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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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