Talk:John Masters
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Given all the autobiorgraphical infromation it seems odd that the where abouts of John Masters at his time of death are not mentioned anywhere on the net I can find.
His decorations should be added and postnomials added. MWShort 23:22, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Departure from the army
it has always been my understanding that all the 'anglo-indian' officers in the indian army were rather unceremoniously cashiered in 1947-48.if so, i think 'he decided to leave the army'. doesn't tell quite the whole story.Toyokuni3 (talk) 15:59, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
- No they weren't cashiered though a lot took premature retirement, some were kept on for a while and had to fight against the British officered Pakistani army in Kashmir etc. Dabbler (talk) 20:59, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
- To be "cashiered" is possible only after being found guilty by court-martial of gross negligence or misconduct. Those British officers who were part of the Indian Army in 1948 had a choice between being allowed to resign their commissions, with a "loss of career" gratuity; transferring to one of the four Gurkha regiments which transferred to the British Army; or transferring to the British Army. Most took the first option, and as Masters himself acerbically noted, undertook courses which trained them to be the Secretaries of Golf Clubs.HLGallon (talk) 16:50, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
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