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The staff of the Office of the ''' | 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. | |||
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 | :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 | :Mr Peel | ||
:Mr Artlett | |||
:Mr Davis | |||
:Mr Shannon | |||
</div> | |||
== External links == | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartermaster_general Quartermaster general] Wikipedia | |||
==Notes== | |||
<references /> | |||
[[Category:British Army]] | [[Category:British Army]] | ||
[[Category:Occupations]] | [[Category:Occupations]] | ||
[[Category:Military]] | |||
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