Charles Harvey (Indian Army officer)

Major-General Sir Charles Offley Harvey, CB, CVO, CBE, MC (16 July 1888 – 11 October 1969) was an officer in the British Indian Army during World War I and World War II.[1]

Sir Charles Harvey
Major-General Charles Harvey in 1945.
Born16 July 1888
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Died11 October 1969 (aged 81)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
 British Indian Army
Years of service1908–1946
RankMajor-General
Service number40167
UnitHighland Light Infantry
Central India Horse
Commands heldCentral India Horse (1933–1936)
Wana Brigade (1939–1940)
8th Indian Infantry Division (1940–1942)
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
* Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia
AwardsKnight Bachelor
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross

He was appointed CVO in 1922 for performing the duties of Assistant Military Secretary to the Prince of Wales (future Edward VIII) during His Royal Highness's Indian Tour in 1921-1922.[2]

In the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia in 1941, he commanded 8th Indian Infantry Division, part of PAI Force (Persian & Iraq Force).

He was knighted in 1946 for his services as Military Adviser in Chief to the Indian State Forces.[3]

He was assistant managing director of the Guinness Brewery with responsibility for personnel 1946-1961 and the founding chairman of the Irish Management Institute 1952-1956. He is commemorated in the IMI's Sir Charles Harvey Awards, conferred on leading MBA graduates in Irish universities.[4]

Army career

Business career

He was assistant managing director of the Guinness Brewery with responsibility for personnel from 1946-1961 and the founding chairman of the Irish Management Institute from 1952-1956. He is commemorated in the IMI's Sir Charles Harvey Awards, conferred on leading MBA graduates in Irish universities.[2]

Bibliography

  • Duffy, Martin (2012) The Trade Union Pint: The Unlikely Union of Guinness and the Larkins. Dublin: Liberties Press. ISBN 9781907593468
  • Anon (1946). One More River: The Story of The Eighth Indian Division. Bombay: H.W. Smith, Times of India Press.
  • MacKenzie, Compton (1951). Eastern Epic. Chatto & Windus, London. pp. 623 pages.
  • "Orders of Battle.com". Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2007.
  • Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.

References

  1. Smart 2005, p. 142−143.
  2. "Pindi Lull (fl.1921) - The Prince of Wales arrival at Calcutta: Edward, Prince of Wales. Royal Tour of India, 1921-1922". www.rct.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  3. "No. 37407". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1945. p. 3.
  4. Cox, Tom (2002). The Making of Managers: A History of the Irish Management Institute1952-2002. Cork: Oak Tree Press. p. 35. ISBN 9781860762406.
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