John Coleridge (Indian Army officer)
British Indian Army general (1878–1951) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General Sir John Francis Stanhope Duke Coleridge GCB CMG DSO (25 April 1878 – 3 November 1951) was a senior British Indian Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary to the India Office.
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Sir John Coleridge | |
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Born | (1878-04-25)25 April 1878[1] Plymouth, Devon, England |
Died | 3 November 1951(1951-11-03) (aged 73) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Indian Army |
Years of service | 1898–1940 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | 189th Brigade 188th Brigade Peshawar District Northern Command, India |
Battles/wars | Tibet, 1903-04 Abor 1911-12 campaign World War I North West Frontier operations of 1930-31 Waziristan 1936-37 Waziristan 1937-39 |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
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