Charles Offley Harvey
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Major-General Sir Charles Harvey CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...

, CVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...

, CBE
Order of the British Empire
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, MC
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....

 (1888–1969) was an officer in the British Indian Army
British Indian Army
The British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947...

 during World War I
World War I
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 and World War II
World War II
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.

He was appointed CVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...

 in 1922 for performing the duties of Assistant Military Secretary to the Prince of Wales during His.
Royal Highness's Indian Tour and knight
Knight
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ed in 1946.

In the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia he commanded 8th Indian Infantry Division, part of Paiforce.

Army career

  • Commissioned 1908
  • 38th King George's Own Central India Horse 1909
  • Commanding Officer Central India Horse (1933–1936)
  • General Staff Officer 1 Meerut District, India (1936–1939)
  • Commanding Officer Wana Brigade, Waziristan
    Waziristan
    Waziristan is a mountainous region near the Northwest of Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering some 11,585 km² . The area is entirely populated by ethnic Pashtuns . The language spoken in the valley is Pashto/Pakhto...

    , India (1939–1940)
  • General Officer Commanding 8th Indian Infantry Division (1940–1942)
  • Military Adviser in Chief Indian States Forces (1943–1946)
  • Retired 1946

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