The Adjutant-General of the Indian Army is the senior administration officer who reports to the Chief of Army Staff.[1] Lt Gen Mukesh Sabharwal is the current Adjutant-General of the Indian Army.[2]
Adjutants-General prior to Independence[]
Adjutants-General prior to Independence have included:[3]
- 24 Feb 1899 - 9 Nov 1901 Major General Sir William G. Nicholson
- 1900 - Nov 1901 Major-General Sir Edmond Elles (acting while Nicholson served in South Africa during the Second Boer War)
- 9 Nov 1901 - Jun 1903 Major-General Horace Smith-Dorrien[4]
- Jun 1903 - Mar 1906 Major-General Beauchamp Duff
- Apr 1906 - May 1908 Major-General Alfred Martin
- Jun 1908 - Mar 1909 Major-General Robert Scallon
- Apr 1909 - Feb 1912 Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Barrett
- Mar 1912 - Nov 1915 Major-General Fenton Aylmer
- Nov 1915 - Feb 1917 Major-General John Walter
- Feb 1917 - Nov 1920 Lieutenant-General Sir Havelock Hudson
- Nov 1920 - Mar 1923 Lieutenant-General Sir Walter Delamain
- Mar 1923 - Feb 1924 Lieutenant-General Sir George Barrow
- Feb 1924 - May 1928 General Sir John Shea
- May 1928 - May 1930 General Sir Robert Cassels
- May 1930 - Apr 1932 General Sir Norman MacMullen
- Apr 1932 - Apr 1936 General Sir Walter Leslie
- Apr 1936 - Oct 1937 Lieutenant-General Sir John Brind
- Oct 1937 - Mar 1941 General Sir Roger Wilson
- May 1941 - Oct 1941 Lieutenant-General Brodie Haig
- Oct 1941 - Mar 1944 Lieutenant-General Sir William Baker
- Mar 1944 - Mar 1946 Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Deedes
- Mar 1946 - 1947 Lieutenant-General Sir Reginald Savory
References[]
- ↑ Army Headquarters Bharat Rakshak
- ↑ Lt Gen Mukesh Sabharwal, Adjutant General of Indian Army will interact with the media on this occasion Times of India, February 23, 2011
- ↑ Army Commands
- ↑ "No. 27397". 14 January 1902. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27397/page/
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