Edward Quinan

Edward Quinan

General Sir Edward Pellew Quinan KCB, KCIE, DSO, OBE (9 January 1885 – 13 November 1960) was a British army commander during the Second World War. In the early part of his career, he was involved in Indian Army campaigns in Afghanistan and Waziristan on the North West Frontier of the Indian Empire, also known as the British Raj. During World War I he served with the Indian Army forces in France and Mesopotamia, and was wounded. In 1920, he attended Staff College at Quetta and served as DAQMG Meerut from 1923 to 1926. After attending the Senior Officers School at Belgaum in 1927, he was posted to 3rd Battalion 8th Punjab Regiment (now 3 Baloch) in 1928. From 1930 to 1932, he commanded the battalion at Jhansi. In 1932, Quinan was posted as an Instructor at the Indian Staff College in Quetta before being promoted to major general in 1938. During 1941, Quinan commanded the British and Indian Army forces in the Anglo-Iraqi War, the Syria-Lebanon campaign and the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. He continued serving in the Middle East until 1943 when he returned to India commanding North West Army. He retired later in 1943 due to a downgrading of his fitness status. He was appointed Colonel of 8th Punjab Regiment in 1945.