Career
- Commissioned into British Indian Army (1913)
- Commissioned into 9th Hodson's Horse (1914)
- Brigade Major - (1928–1932)
- Instructor (GSO2) at Command and Staff College, Quetta (1932–1936)
- Commanding Officer, 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (1938–1939)
- General Staff Officer 1, Indian 5th Infantry Division, East Africa (1939–1941)
- Commanding Officer Gazelle Force, Sudan and Eritrea (1940–1941)
- Commanding Officer, 9th Indian Brigade, Ethiopia (1941)
- General Officer Commanding, Indian 4th Infantry Division, North Africa (1941–1942)
- General Officer Commanding, 1st Armoured Division, North Africa (1942)
- General Officer Commanding, 7th Armoured Division, North Africa (1942)
- Deputy Chief of the General Staff, HQ Middle East Command (1942)
- General Officer Commanding, Indian 43rd Armoured Division (1942–1943)
- Director Armoured Fighting Vehicles, India (1943)
- General Officer Commanding, Indian 7th Infantry Division, India (1943–1944)
- General Officer Commanding, IV Corps, Burma (1944–1945)
- General Officer Commander-In-Chief, Malaya Command (1945–1946)
- General Officer Commander-In-Chief, Northern Command India (1946–1947)
- Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army (1947–1948)
- Retired (1948)
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