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The staff of the Office of the '''Quarter Master General''' in India were a combination of senior army officers (part of the Staff Corps) and clerical staff. Both served the General Staff officers that headed the [[British Army]] in India.  
The staff of the Office of the '''Quartermaster General''' in India managed the army's supply and transport needs - this was previously managed by the [[Commissariat]] that was phased out after formation of the British Army in India in the 1880s.  


It comprised a combination of senior army officers (part of the Staff Corps) and clerical staff, serving the General Staff in India by organising centralised military logistics. Junior officers were deployed to handle logistics at a regimental level.


The staff in 1893 were
 
General Steadman,
==Staff in 1893==
General Elles,
<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
Colonel More-Molyneux,
:General E Steadman <ref> Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906 [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/400/mode/2up/search/stedman]</ref>
Colonel Henry,
:General ER Elles <ref> Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906 [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/134/mode/2up/search/elles]</ref>
Colonel Ridgeway V.C.,
:Colonel GH More-Molyneux <ref> Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906 [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/298/mode/2up/search/more-molyneux]</ref>
Captain Kemball,
:Colonel G Henry <ref> Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906 [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/198/mode/2up/search/henry]</ref>
Captain Bower,
:Colonel RK Ridgeway [[Victoria Cross|VC]] <ref> Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906 [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/358/mode/2up/search/ridgeway]</ref>
Captain Johnson,
:Captain Kemball
Captain Douglas,
:Captain Bower
Captain Cuppage,
:Captain Johnson
Captain Swayne,
:Captain Douglas
Captain Robertson,
:Captain Cuppage
Lieutenant Statherd,
:Captain Swayne
Lieutenant Holman,
:Captain Robertson
Lieutenant McDermott,
:Lieutenant Statherd
Lieutenant Manley,
:Lieutenant Holman
Mr Marcoolyn,
:Lieutenant McDermott
Mr Ashmore,
:Lieutenant Manley
Mr Williams,
:Mr Marcoolyn
Mr Lennox,
:Mr Ashmore
Mr Donaldson,
:Mr Williams
Mr Bidwell,
:Mr Lennox
Mr Swift,
:Mr Donaldson
Mr Pepper,
:Mr Bidwell
Mr Arbery,
:Mr Swift  
Mr Johnson,
:Mr Pepper
Mr Taylor,
:Mr Arbery
Mr Wilkinson,
:Mr Johnson
Mr Ruegg,
:Mr Taylor
Mr Sheehan,
:Mr Wilkinson
Mr Duffy,
:Mr Ruegg
Mr Poole,
:Mr Sheehan  
Mr Cutting,
:Mr Duffy
Mr Clarke,
:Mr Poole
Mr Blanc,
:Mr Cutting
Mr Crosbie,
:Mr Clarke
Mr Collins,
:Mr Blanc
Mr Willey,
:Mr Crosbie
Mr Waugh,
:Mr Collins
Mr Peel,
:Mr Willey
Mr Artlett,
:Mr Waugh
Mr Davis and Mr Shannon.
:Mr Peel
:Mr Artlett
:Mr Davis
:Mr Shannon
</div>
 
== External links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartermaster_general Quartermaster general] Wikipedia
 
==Notes==
 
<references />


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Latest revision as of 17:22, 20 October 2010

The staff of the Office of the Quartermaster General in India managed the army's supply and transport needs - this was previously managed by the Commissariat that was phased out after formation of the British Army in India in the 1880s.

It comprised a combination of senior army officers (part of the Staff Corps) and clerical staff, serving the General Staff in India by organising centralised military logistics. Junior officers were deployed to handle logistics at a regimental level.


Staff in 1893

General E Steadman [1]
General ER Elles [2]
Colonel GH More-Molyneux [3]
Colonel G Henry [4]
Colonel RK Ridgeway VC [5]
Captain Kemball
Captain Bower
Captain Johnson
Captain Douglas
Captain Cuppage
Captain Swayne
Captain Robertson
Lieutenant Statherd
Lieutenant Holman
Lieutenant McDermott
Lieutenant Manley
Mr Marcoolyn
Mr Ashmore
Mr Williams
Mr Lennox
Mr Donaldson
Mr Bidwell
Mr Swift
Mr Pepper
Mr Arbery
Mr Johnson
Mr Taylor
Mr Wilkinson
Mr Ruegg
Mr Sheehan
Mr Duffy
Mr Poole
Mr Cutting
Mr Clarke
Mr Blanc
Mr Crosbie
Mr Collins
Mr Willey
Mr Waugh
Mr Peel
Mr Artlett
Mr Davis
Mr Shannon

External links

Quartermaster general Wikipedia

Notes

  1. ↑ Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906 [1]
  2. ↑ Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906 [2]
  3. ↑ Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906 [3]
  4. ↑ Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906 [4]
  5. ↑ Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906 [5]
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