Field Marshal Philip Chetwode

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Field Marshal Philip Chetwode was a senior British Army officer and Commander-in-Chief, India, whose leadership and legacy significantly shaped the pre-independence Indian Army.

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instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
field marshal ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeYears 1889-1934 ⓘ
awardReceived Distinguished Service Order ⓘ
Order of Merit ⓘ
Order of the Bath ⓘ
Order of the Indian Empire ⓘ
Order of the Star of India ⓘ
birthDate 1869-09-21 ⓘ
commissionedInto 19th Hussars ⓘ
conflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I

Gallipoli campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gallipoli

Second Boer War ⓘ
Sinai and Palestine campaign ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1950-06-06 ⓘ
educatedAt Royal Military College, Sandhurst ⓘ
education Eton College ⓘ
familyName Chetwode ⓘ
givenName Philip ⓘ
honorificTitle Field Marshal ⓘ
influenced Indian Army officer training doctrine ⓘ
legacy Chetwode Hall at the Indian Military Academy ⓘ
Chetwode Motto of the Indian Military Academy ⓘ
memberOf House of Lords ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank Field Marshal ⓘ
mottoText The honour, welfare and comfort of the men you command come next ⓘ
The safety, honour and welfare of your country come first, always and every time ⓘ
Your own ease, comfort and safety come last, always and every time ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron Chetwode ⓘ
notableFor leadership in the First World War ⓘ
reforms of the pre-independence Indian Army ⓘ
service as Commander-in-Chief, India ⓘ
notableWork Chetwode Motto ⓘ
partOf pre-independence Indian Army leadership ⓘ
placeOfBirth Aldershot ⓘ
placeOfDeath London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Adjutant-General, India ⓘ
Chief of the General Staff (India) ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief, India ⓘ
General Officer Commanding, 2nd Cavalry Division ⓘ
General Officer Commanding, 5th Cavalry Brigade ⓘ
General Officer Commanding, V Corps ⓘ
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command (India) ⓘ
residence Chetwode, Shropshire ⓘ
spouse Hester Alice Camilla Stapleton-Cotton ⓘ

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Indian Military Academy, Dehradun → inauguratedBy → Field Marshal Philip Chetwode ⓘ
Philip Chetwode → nobleTitle → Baron Chetwode ⓘ
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Chetwode Building → namedAfter → Philip Chetwode, 1st Baron Chetwode ⓘ
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Chetwode Building → namedAfter → Field Marshal Sir Philip Chetwode ⓘ
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Indian Military Academy → inauguratedBy → Field Marshal Philip Chetwode ⓘ
subject linked to: IMA Dehradun
Indian Military Academy → namedAfter → Field Marshal Philip Chetwode ⓘ
subject linked to: IMA Dehradun
Desert Mounted Corps → notableCommander → Philip Chetwode ⓘ
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Battle of Rafa → commander → Philip Chetwode ⓘ
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Penelope Chetwode → father → Philip Chetwode, 1st Baron Chetwode ⓘ
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Penelope Chetwode → hasRelative → Field Marshal Philip Chetwode, 1st Baron Chetwode ⓘ
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Battle of Tabsor → commander → Philip Chetwode ⓘ
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Battle of Nebi Samwil → commander → Philip Chetwode ⓘ
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Battle of Tel el Khuweilfe → commanderBelligerent1 → Philip Chetwode ⓘ
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Egyptian Expeditionary Force → notableCommander → Philip Chetwode ⓘ
subject linked to: EEF
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Desert Column → notableCommander → Philip Chetwode ⓘ
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XX Corps → notableCommander → Lieutenant-General Philip Chetwode ⓘ
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XX Corps → notableCommander → Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Walhouse Chetwode ⓘ
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