|
Charles Joseph Weld CIE MC (1893–1962) was an officer in the British Indian Army during the interwar years, World War II, and post-war. Weld graduated from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst on 24 August 1912 and was commissioned second lieutenant on the unattached list of the Indian Army. He was in due course attached to the 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force) and was promoted lieutenant in November 1914. He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) in 1919 by which time he had been promoted captain. In 1929 he was promoted major and after two staff postings (as Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General and Assistant Military Secretary) he was promoted lieutenant-colonel in January 1936 to take up a staff post (GSO1) in Waziristan on the North West Frontier of India for which service he was mentioned in despatches. When he relinquished this appointment in September 1938 he was promoted to full colonel. Made temporary brigadier in April 1940 Weld commanded the 21st Indian Brigade of the Indian 10th Infantry Division (part of Iraqforce) during the Anglo-Iraqi War and the Syria-Lebanon campaign. 21st Indian Brigade was attached to ''Hazelforce'' during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia and Weld was mentioned in despatches for his services in Persia and Iraq. From 1943 to 1945 Weld held the honorary appointment of Aide-de-camp to the King. In May 1942, Weld was promoted to local Major-General.〔July 1942 Army List〕 Weld was appointed a Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in January 1945 when commanding the Rawalpindi Area as a temporary brigadier and retired from the army in August 1946 with the substantive rank of colonel but was accorded the honorary rank of brigadier. ==Command history== * 1938–1939: General Staff Officer 1, Waziristan District, India * 1940–1942: Commanding Officer, 21st Indian Brigade, Indian 10th Infantry Division, Middle East * 1942: General Officer Commanding, Cyprus * 1942: General Officer Commanding, XXV Indian Corps * 1943: District Officer Commanding, Meerut District, India * 1943–1945: Commanding Officer, Rawalpindi Area, India * 1944: Aide-de-Camp to the King * 1945–1946: Indian Army Liaison Officer to Indian Office * 1946: Retired with honorary rank of Brigadier 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Joseph Weld」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|