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Alan Bruce Blaxland

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on 16 March 1941 when he was appointed a brigade commander, an appointment he held until 21 July 1942. As part of Paiforce (formerly
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Blaxland was commissioned onto the Unattached List for the Indian Army on 5 August 1914 (the day after Britain's entry into the
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in August 1943 for his next appointment in India as District Officer Commanding
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Born on 17 October 1892, he was the second son of the Rev. Bruce Blaxland of
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He was a captain when he married Lilian Ann Lucy in India 19 August 1919.
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He retired as a colonel and honorary major general on 22 May 1947.
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held at the Red Fort at Delhi between November 1945 and May 1946.
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In recognition of his services, Blaxland was appointed a
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Blaxland". 595:British Army personnel of World War I 482: 436:Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) 139:7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajputs 640:People educated at Shrewsbury School 610:Indian Army personnel of World War I 605:Indian Army generals of World War II 404: 600:Companions of the Order of the Bath 442: 284: 13: 625:Military personnel from Shropshire 451:Half Yearly Army List January 1946 374:Companion of the Order of the Bath 308:from 16 January to 15 March 1941. 199:Companion of the Order of the Bath 14: 656: 532:GOC 10th Indian Infantry Division 502: 645:Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford 304:he was an Area Commander in the 476: 329:Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia 487:. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. 463: 460:London Gazette 18 October 1946 454: 438:. 3 September 1946. p. 5. 424: 251:Early life and First World War 1: 386: 347:on 29 August 1942 to command 337:10th Indian Infantry Division 331:. On 22 July 1942, he became 159:10th Indian Infantry Division 630:British Indian Army generals 325:6th Indian Infantry Division 321:27th Indian Infantry Brigade 164:27th Indian Infantry Brigade 7: 620:Sherwood Foresters officers 311:He was appointed an acting 204:Order of the British Empire 16:British Indian Army officer 10: 661: 469:London Gazette 3 June 1947 432:"General Blaxland Retires" 333:General Officer Commanding 319:), Blaxland commanded the 69:2 September 1963 (aged 70) 563: 554: 548: 538: 529: 521: 516: 376:in 1945, and awarded the 194: 176: 144: 130: 120: 110: 102: 86: 78: 65: 38: 30: 23: 509:Generals of World War II 208:Mentioned in Despatches 339:, then serving in the 289:Remaining in the army 267:, graduating in 1914. 265:St Edmund Hall, Oxford 259:. He was educated at 103:Years of service 557:GOC XXV Indian Corps 483:Smart, Nick (2005). 364:Indian National Army 400:1911 England Census 293:, he served in the 243:officer during the 241:British Indian Army 224:Alan Bruce Blaxland 185:North-West Frontier 170:7th Rajput Regiment 97:British Indian Army 34:Alan Bruce Blaxland 380:by China in 1947. 345:lieutenant general 276:Sherwood Foresters 135:Sherwood Foresters 573: 572: 564:Succeeded by 539:Succeeded by 517:Military offices 261:Shrewsbury School 218: 217: 652: 549:Preceded by 522:Preceded by 514: 513: 498: 470: 467: 461: 458: 452: 449: 440: 439: 428: 422: 421: 411: 402: 397: 351:but reverted to 349:XXV Indian Corps 295:Second World War 291:between the wars 285:Second World War 245:Second World War 238: 233: 189:Second World War 154:XXV Indian Corps 88: 48: 46: 21: 20: 660: 659: 655: 654: 653: 651: 650: 649: 575: 574: 569: 560: 552: 544: 535: 527: 505: 495: 479: 474: 473: 468: 464: 459: 455: 450: 443: 430: 429: 425: 413: 412: 405: 398: 394: 389: 357:Lahore District 287: 272:First World War 263:and went on to 253: 231: 227: 210: 206: 202:Officer of the 201: 187: 183: 181:First World War 168:4th Battalion, 167: 162: 157: 152: 149:Lahore District 137: 95: 70: 50: 49:17 October 1892 44: 42: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 658: 648: 647: 642: 637: 632: 627: 622: 617: 612: 607: 602: 597: 592: 587: 571: 570: 565: 562: 553: 550: 546: 545: 540: 537: 528: 523: 519: 518: 512: 511: 504: 503:External links 501: 500: 499: 493: 478: 475: 472: 471: 462: 453: 441: 423: 403: 391: 390: 388: 385: 367:courts-martial 323:, part of the 286: 283: 252: 249: 216: 215: 196: 192: 191: 178: 174: 173: 146: 142: 141: 132: 128: 127: 124: 122:Service number 118: 117: 112: 108: 107: 104: 100: 99: 90: 84: 83: 82:United Kingdom 80: 76: 75: 67: 63: 62: 40: 36: 35: 32: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 657: 646: 643: 641: 638: 636: 633: 631: 628: 626: 623: 621: 618: 616: 613: 611: 608: 606: 603: 601: 598: 596: 593: 591: 588: 586: 583: 582: 580: 568: 559: 558: 547: 543: 542:Wilfrid Lloyd 534: 533: 526: 520: 515: 510: 507: 506: 496: 490: 486: 481: 480: 466: 457: 448: 446: 437: 433: 427: 419: 418: 410: 408: 401: 396: 392: 384: 381: 379: 375: 370: 368: 365: 360: 358: 354: 353:major general 350: 346: 342: 338: 334: 330: 327:, during the 326: 322: 318: 314: 309: 307: 303: 300: 296: 292: 282: 279: 277: 273: 268: 266: 262: 258: 248: 246: 242: 237: 230: 225: 222: 221:Major-General 213: 209: 205: 200: 197: 193: 190: 186: 182: 179: 175: 171: 165: 160: 155: 150: 147: 143: 140: 136: 133: 129: 125: 123: 119: 116: 115:Major-General 113: 109: 105: 101: 98: 94: 91: 85: 81: 77: 73: 68: 64: 61: 57: 53: 41: 37: 33: 29: 25:Alan Blaxland 22: 19: 555: 530: 525:John Nichols 484: 477:Bibliography 465: 456: 435: 426: 415: 399: 395: 382: 371: 361: 310: 288: 280: 269: 254: 223: 219: 177:Battles/wars 93:British Army 18: 590:1963 deaths 585:1892 births 567:Ivor Hughes 341:Middle East 579:Categories 536:1942–1943 494:1844150496 387:References 257:Lilleshall 79:Allegiance 72:Deal, Kent 56:Shropshire 52:Lilleshall 45:1892-10-17 31:Birth name 417:The Times 317:Iraqforce 313:brigadier 172:(1938–40) 166:(1941–42) 161:(1942–43) 151:(1943–46) 106:1913–1947 74:, England 551:New post 297:. 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Lilleshall
Shropshire
England
Deal, Kent
British Army
British Indian Army
Major-General
Service number
Sherwood Foresters
7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajputs
Lahore District
XXV Indian Corps
10th Indian Infantry Division
27th Indian Infantry Brigade
7th Rajput Regiment
First World War
North-West Frontier
Second World War
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in Despatches
Order of the Cloud and Banner with Special Cravat
Major-General
CB
OBE
British Indian Army
Second World War
Lilleshall
Shrewsbury School
St Edmund Hall, Oxford

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