Major-General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

Sir Charles Offley Harvey, CB,

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, MC (16 July 1888 – 11 October 1969) was an officer in the

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 ...

during

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and

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. He was appointed

in 1922 for performing the duties of Assistant Military Secretary to the Prince of Wales during His Royal Highness's Indian Tour. In the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia he commanded

8th Indian Infantry Division The 8th Mountain Division was raised as the 8th Indian Infantry division of the British Indian Army. It is now part of the Indian Army and specialises in mountain warfare. The 8th Indian Infantry Division was formed as an infantry division in ...

, part of

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. He was

knight A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood finds origins in the Gr ...

ed in 1946 for his services as Military Adviser in Chief to the

Indian State Forces The Imperial Service Troops were forces raised by the princely states of the British Indian Empire. These troops were available for service alongside the Indian Army when such service was requested by the British government. At the beginning of ...

. He was assistant managing director of the

Guinness Brewery St. James's Gate Brewery is a brewery founded in 1759 in Dublin, Ireland, by Arthur Guinness. The company is now a part of Diageo, a company formed from the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan in 1997. The main product of the brewery is ...

with responsibility for personnel 1946-1961 and the founding chairman of the

Irish Management Institute The Irish Management Institute (IMI) is an educational institute in Dublin, Ireland that offers postgraduate diplomas, master's degrees, executive education programs and short courses in Business and Management. In its role as a membership org ...

1952-1956. He is commemorated in the IMI's Sir Charles Harvey Awards, conferred on leading MBA graduates in Irish universities.

Army career

* Commissioned 1908 *

38th King George's Own Central India Horse The Central India Horse (formerly the 21st King George V's Own Horse, also known as Beatson's Horse) was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army and is presently part of the Indian Army Armoured Corps. Formation The regiment was ra ...

1909 * Commanding Officer

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(1933–1936) * General Staff Officer 1 Meerut District, India (1936–1939) * Commanding Officer Wana Brigade,

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, India (1939–1940) * General Officer Commanding

(1940–1942) * Military Adviser in Chief Indian States Forces (1943–1946) * Retired 1946

Business career

He was assistant managing director of the

with responsibility for personnel from 1946-1961 and the founding chairman of the

from 1952-1956. He is commemorated in the IMI's Sir Charles Harvey Awards, conferred on leading MBA graduates in Irish universities.^{/sup>

Bibliography

* Duffy, Martin (2012) ''The Trade Union Pint: The Unlikely Union of Guinness and the Larkins.'' Dublin: Liberties Press.
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Generals of World War II

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1888 births
1969 deaths
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Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
People educated at Marlborough College
Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Highland Light Infantry officers
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