Brodie Haig
| Sir Brodie Haig | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 31, 1886 Kensington, London |
| Died | February 9, 1957 (aged 71) |
| Buried at | La Croix Cemetery, Grouville, Jersey |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1905-1942 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
4th Bn 14th Punjab Regiment 7th Dehra Dun Brigade Staff College Quetta Southern Command, India |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Military Cross |
| Spouse(s) | Marguerite Theodora Hyde Wadley[1] |
General Sir Arthur Brodie Haig, KCB, MC (1886 – 1957) was a British officer in the Indian Army.
Military career
Haig was commissioned on the unattached list for the British Indian Army on 18 January 1905.[2]
He was appointed to the Indian Army and the 24th Punjabis on the 19 March 1906[3] and promoted Captain on 18 January 1914.[4]
During the First World War he served in Egypt from 18 November 1914 to 22 March 1915 and Mesopotamia from 7 April 1915 to 29 April 1916 when he was taken prisoner of war at the fall of Kut.[5] During this time he was wounded (on 14 April 1915 at the battle of Shaiba),[6] was mentioned in dispatches twice and was awarded the Military Cross and bar.[7] The bar to his Military Cross was for successfully escaping from his Prisoner of war camp in August 1918.[8]
He was appointed commanding officer of the 4th Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment in 1930.[9] He became commander of the 7th Dehra Dun Brigade in 1933, Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General Eastern Command, India in 1936 and Commandant of the Staff College Quetta in 1937.[9] He served in World War II as Quartermaster-General at Army Headquarters India from 1940, Adjutant-General, India from later that year and General Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Command, India from October 1941 before retiring in 1942.[9]
References
- ↑ Will and Testament of Lady Marguerite Theodora Hyde Wadley
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27755. p. 418. 17 January 1905. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ Indian Army List January 1919
- ↑ Indian Army List January 1919
- ↑ Cox & Co. List of British Officers taken prisoner in various Theatres of War between August 1914 and November 1918
- ↑ War record of the 24th Punjabis
- ↑ Indian Army List Supplement 1941
- ↑ War record of the 24th Punjabis p52-53
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Brodie Haig at Generals.dk
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Roger Wilson |
Adjutant-General, India May 1941–October 1941 |
Succeeded by Sir William Baker |
| Preceded by Thomas Riddell-Webster |
GOC-in-C, Southern Command, India 1941 – 1942 |
Succeeded by Sir Noel Beresford-Peirse |