Henry Mortimer Poulton
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Mortimer Poulton (23 April 1898 – 1 September 1973) was a 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 co ... and Indian Political Service officer. He was Chief Commissioner of Balochistan in 1946, shortly before Indian independence. Commissioned into the Indian Army in 1917, he joined the Indian Political Department in 1922. ReferencesPOULTON, Lt-Col Henry Mortimer ''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, 1920–2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014) 1973 deaths 1898 births Chief Commissioners of Baluchistan Indian Political Service officers Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire British Indian Army officers {{UK-bio-stub ...
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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 ...
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