Chaudhuri, J. N. (Joyanto Nath), 1908-
Variant names1928 commissioned in to 7th Light Cavalry; 1940s served in Sudan, Eritrea, Abyssinia, Western Desert with 5th Indian Division; 1943 OBE; 1944 commander of 16th Light Cavalry; 1944-1945 served in Burma and Java; 1946 Brigadier-in-Charge, Administration, Malaya Command; 1948 Major General, officiating Chief of the General Staff; 1948 commander of 1st Armoured Division; 1948-1949 military governor of Hyderabad; 1952 Adjutant General; 1953 Chief of the General Staff; 1962-1966 Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
Epithet: army officer
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001477.0x0000a6
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| referencedIn | Typescript poem in English (presumably a translation from Urdu) lampooning the career of General Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri (1908-83), Indian Army 1927-66, C-in-C, Indian Army 1965, found in a copy of `The Untold Story' by Brij Mohan Kaul. | British Library |
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Birth 1908-06-10
Death 1983-04-06
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