3 "Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- ↑ "New SW Army head is Sainik School alumnus". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2017-08-01. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- ↑ "New SW Army head is Sainik School alumnus". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2017-08-01. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- ↑ "Patron Cup competition held at Army Golf Course". thehitavada.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- ↑ "cherish-mathson-takes-over-sudarshan-chakras-command". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05.
- ↑ "Lt General Ghuman takes command of Sudarshan Chakra Corps". thehitavada.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- ↑ "Conservation of coral reef in Lakshadweep | TopNews". www.topnews.in. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- ↑ "Lt Gen Cherish Mathson appointed Colonel of Regiment of Garhwal Rifles". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
- ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- ↑ "390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced".
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| Preceded by Abhay Krishna |
General Officer Commander-in-Chief South Western Command 1 August 2017 - Current |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Pradeep Singh Mehta |
General Officer Commanding XXI Corps 1 July 2016 - 30 June 2017 |
Succeeded by Iqroop Singh Ghuman |