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Gervase Francis Newport Tinley
Colonel Gervase Francis Newport Tinley, CB, CMG (1857 – 18 February 1918) was a British officer in the British Indian Army, Indian Army who ended his career as Base Commandant at Marseilles during the First World War. Early life Tinley was born at Grahamstown in 1857, a son of Major General Robert N. Tinley, of the Cape Mounted Rifles. He entered Victoria College, Jersey, in 1868, leaving four years later to train as an officer at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Career After passing through Sandhurst, in 1875 Tinley was commissioned into the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot, and in 1876 was posted to India. When in 1881 the 83rd were posted home, he transferred to the Bombay Army, 1st (Bombay) Light Cavalry, preferring active service in India. He was promoted to Captain (BARM), captain in 1887, and Major (British Army and Royal Marines), major in 1896. His service included the Military history of the North-West Frontier, North West Frontier's Zhob Valley Exped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Indian Army
The British Indian Army, commonly referred to as the Indian Army, was the main military of the British Raj before its dissolution in 1947. It was responsible for the defence of the British Indian Empire, including the princely states, which could also have their own armies. As quoted in the Imperial Gazetteer of India, "The British Government has undertaken to protect the dominions of the Native princes from invasion and even from rebellion within: its army is organized for the defence not merely of British India, but of all possessions under the suzerainty of the King-Emperor." The Indian Army was an important part of the British Empire's forces, both in India and abroad, particularly during the First World War and the Second World War. The term ''Indian Army'' appears to have been first used informally, as a collective description of the Presidency armies, which collectively comprised the Bengal Army, the Madras Army and the Bombay Army, of the Presidencies of British India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
