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Sir Charles Harvey
Born 16 July 1888
Died 11 October 1969 (aged 81)
Place of birth Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Allegiance Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Flag of the British Army British Army
Flag of Imperial India British Indian Army
Years of service 1908–1946
Rank Major-General
Unit Highland Light Infantry
Central India Horse
Commands held Central India Horse (1933–1936)
Wana Brigade (1939–1940)
8th Indian Infantry Division (1940–1942)
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
* Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia
Awards Knight Bachelor
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross

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.

He was appointed CVO in 1922 for performing the duties of Assistant Military Secretary to the Prince of Wales during His Royal Highness's Indian Tour.

In the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia he commanded 8th Indian Infantry Division, part of Paiforce.

He was knighted in 1946 for his services as Military Adviser in Chief to the Indian State Forces.[1]

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.[2]

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]

Further reading[]

  • Duffy, Martin (2012) The Trade Union Pint: The Unlikely Union of Guinness and the Larkins. Dublin: Liberties Press. ISBN 9781907593468

References[]

References[]

  1. "No. 37407". 28 December 1945. p. 3. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37407/supplement/3 
  2. Cox, Tom (2002). The Making of Managers: A History of the Irish Management Institute1952-2002. Cork: Oak Tree Press. pp. 35. ISBN 9781860762406. 

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