Английская Википедия:Henry Finnis
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox military person General Sir Henry Finnis Шаблон:Postnominals (21 April 1890 – 31 May 1945) was a British officer in the Indian Army.
Military career
Born the son of Colonel Henry Finnis, CSI CBE RE, Finnis was educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[1] He was commissioned on the unattached list for the Indian Army on 8 September 1909.[2] He was appointed to the Indian Army's 72nd Punjabis on 12 November 1910;[3] however he transferred to the 53rd Sikhs 22 February 1911.[4]
During World War I, he served in Egypt from 17 November 1914 to 17 July 1915, Aden from 18 July 1915 to 9 September 1915, Egypt from 10 September 1915 to 1 December 1915 and Mesopotamia from 2 December 1915 to 6 May 1916. During this time, he was wounded, was mentioned in dispatches twice, and was awarded the Military Cross.[3]
From November 1916 to May 1919, he was an instructor at the Wellington Cadet College in India. This was followed by a posting as brigade major from May to October 1919 during the Afghanistan and North West Frontier Operations.[3] He transferred to the 52nd Sikhs (later 2nd Battalion of the 12th Frontier Force Regiment) in 1921. He also saw service during the Waziristan operations between 1921 and 1924, including being a General Staff Officer 2nd grade from 17 March 1922 to 1 June 1923.[3]
He became commanding officer of the 3rd Royal Battalion of the 12th Frontier Force Regiment in November 1934.[5][6] He went on to be instructor at Senior Officers' School in July 1936[7] and commander of the Khojak Brigade in May 1938.[8]
He served in World War II as Military-Secretary at Army Headquarters, India from April 1940[3] and as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief North Western Army from 1943.[6] He died in May 1945, aged 55, and was buried at Rawalpindi War Cemetery in Pakistan.[9]Шаблон:Sfn
Family
He married Cecile Violet D'Oyly O'Malley, only daughter of Colonel A. W. D'Oyly O'Malley, CB in 1917.[1]
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes 1944
- ↑ Шаблон:London Gazette
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 Indian Army List Supplement 1941
- ↑ Indian Army List January 1919
- ↑ Indian Army List January 1935
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 Generals.dk
- ↑ Indian Army List October 1936
- ↑ Indian Army List January 1939
- ↑ The War Graves Photographic Project
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