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Cherish Mathson
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Lieutenant General Cherish Mathson, PVSM, SM, VSM is a retired officer of the Indian Army who served as General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), South Western Command. He assumed office on 1 August 2017 taking over from Lt General Abhay Krishna, and was succeeded by Lt General Alok Singh Kler on 1 September 2019.[1][2][3][4]
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Years of service | June 1980 – 31 August 2019 |
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Service number | IC-38722 |
Unit | Garhwal Rifles |
Commands | ![]() XXI Corps Special Frontier Force 54th Infantry Division |
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