Arthur Parsons
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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur Edward Broadbent Parsons, KCIE
, CBE
, DSO
(1884–1966) was a British Indian Army
officer and administrator in British India. He was commissioned into the Oxfordshire Volunteer Light Infantry as an acting Second Lieutenant in 1904, and was given a full second lieutenancy in 1906. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1909 and to Captain in 1915. He was a Major by 1923, in which year he was awarded the DSO to add to his OBE. He was appointed a CBE in 1927 and was knighted with the KCIE in 1938, by which time he was a Lieutenant-Colonel. He served as governor of the North-West Frontier Province
in 1939.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur Edward Broadbent Parsons, KCIE
, CBE
, DSO
(1884–1966) was a British Indian Army
officer and administrator in British India. He was commissioned into the Oxfordshire Volunteer Light Infantry as an acting Second Lieutenant in 1904, and was given a full second lieutenancy in 1906. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1909 and to Captain in 1915. He was a Major by 1923, in which year he was awarded the DSO to add to his OBE. He was appointed a CBE in 1927 and was knighted with the KCIE in 1938, by which time he was a Lieutenant-Colonel. He served as governor of the North-West Frontier Province
in 1939.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur Edward Broadbent Parsons, KCIE
, CBE
, DSO
(1884–1966) was a British Indian Army
officer and administrator in British India. He was commissioned into the Oxfordshire Volunteer Light Infantry as an acting Second Lieutenant in 1904, and was given a full second lieutenancy in 1906. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1909 and to Captain in 1915. He was a Major by 1923, in which year he was awarded the DSO to add to his OBE. He was appointed a CBE in 1927 and was knighted with the KCIE in 1938, by which time he was a Lieutenant-Colonel. He served as governor of the North-West Frontier Province
in 1939.
Order of the Indian Empire
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:#Knight Grand Commander #Knight Commander #Companion...
, CBE
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
, DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
(1884–1966) was a British Indian Army
British Indian Army
The British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947...
officer and administrator in British India. He was commissioned into the Oxfordshire Volunteer Light Infantry as an acting Second Lieutenant in 1904, and was given a full second lieutenancy in 1906. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1909 and to Captain in 1915. He was a Major by 1923, in which year he was awarded the DSO to add to his OBE. He was appointed a CBE in 1927 and was knighted with the KCIE in 1938, by which time he was a Lieutenant-Colonel. He served as governor of the North-West Frontier Province
North-West Frontier Province
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province and various other names, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, located in the north-west of the country...
in 1939.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur Edward Broadbent Parsons, KCIE
Order of the Indian Empire
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:#Knight Grand Commander #Knight Commander #Companion...
, CBE
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
, DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
(1884–1966) was a British Indian Army
British Indian Army
The British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947...
officer and administrator in British India. He was commissioned into the Oxfordshire Volunteer Light Infantry as an acting Second Lieutenant in 1904, and was given a full second lieutenancy in 1906. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1909 and to Captain in 1915. He was a Major by 1923, in which year he was awarded the DSO to add to his OBE. He was appointed a CBE in 1927 and was knighted with the KCIE in 1938, by which time he was a Lieutenant-Colonel. He served as governor of the North-West Frontier Province
North-West Frontier Province
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province and various other names, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, located in the north-west of the country...
in 1939.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur Edward Broadbent Parsons, KCIE
Order of the Indian Empire
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:#Knight Grand Commander #Knight Commander #Companion...
, CBE
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
, DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
(1884–1966) was a British Indian Army
British Indian Army
The British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947...
officer and administrator in British India. He was commissioned into the Oxfordshire Volunteer Light Infantry as an acting Second Lieutenant in 1904, and was given a full second lieutenancy in 1906. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1909 and to Captain in 1915. He was a Major by 1923, in which year he was awarded the DSO to add to his OBE. He was appointed a CBE in 1927 and was knighted with the KCIE in 1938, by which time he was a Lieutenant-Colonel. He served as governor of the North-West Frontier Province
North-West Frontier Province
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province and various other names, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, located in the north-west of the country...
in 1939.