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Radley, Hugh Poynton

Date of birth:
November 14th, 1891
Date of death:
August 27th, 1943
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Cemetery Delhi
Plot: 7. Row: F. Grave: 6.
Nationality:
British

Biography

6 March 1912: Second Lieutenant
18 April 1913: Lieutenant
1 September 1915: Captain
3 June 1919: Brevet Major
? Lieutenant Colonel
?: Brigadier general

1940-1941: Supply Officer, Indian Office
1941-1942: Liaison Officer between the War Office and Indian Office
1942-1943: Establishment Investigation Section, India
1943: Director of Labour, India
1943: Director of the Auxiliary Pioneer Corps, India

Killed in an accident.

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Unit:
72nd Punjabis, 75th Division, British Army
Awarded on:
October 25th, 1916
Military Cross (MC)
Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit:
3/2nd Punjab Regiment
Awarded on:
February 7th, 1936
"For valuable services rendered in the field in connection with the Loe-Agra Operations, North-West Frontier of India, during the period 23rd February to 13th April, 1935."
Companion of the Indian Empire (CIE)
Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit:
3/2nd Punjab Regiment
Awarded on:
February 7th, 1936
Mentioned in Dispatches

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