Oliver Newmarch
Encyclopedia
Major-General
Sir Oliver Richardson Newmarch KCSI
(1835–1920) was a senior British Indian Army
officer who went on to be Military Secretary to the India Office
.
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He was appointed Military Secretary to the India Office
in 1889 and in that role was appointed KCSI
in 1894.
Major-General (United Kingdom)
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Sir Oliver Richardson Newmarch KCSI
Order of the Star of India
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(1835–1920) was a senior 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 who went on to be Military Secretary to the India Office
Military Secretary to the India Office
The Military Secretary to the India Office was responsible for the recruitment of British and other European nationals to the officer ranks of the Indian Army.-Military Secretaries to the India Office:The Military Secretaries were as follows:...
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Military career
Newmarch was commissioned into the Bengal Staff Corps and posted to the 44th Native InfantryBengal Native Infantry
The Bengal Native Infantry was part of the organisation of the East India Company's Bengal Army before the Indian rebellion of 1857.The infantry regiments underwent frequent changes of numbering during their period of existence...
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He was appointed Military Secretary to the India Office
Military Secretary to the India Office
The Military Secretary to the India Office was responsible for the recruitment of British and other European nationals to the officer ranks of the Indian Army.-Military Secretaries to the India Office:The Military Secretaries were as follows:...
in 1889 and in that role was appointed KCSI
Order of the Star of India
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861. The Order includes members of three classes:# Knight Grand Commander # Knight Commander # Companion...
in 1894.