Charles Hamilton Boucher
British Indian army officer during World War 1 & 2 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Major-General Sir Charles Hamilton Boucher, KBE, CB, DSO* (26 October 1898 – 14 November 1951) was a British Indian Army officer during the First and Second World Wars.
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Sir Charles Hamilton Boucher | |
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Born | (1898-10-26)26 October 1898 Mooltan, India |
Died | 14 November 1951(1951-11-14) (aged 53) London, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Indian Army |
Rank | Major-General |
Service number | 106 IA |
Commands held | 10th Indian Infantry Brigade (1942) 17th Indian Infantry Brigade (1944–45) Indian 4th Infantry Division (1945) Indian 2nd Airborne Division (1946–47) Malaya Command (1948–50) |
Battles/wars | First World War North-West Frontier |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[1] Companion of the Order of the Bath[2] Distinguished Service Order[3] & Bar[4] Mentioned in Despatches (5)[5][6][7][8][9] |
Other work | Colonel of the 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles (1946)[10] |
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