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British, Colonial, and Dominion Armies
With thanks to David A. Ryan, Graham Watson, and Robert Michel
Headquarters, Eastern Command, The Army in India
3 September 1939
 
Eastern Command
Headquarters:  Naini Tal
Encompassing:   Delhi Provinces – Rohtak and Gurgaon Districts, the United Provinces – Rajputana (less States of Jaisalmer – Jodhpur – Udaipur – Sirohi, Danta, Palanpur, Banswara, Partabgarh, Dungarpur, Shahpure – Kushalgarh, Nimbahera (Tonk)) – the combined Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand Agency of Central India – Piklon (Bhopal) – Gwalior State (less detached Districts in Southern Command) – Bihar Orissa – Eastern States Agency (less States of Basar Changbakher, Chhuikadan, Jashpur, Kanker, Karwardha; Khairagarh, Korea, Nandgaon, Raigarh, Sakti Sarangarh, Surguja (Udaipur and Makrai)) – Bengal – Bengal States – Assam and Manipur State. Of the Punjab States, Pataudi Dujana, Tehri (Garhwal) and the Bawal District of Nabha State.
GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF GEN   Sir H.B. Douglas Baird
    Personal Appointment
          Aide-de-Camp 2LT N.P.D. Caldecott
STAFF
    General Staff
        Brigadier BG  A.V.T. Wakely
        General Staff Officer, 2nd grade MAJ  L.E.L. Maxwell
        General Staff Officer, 3rd grade CPT  I.C.A. Lauder
    Adjutant-General's and Quarter-Master-General's Staff
        Dep Adj. & Qr.-Mr.-Gen. MG  J.S. Marshall
        Asst. Qr.Mr.-Gen. COL  A.D. Magney
        Dep. Asst. Adjt.-Gen. MAJ  H.M. Gillespie
        Dep. Asst. Qr.-Mr.-Gen. MAJ  B.E. Hallett
        Dep. Asst. Dir. Aux. & Terr. Forces MAJ  H.A. Fagan
ATTACHED TO THE STAFF
    Artillery
        Brigadier, Royal Artillery ?
        Staff Officer, Royal Artillery MAJ  J.W. Kenny
    Engineers
        Chief Engineer BG  W.E. Kidner
        Staff Officer, Royal Engineers, 1st grade (W) LTC  H.H. Daw
        Staff Officer, Royal Engineers, 2nd grade (E.& M.) MAJ  J. Stuart
        Staff Officer, Royal Engineers, 3rd grade (W) MAJ  A. Bennetts
    Signals
        Chief Signal Officer COL  W.T. Hove [Also Chief Signal Officer, Western District]
SERVICES
    Supplies and Transport
        Dep. Dir. of Supplies and Transport COL  S.M. Cookson
        Asst. Dir. of Supplies LTC  R.H. Stubbs
        Asst. Dir. of Transport LTC  J.H. Sykes
    Remounts
        Remounts Officer MAJ  A.H.H. Fewtrell
    Medical
        Dep. Dir. of Med. Servs. MG  I.M. Macrae
        Dep. Asst. Dir. of Med. Servs. LTC  E. Phillips
        Asst. Dir. of Hygiene and Pathology LTC  G.D. Jameson
    Ordnance
        Asst. Dir. of Ord. Serv. COL  F.P.J. Williams
    Veterinary
        Asst. Dir. of Vt. Serv. LTC  G.W. Goodwin
SPECIAL APPOINTMENT
        Asst. Mil. Sec. MAJ  L.A. Spencer
        Asst. Judge Advocate General MAJ  R.A. Grant
        Dep. Asst. Judge Advocate General ?
        Inspr. of Educational Training ?
 
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