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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 16.11.2012 |
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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 16.11.2012 |
| Southern Command
Headquarters: Poona |
| Encompassing: the Western India States Agency – Central India States Agency (less combined Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand Agency) – Ajmer-Merwara – Jodhpur – Udaipur, Sirohi, Danta, Palanpur, Banswara, Partabgarh, Shahpurg, Kushalgarh, Nimbahera (Tonk) and Dungarpur States of Rajputana – Ujjain, Amjhera, Shajapur, and Mandasar districts of Gwalior State – Bombay Presidency – Gujarat States Agency including Baroda State – Deccan State Agency, including Kolhapur State – Central Provinces – Bastar Changbakhar, Chhuikadan Jashpur, Kanker, Karwardho, Khairagarh, Korea, Nandgaon, Raigarh, Sakti, Sarangarh, Surguja, Udaipur and Makrai States of the Eastern States Agency – Hyderababd State, Madras Presidency – Mysore State and Madras States Agency. |
| GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF | GEN Sir John E.S. Brind |
| Personal Appointment | |
| Aide-de-Camp | CPT C.V. Hodgson |
| STAFF | |
| General Staff | |
| Brigadier | BG G.B. Howell |
| General Staff Officers, 2nd grade | LTC E. Ross-Magenty
MAJ D.S.E. McNeill |
| Adjutant-General's and Quater-Master-General's Staff | |
| Dep Adj. & Qr.-Mr.-GEN | MG T.A.A. Wilson |
| Dep. Asst. Adjt.-GEN | MAJ E.R. Page |
| Asst. Qr.Mr.-GEN | COL E.B. Costin |
| Dep. Asst. Qr.Mr.-GEN | MAJ A.T.R. Harris |
| Staff Captain, Aux. & Terr. Forces | CPT R.G.P. Kilkelly |
| ATTACHED TO THE STAFF | |
| Artillery | |
| Brigadier, Royal Artillery | BG N.M. de la P. Bersford-Peirse |
| Staff Officer, Royal Artillery | MAJ J.O.M. Ashley |
| Engineers | |
| Chief Engineer | BG C.V.S. Jackson |
| Staff Officer, Royal Engineers, 1st grade | LTC C.G. Cardew |
| Staff Officer, Royal Engineers, 2nd grade | MAJ R.H. Muirhead |
| Staff Officer, Royal Engineers, 3rd grade | MAJ W.R. Healing |
| Signals | |
| Chief Signal Officer | COL G.L.G. Pollard |
| Staff Officer (G.S.O. 2nd grade) | MAJ R.T. Williams |
| SERVICES | |
| Supplies and Transport | |
| Dep. Dir. of Supplies and Transport | COL V.C. Cassidy |
| Asst. Dir. of Supplies | LTC A.F. Morton |
| Asst. Dir. of Transport | LTC W.D. Churcher |
| Remounts | |
| Remounts Officer | LTC R.O. Bradley |
| Medical | |
| Dep. Dir. of Med. Servs. | MG A.D. Fraser |
| Dep. Asst. Dir. of Med. Servs. | MAJ H.J. Rice |
| Asst. Dir. of Hygiene | LTC W.S. Martin |
| Asst. Dir. of Pathology | LTC A.C. Craighead |
| Ordnance | |
| Asst. Dir. of Ord. Serv. | COL E.S.F. Harvey |
| Chief Ord. Mechanical Engineer | LTC A.T.F. Smith |
| Veterinary | |
| Dep. Dir. of Vt. Serv. | LTC R.A. Goodridge |
| SPECIAL APPOINTMENT | |
| Asst. Mil. Sec. | CPT J. Oliver-Bellasis |
| Dep. Judge Advocate General | LTC H. Stedman |
| Dep. Asst. Judge Advocate General | MAJ W.G.H. Wells |
| Inspr. of Educational Training | MAJ S.S. Poole |
