Field Marshal Philip Chetwode

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Field Marshal Philip Chetwode was a senior British Army officer and Commander-in-Chief, India, whose leadership and legacy significantly shaped the pre-independence Indian Army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
field marshal
human
activeYears 1889-1934
awardReceived Distinguished Service Order
Order of Merit
Order of the Bath
Order of the Indian Empire
Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
surface form: Order of the Star of India
birthDate 1869-09-21
commissionedInto 19th Hussars
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War

Battle of Gallipoli
surface form: Gallipoli campaign

Second Boer War
Sinai and Palestine campaign
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1950-06-06
educatedAt Royal Military College, Sandhurst
education Eton College
familyName Chetwode
givenName Philip
honorificTitle Field Marshal (British Army)
surface form: Field Marshal
influenced Indian Army officer training doctrine
legacy Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
surface form: Chetwode Hall at the Indian Military Academy

Chetwode Motto of the Indian Military Academy
memberOf House of Lords
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Field Marshal
mottoText The honour, welfare and comfort of the men you command come next
The safety, honour and welfare of your country come first, always and every time
Your own ease, comfort and safety come last, always and every time
nobleTitle Field Marshal Philip Chetwode self-linksurface differs
surface form: Baron Chetwode
notableFor leadership in the First World War
reforms of the pre-independence Indian Army
service as Commander-in-Chief, India
notableWork Chetwode Motto
partOf pre-independence Indian Army leadership
placeOfBirth Aldershot
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Adjutant-General in India
surface form: Adjutant-General, India

Chief of the General Staff (India)
Commander‑in‑Chief, India
surface form: Commander-in-Chief, India

General Officer Commanding, 2nd Cavalry Division
General Officer Commanding, 5th Cavalry Brigade
General Officer Commanding, V Corps
General Officer Commanding, Northern Command (India)
surface form: General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command (India)
residence Chetwode, Shropshire
spouse Hester Alice Camilla Stapleton-Cotton

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Indian Military Academy, Dehradun inauguratedBy Field Marshal Philip Chetwode
Field Marshal Philip Chetwode nobleTitle Field Marshal Philip Chetwode self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Philip Chetwode
this entity surface form: Baron Chetwode
Chetwode Building namedAfter Field Marshal Philip Chetwode
this entity surface form: Philip Chetwode, 1st Baron Chetwode
Chetwode Building namedAfter Field Marshal Philip Chetwode
this entity surface form: Field Marshal Sir Philip Chetwode
IMA Dehradun inauguratedBy Field Marshal Philip Chetwode
subject surface form: Indian Military Academy
IMA Dehradun namedAfter Field Marshal Philip Chetwode
subject surface form: Indian Military Academy
Desert Mounted Corps notableCommander Field Marshal Philip Chetwode
this entity surface form: Philip Chetwode
Battle of Rafa commander Field Marshal Philip Chetwode
this entity surface form: Philip Chetwode