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1237: 43: 1392: 4270: 1056: 652: 1169:"The Auk", as he was known, appointed a number of senior commanders who proved to be unsuitable for their positions, and command arrangements were often characterised by bitter personality clashes. Auchinleck was an Indian Army officer and was criticised for apparently having little direct experience or understanding of British and Dominion troops. Dorman-Smith was regarded with considerable distrust by many of the senior commanders in Eighth Army. By July 1942 Auchinleck had lost the confidence of Dominion commanders and relations with his British commanders had become strained. 842: 3812: 746:, between 1920 and 1921. As a lieutenant colonel, he outranked most of his fellow students and even some members of the staff. Despite performing well there – passing the course and being among the top ten students – he was critical of many aspects of the college, which he believed to be too theoretical and with little emphasis being placed on matters such as supply and administration, both of which he thought had been mishandled in the campaign in Mesopotamia. He married Jessie Stewart in 1921. Jessie had been born in 1900 in 1120: 1303:, hoping that Peirse would be recalled. The affair was common knowledge by September 1944, and Peirse was neglecting his duties. Mountbatten sent Peirse and Lady Auchinleck back to England on 28 November 1944, where they lived together at a Brighton hotel. Peirse had his marriage dissolved, and Auchinleck obtained a divorce in 1946. Auchinleck was reportedly very badly affected. According to his sister, he was never the same after the break-up. He always carried a photograph of Jessie in his wallet even after the divorce. 1139:
through the centre (which was the likelihood more favoured by Auchinleck). In the event, Ritchie chose a more dispersed and rearward positioning of his two armoured divisions and when the attack in the centre came, it proved to be a diversion and the main attack, by Rommel's armoured formations, came round the southern flank. Poor initial positioning and subsequent handling and coordination of Allied formations by Ritchie and his corps commanders resulted in their heavy defeat and the Eighth Army retreating into
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There is scholarly dispute whether Auchinleck was homosexual. His biographer, Philip Warner, addressed the rumours but dismissed them; however historian Ronald Hyam has alleged that "sexually based moral-revulsion" was the reason for Montgomery's inability to get on with Auchinleck, and further, that
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It was a good day for us when he took command of India, our main base, recruiting area and training ground. The Fourteenth Army, from its birth to its final victory, owed much to his unselfish support and never-failing understanding. Without him and what he and the Army of India did for us we could
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When partition was effected in August 1947, Auchinleck was appointed Supreme Commander of all British forces remaining in India and Pakistan and remained in this role until the winding up and closure of the Supreme H.Q. at the end of November 1947. This marked his effective retirement from the army
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and the buildup of India as a base, including most importantly the reorganisation of the Indian Army, the training of forces destined for SEAC and the lines of communication carrying men and material to the forward areas and to China. Auchinleck made the supply of Fourteenth Army, with probably the
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Like his foe Rommel (and his predecessor Wavell and successor Montgomery), Auchinleck was subjected to constant political interference, having to weather a barrage of hectoring telegrams and instructions from Prime Minister Churchill throughout late 1941 and the spring and summer of 1942. Churchill
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Joseph M. Horodyski and Maurice Remy both praise Auchinleck as an underrated military leader who contributed the most to the successful defence of El Alamein and consequently the final defeat of Rommel in Africa. The two historians also criticize Churchill for the unreasonable decision to put the
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of 26 May 1942 resulted in a significant defeat for the British. Auchinleck's appreciation of the situation written to Ritchie on 20 May had suggested that the armoured reserves be concentrated in a position suitable to meet both a flanking attack around the south of the front or a direct attack
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by early 1941 during the Second World War. In July 1941 he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Middle East Theatre, but after initial successes, the war in North Africa turned against the British-led forces under his command, and he was relieved of the post in August 1942 during the
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on firm basis." He stated in the second, political part of his assessment, "Since 15th August, the situation has steadily deteriorated and the Indian leaders, cabinet ministers, civil officials and others have persistently tried to obstruct the work of partition of the armed forces."
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Alanbrooke in a footnote to his diary entry of 30 January wrote: "Auchinleck, to my mind, had most of the qualifications to make him one of the finest of commanders, but unfortunately he lacked the most important of all – the ability to select the men to serve him. The selection of
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After a brief period in Italy in connection with an unsuccessful business project, Auchinleck retired to London, where he occupied himself with a number of charitable and business interests and became a respectably skilled watercolour painter. In 1960 he settled in
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Sending a report to the British Government on 28 September 1947, Field Marshal Auchinleck wrote: "I have no hesitation, whatever, in affirming that the present Indian Cabinet are implacably determined to do all in their power to prevent the establishment of the
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In fact the Axis forces had managed to withdraw in good order and a few days after Auchinleck's optimistic appreciation, having reorganised and been reinforced, struck at the dispersed and weakened British forces, driving them back to the Gazala positions near
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in April 1904. He soon learned several Indian languages, and, able to speak fluently with his soldiers, he absorbed a knowledge of local dialects and customs: this familiarity engendered a lasting mutual respect, enhanced by his own personality.
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had been relieved and Rommel obliged to withdraw to El Agheila. Auchinleck appears to have believed that the enemy had been defeated, writing on 12 January 1942 that the Axis forces were "beginning to feel the strain" and were "hard pressed".
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constantly sought an offensive from Auchinleck, and was downcast at the military reverses in Egypt and Cyrenaica. Churchill was desperate for some sort of British victory before the planned Allied landings in North Africa,
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Many of Montgomery's actions in the next few weeks and months could be considered as insubordination, with one incident in particular standing out, when Montgomery went over Auchinleck's head directly to the
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that plied the west coast of the United States. When he died about 1919, their mother took her, her twin brother Alan and her younger brother Hepburne back to Bun Rannoch, the family estate at Innerhadden in
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on issues related to officers and men being transferred to and from Montgomery's V Corps. Auchinleck was not to deal with this behaviour for long as in December he was ordered to succeed his friend, General
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On leaving his brigade command in April 1936, Auchinleck was on the unemployed list (on half pay) until September 1936 when he was appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff and Director of Staff Duties in
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Auchinleck continued as Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army after the end of the war helping, though much against his own convictions, to prepare the future Indian and Pakistani armies for the
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dated 14 August 1942. Instead he returned to India, where he spent almost a year "unemployed" before in June 1943 being again appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army,
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on 15 November 1919 for his "distinguished service in Southern and Central Kurdistan" on the recommendation of the Commander-in-Chief of the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force.
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on 1 February 1940 and to the substantive rank of lieutenant general on 16 March 1940. In May 1940 Auchinleck took over command of the Anglo-French ground forces during the
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Lieutenant General Claude Auchinleck, the C-in-C of the North Western Expeditionary Force, and Group Captain Moor looking over maps on board the Polish Navy troopship MS
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on 26 December, Auchinleck returned to India in January 1941 to assume his new appointment, in which position he was also appointed to the Executive Council of the
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on 1 February 1930 with seniority from 15 November 1923, he became an instructor at the Staff College, Quetta in February 1930 where he remained until April 1933.
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in 1917 for his service in Mesopotamia, he was promoted to the substantive rank of major on 21 January 1918, to temporary lieutenant-colonel on 23 May 1919 and to
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in 1927 and, having been promoted to the permanent rank of lieutenant-colonel on 21 January 1929 he was appointed to command his regiment. Promoted to full
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Following Mountbatten's arrival, Auchinleck, as Commander-in-Chief India once more, was responsible for the internal security of India, the defence of the
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General Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, India, and General Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief Middle East, 8 September 1941.
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in the county of Suffolk, remaining there for seven years until, at the age of eighty-four, he decided to emigrate and set up home in
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which outlined the transformation of the Indian Army – it grew from 183,000 in 1939 to over 2,250,000 men by the end of the war.
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In the 5th Corps I first served under Auchinleck, who had the Southern Command; I cannot recall that we ever agreed on anything.
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Following the see-saw of Allied and Axis successes and reverses in North Africa, Auchinleck was appointed to succeed General
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Naik Narayan Sinde, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry, receiving the Indian Distinguished Service Medal from Auchinleck, 1945.
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as his chief advisor, and (Eric) Shearer as his head of intelligence service contributed most of all to his downfall"
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in 1947, when he assumed the role of Supreme Commander of all British forces in India and Pakistan until late 1948.
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in July 1941; Wavell took up Auchinleck's post as Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, swapping jobs with him.
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FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837–1915. 1884, Q3-Jul–Aug–Sep, A, 9. Auchinleck, Claud John E, Farnham. Vol 2a. Page 95.
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and made second in command of his battalion. He took part in a series of fruitless attacks on the Turks at the
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Officers of the 62nd Punjabis in Ismailia, Egypt, 1914. Captain Claude Auchinleck is standing on the far right.
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at Aldershot he returned to Benares in 1909 and became adjutant of the 62nd Punjabis with promotion to
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On 24 June Auchinleck stepped in to take direct command of the Eighth Army, having lost confidence in
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in February 1923 and then second-in-command of his regiment, which in the 1923 reorganisation of the
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He became acting commanding officer of his battalion in February 1917 and led his regiment at the
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in January 1916 and was one of the few British officers in his regiment to survive these actions.
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Auchinleck was "let off with a high-level warning" over his relationships with Indian boys.
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Auchinleck suffered a personal disappointment when his wife Jessie left him for his friend,
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played an important role in its success. He served as Commander-in-Chief, India, until the
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and General Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief Middle East, in the Western Desert.
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who was the second youngest non-civilian Commonwealth casualty of the Second World War.
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Sir Claude Auchinleck as Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in the Middle East.
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in face of growing unease and unrest both within the Indian population, and the
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Auchinleck (right) as Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, with the then
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in August 1935 for which he was again mentioned in despatches, promoted to
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was nearing its end, with the majority of the BEF in France having been
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Auchinleck became temporary Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General at
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worst lines of communication of the war, his immediate priority; as
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Operations in the Middle East 5th July 1941 to 31 October 1942
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Danchev, Alex; Todman, Daniel (eds.). 3270: 3204:"Cemetery details—Ben M'Sik European Cemetery" 1700:(Farnham is the district including Aldershot.) 1456:(8 May 1936) Mohmand operations 8 October 1935 1418:A memorial plaque was erected in the crypt of 1014:. Wavell was prevailed upon by London to send 700:. In July 1916 Auchinleck was promoted acting 600:on scholarships. From there he went on to the 528:, he rose to become commander-in-chief of the 4489:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order 4127: 4113: 3734: 3368: 3150: 3148: 2842: 2840: 2706:(Supplement). 27 December 1940. p. 7251. 2302:(Supplement). 10 February 1920. p. 1802. 1774:(Supplement). 20 December 1940. p. 7109. 982:was threatened by the new pro-Axis regime of 644:on 21 January 1912. 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(23 September 2016). 2899: 2897: 2876: 2837: 2589: 2587: 2585: 2578:(Supplement). 15 March 1940. p. 1531. 2111: 2109: 2107: 2105: 2103: 2101: 2099: 2097: 1962:(Supplement). 16 March 1948. p. 1919. 1855: 1853: 1751:(Supplement). 29 December 1944. p. 3. 1586: 1558: 1530: 540:In June 1943, he was once again appointed 335:Officer of the Order of the British Empire 41: 4594:Pakistan Command and Staff College alumni 3450: 3430: 3411: 3033: 2999: 2997: 2912: 2819: 2795:(Supplement). 11 July 1941. p. 4048. 2629:(Supplement). 19 July 1940. p. 4493. 2555: 2553: 1994: 1992: 1985:(Supplement). 20 July 1943. p. 3319. 1948: 1946: 1901: 1899: 1892:(Supplement). 20 July 1948. p. 4189. 1832: 1830: 1828: 1818: 1816: 1814: 1812: 1810: 1808: 1806: 1425: 737: 4524:Recipients of the Czechoslovak War Cross 3250: 3114:(Supplement). 31 May 1946. p. 2617. 3104: 3094:(Supplement). 28 May 1946. p. 2617. 3084: 2971: 2951: 2805: 2785: 2756: 2736: 2716: 2696: 2619: 2568: 2527: 2507: 2487: 2467: 2447: 2427: 2407: 2387: 2367: 2292: 2272: 2252: 2232: 2182: 2162: 2124: 2065: 2045: 2025: 1975: 1971: 1969: 1952: 1924: 1922: 1915:(Supplement). 12 May 1942. p. 2113. 1905: 1882: 1873: 1859: 1836: 1789: 1764: 1741: 1718: 1597: 1569: 1541: 1390: 1341: 1314: 1235: 1208: 1201:blame on Auchinleck and to relieve him. 1118: 1054: 1035: 876: 840: 797:on 1 July 1933 and given command of the 650: 559: 411:Colonel 4th Bombay Grenadiers (May 1944) 4514:Chief Commanders of the Legion of Merit 3585: 3500:The Memoirs of Field Marshal Montgomery 3389: 3187: 3024: 2894: 2828: 2672: 2639: 2582: 2312: 2094: 2088: 2035:(Supplement). 2 May 1941. p. 2571. 1850: 1728:(Supplement). 12 May 1942. p. 744. 1587:Auchinleck, Claude (22 November 1945). 364:Knight Grand Cross of Order of St. Olav 4574:Burials at Ben M'Sik European Cemetery 4564:Graduates of the Staff College, Quetta 4534:Grand Officers of the Legion of Honour 4479:Academics of the Staff College, Quetta 4426: 3739:. Cape Town: Oxford University Press. 3667: 3645: 3308: 3163: 3051: 2994: 2917:. 2016 Sovereign Media. Archived from 2770: 2550: 2208:Blackpool Group of Lodges and Chapters 1989: 1943: 1896: 1825: 1803: 1760: 1758: 1559:Auchinleck, Claude (26 January 1943). 1283:not have existed, let alone conquered. 516:(21 June 1884 – 23 March 1981), was a 346:Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit 4584:People educated at Eagle House School 4101: 4041:Supreme Commander, India and Pakistan 3751: 3697: 3626: 3516: 3375:. London & New York: Frank Cass. 3335:. Har-Anand Publications, New Delhi. 3330: 1966: 1929:Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1976). 1919: 1785: 1783: 1781: 1737: 1735: 1006:by air to Habbaniya and shipping the 1004:King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) 782:, in September 1925. He attended the 664:Auchinleck saw active service in the 4469:Indian Army personnel of World War I 4464:British Commanders-in-Chief of India 4459:Indian Army generals of World War II 3604: 3561: 3475: 3414:The British Field Marshals 1736–1997 3349: 3206:. Commonwealth War Graves Commission 2939: 2684: 2660: 2607: 1628:Other sources, including the online 1335:. On 1 June 1946 he was promoted to 1032:North Africa July 1941 – August 1942 813:on 30 November 1935 and appointed a 750:, to Alexander Stewart, head of the 2846:Alanbrooke Diaries, 30 January 1942 1999:Edinburgh Gazette, 4 September 1917 1755: 1531:Auchinleck, Claude (8 March 1942). 1231:Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1179:Chief of the Imperial General Staff 836: 608:on 21 January 1903, and joined the 13: 3737:Crisis In The Desert May–July 1942 3728: 3571:(in German). Munich: List Verlag. 3416:. Barnsley (UK): Pen & Sword. 3244: 2210:. 10 December 2015. Archived from 1778: 1732: 1409:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 1395:Statue of Auchinleck in Birmingham 1383:, where he died on 23 March 1981. 1311:Partition of India and later years 1204: 899:evacuated from the port of Dunkirk 659: 14: 4605: 4444:Military personnel from Aldershot 3794: 3773:Houterman, Hans; Koppes, Jeroen. 2457:. 8 September 1933. p. 5864. 2344:"Sir Claude Auchinleck, 96, Dies" 1494:, 5th class (Poland, 15 May 1942) 1481:with Palm (France, 1918 and 1949) 1469:(Military Division) (3 June 1919) 845:A 1940 portrait of Auchinleck by 636:. After briefly serving with the 602:Royal Military College, Sandhurst 16:British Field Marshal (1884–1981) 4274: 4268: 2517:. 6 November 1936. p. 7127. 2282:. 14 October 1920. p. 9968. 435: 4052:merged with the offices of the 3711:History of the Second World War 3454:Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck 3438:. Chatto & Windus, London. 3271:Ishwari Prasad (October 1996). 3264: 3218: 3196: 3178: 3169: 3136: 3127: 3118: 3098: 3078: 3067:, Manchester University Press, 3057: 3015: 3006: 2985: 2981:. 13 August 1943. p. 3653. 2965: 2945: 2906: 2885: 2867: 2858: 2849: 2815:. 15 August 1941. p. 4740. 2799: 2779: 2766:. 7 February 1947. p. 662. 2750: 2730: 2710: 2690: 2645: 2613: 2562: 2541: 2521: 2501: 2481: 2461: 2441: 2421: 2401: 2381: 2361: 2335: 2318: 2286: 2266: 2262:. 14 January 1919. p. 719. 2246: 2226: 2196: 2176: 2156: 2147: 2138: 2134:. 20 January 1903. p. 390. 2118: 2059: 2039: 2019: 2016:. Aldershot: Gale & Polden. 1646: 1524: 959:India and Iraq January–May 1941 923:Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces 431:Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck 3841:Indian Army Officers 1939−1945 3735:Agar-Hamilton, J.A.I. (1952). 3651:Auchinleck. The Lonely Soldier 3631:. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. 2726:. 7 January 1941. p. 158. 2497:. 17 April 1936. p. 2490. 2397:. 25 April 1930. p. 2596. 2192:. 15 March 1912. p. 1922. 1712: 1703: 1675: 1630:Dictionary of Ulster Biography 1622: 1445:Knight Grand Commander of the 853: 1: 3976:The Hon. Sir Harold Alexander 2537:. 29 July 1938. p. 4884. 2477:. 3 January 1936. p. 53. 2437:. 23 June 1933. p. 4206. 2377:. 8 March 1929. p. 1678. 2342:J. Y. Smith (25 March 1981). 2242:. 19 June 1917. p. 6058. 2055:. 28 July 1939. p. 5218. 1668: 1488:(United States, 23 July 1948) 1008:10th Indian Infantry Division 793:He was promoted to temporary 52: 4579:British Indian Army generals 4059:Governor-General of Pakistan 3331:Bajwa, Kuldip Singh (2003). 3260:. 3 July 1934. p. 4222. 2746:. 6 June 1941. p. 3243. 2172:. 24 May 1910. p. 3640. 2075:. 26 May 1944. p. 2443. 1932:Burke's Irish Family Records 1846:. 3 July 1934. p. 4227. 1386: 1022:British Mandate of Palestine 1020:, a relief column, from the 860:Indian 3rd Infantry Division 696:on 31 December 1915 for the 638:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 564:Born at 89 Victoria Road in 399:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 223:3rd Indian Infantry Division 7: 4484:Indian National Army trials 3832:20th Century Press Archives 3521:. Oxford University Press. 3480:. 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His regiment moved into 672:: in February 1915 he was 358:Order of the Star of Nepal 4283: 4266: 4135: 4129:Commander-in-Chief, India 4088: 4079: 4071: 4066: 4054:Governor-General of India 4038: 4033: 4020:Commander-in-Chief, India 4017: 4009: 3999: 3990: 3982: 3972: 3963: 3955: 3945: 3936: 3928: 3918: 3912:GOC-in-C Southern Command 3909: 3901: 3891: 3882: 3872: 3863: 3858: 3853: 2891:Alanbrooke (2001), p. 297 1262:, which ended in August. 1217:in October 1945 from the 1213:Auchinleck receiving the 1193:(later Field Marshal The 1087:, by the end of December 953:Commander-in-Chief, India 913:under Lieutenant General 715:in February 1917 and the 542:Commander-in-Chief, India 385: 307: 245: 189:Commander-in-Chief, India 182: 172: 162: 152: 144: 124: 114: 94: 70: 62: 40: 23: 3846:Generals of World War II 3653:. London: Sphere Books. 3586:Stewart, Adrian (2010). 3451:McGilvray, Evan (2020). 3412:Heathcote, Tony (1999). 2991:Woodburn Kirby, pp. 4–11 1615: 1399:Auchinleck is buried in 784:Imperial Defence College 742:Auchinleck attended the 723:and having received the 632:in 1907 where he caught 4091:Eric Edward James Moore 1657:as his Chief of Staff, 1520:(Norway, 19 March 1948) 1484:Chief Commander of the 1227:Persia and Iraq Command 1195:Earl Alexander of Tunis 1145:Tobruk fell to the Axis 973:ADC General to the King 847:Reginald Grenville Eves 807:Second Mohmand Campaign 803:mentioned in despatches 721:mentioned in despatches 340:Mentioned in Despatches 4474:British field marshals 3476:Mead, Richard (2007). 1516:Knight Grand Cross of 1507:(Czechoslovakia, 1944) 1426:Awards and decorations 1396: 1358: 1320: 1285: 1256:Lord Louis Mountbatten 1241: 1222: 1128: 1060: 1048:as Commander-in-Chief 1041: 939: 889:Auchinleck arrived in 886: 850: 738:Between the world wars 656: 535:North African campaign 404:Colonel 1st Battalion 390:Colonel 1st Battalion 297:North African campaign 4045:August–November 1947 3517:Nawaz, Shija (2009). 3397:. 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London: Cassell. 3610:Defeat into Victory 3590:. Stackpole Books. 3496:Montgomery, Bernard 3459:Pen and Sword Books 2348:The Washington Post 2214:on 26 December 2019 2204:"Famous Freemasons" 1635:6 July 2007 at the 1497:Member First Class 1420:St Paul's Cathedral 1333:British Indian Army 1274:, commander of the 1267:North West Frontier 1260:Quadrant Conference 1187:Middle East Command 1050:Middle East Command 996:Middle East Command 919:Sir Edmund Ironside 827:British Indian Army 780:1st Punjab Regiment 690:6th Indian Division 616:He was promoted to 518:British Indian Army 416:1st Punjab Regiment 392:1st Punjab Regiment 239:1st Punjab Regiment 194:Middle East Command 131:British Indian Army 4137:East India Company 4003:Bernard Montgomery 3966:C-in-C Middle East 3932:Sir Robert Cassels 3895:Bernard Montgomery 3870:February–May 1940 3781:on 24 January 2020 3760:on 16 October 2007 3752:Ammentorp, Steen. 3699:Kirby, S. Woodburn 3502:. Leo Cooper Ltd. 3432:Mackenzie, Compton 3277:. 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Index

Field Marshal
Sir

Cecil Beaton
Aldershot
Hampshire
Marrakech
Morocco
United Kingdom
British Indian Army
Indian Army
Pakistan Army
Field Marshal
Service number
62nd Punjabis
Commander-in-Chief, India
Middle East Command
Southern Command
V Corps
Commander-in-chief
Northern Norway
IV Corps
3rd Indian Infantry Division
Meerut district
Peshawar Brigade
1st Punjab Regiment
First World War
Mesopotamian campaign
Battle of Hanna
Second Battle of Kut

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