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World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 09.04.2006 |
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British, Colonial, and Dominion Armies
In cooperation with Robert Michel Order of Battle The Army In India Eastern Command Headquarters 3 September 1939 |
| Eastern Command
Headquarters: Naini Tal |
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| Encompassing Delhi Provinces; Rohtak and Gurgaon Districts, the United Provinces; Rajputana (less States of Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Sirohi, Danta, Palanpur, Banswara, Partabgarh, Dungarpur, Shahpure; kushalgarh, Nimbahera (Tonk)); the combined Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand Agency of Central India; Piklon (Bhopal); Gwalior State (less detached Districts in Southern Command); Bihar Orissa; Eastern States Agency (less States of Basar Changbakher, Chhuikadan, Jashpur, Kanker, Karwardha; Khairagarh, Korea, Nandgaon, Raigarh, Sakti Sarangarh, Surguja (Udaipur and Makrai)); Bengal; Bengal States; Assam and Manipur State. Of the Punjab States, Pataudi Dujana, Tehri (Garhwal) and the Bawal District of Nabha State. |
| GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF | GEN Sir H.B. Douglas Baird |
| Personal Appointment | |
| Aide-de-Camp | 2LT N.P.D. Caldecott |
| STAFF | |
| General Staff | |
| Brigadier | BG A.V.T. Wakely |
| General Staff Officer, 2nd grade | MAJ L.E.L. Maxwell |
| General Staff Officer, 3rd grade | CPT I.C.A. Lauder |
| Adjutant-General's and Quarter-Master-General's Staff | |
| Dep Adj. & Qr.-Mr.-Gen. | MG J.S. Marshall |
| Asst. Qr.Mr.-Gen. | COL A.D. Magney |
| Dep. Asst. Adjt.-Gen. | MAJ H.M. Gillespie |
| Dep. Asst. Qr.-Mr.-Gen. | MAJ B.E. Hallett |
| Dep. Asst. Dir. Aux. & Terr. Forces | MAJ H.A. Fagan |
| ATTACHED TO THE STAFF | |
| Artillery | |
| Brigadier, Royal Artillery | ? |
| Staff Officer, Royal Artillery | MAJ J.W. Kenny |
| Engineers | |
| Chief Engineer | BG W.E. Kidner |
| Staff Officer, Royal Engineers, 1st grade (W) | LTC H.H. Daw |
| Staff Officer, Royal Engineers, 2nd grade (E.&M.) | MAJ J. Stuart |
| Staff Officer, Royal Engineers, 3rd grade (W) | MAJ A. Bennetts |
| Signals | |
| Chief Signal Officer | COL W.T. Hove [Also Chief Signal Officer, Western District] |
| SERVICES | |
| Supplies and Transport | |
| Dep. Dir. of Supplies and Transport | COL S.M. Cookson |
| Asst. Dir. of Supplies | LTC R.H. Stubbs |
| Asst. Dir. of Transport | LTC J.H. Sykes |
| Remounts | |
| Remounts Officer | MAJ A.H.H. Fewtrell |
| Medical | |
| Dep. Dir. of Med. Servs. | MG I.M. Macrae |
| Dep. Asst. Dir. of Med. Servs. | LTC E. Phillips |
| Asst. Dir. of Hygiene and Pathology | LTC G.D. Jameson |
| Ordnance | |
| Asst. Dir. of Ord. Serv. | COL F.P.J. Williams |
| Veterinary | |
| Asst. Dir. of Vt. Serv. | LTC G.W. Goodwin |
| SPECIAL APPOINTMENT | |
| Asst. Mil. Sec. | MAJ L.A. Spencer |
| Asst. Judge Advocate General | MAJ R.A. Grant |
| Dep. Asst. Judge Advocate General | ? |
| Inspr. of Educational Training | ? |
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