Chief of the General Staff (India)
The Chief of the General Staff, India was a senior military commander in British India from 1904 to Indian Independence in 1947.
History
The Chief of the General Staff, India assisted the Commander-in-Chief, India in commanding the British Indian Armed Forces. The post was largely honorary as all power resided in the hands of Commander-in-Chief, India.[1] The post was replaced by that of Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army in 1947 and then by that of Chief of the Army Staff in 1955.[2]
Chiefs of the General Staff
Holders of the post have been:[3]
- Mar 1906 – Sep 1909 Lieutenant-General Sir Beauchamp Duff
- Oct 1909 – Feb 1912 Lieutenant-General Sir Douglas Haig
- Feb 1912 – Jan 1916 Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake
- Jan 1916 – Jan 1920 Lieutenant-General Sir George Kirkpatrick
- Jan 1920 – Nov 1924 General Sir Claud Jacob
- Nov 1924 – Oct 1928 General Sir Andrew Skeen
- Oct 1928 – Jul 1930 General Sir Philip Chetwode
- Jul 1930 – Mar 1931 Lieutenant-General Sir Cyril Deverell
- Mar 1931 – May 1934 General Sir Kenneth Wigram
- May 1934 – Oct 1937 General Sir William Bartholomew
- Oct 1937 – Jun 1939 General Sir Ivo Vesey
- Jun 1939 – May 1941 General Sir Eric de Burgh
- May 1941 – Dec 1941 Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Hutton
- Feb 1942 – Apr 1944 Lieutenant-General Sir Edwin Morris
- Apr 1944–1946 Lieutenant-General Sir John Swayne
- 1946–1947 Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Smith
References
- ↑ The Indian Army in 1914 Archived September 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "The Commanders-In-Chief (Change in Designation) Act, 1955". VakilNo1.com. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ Army Commands Archived July 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
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