John Aloysius Brett (1879–1955) was an administrator in
British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...
. He served as Chief Commissioner of Baluchistan during the 1930s.
Brett was commissioned as a
Second lieutenant in the
Royal Garrison Artillery
The Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) was formed in 1899 as a distinct arm of the British Army's Royal Regiment of Artillery serving alongside the other two arms of the Regiment, the Royal Field Artillery (RFA) and the Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) ...
on 26 May 1900, and was promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant
A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations.
The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often ...
on 7 March 1902.
He transferred to the
Indian Staff Corps
The Indian Staff Corps was a branch of the Indian Army during the British Raj.
Separate Staff Corps were formed in 1861 for the Bengal, Madras and Bombay Armies, which were later combined into the Indian Army. They were meant to provide officers f ...
later the same year.
References
Chief Commissioners of Baluchistan
1955 deaths
1879 births
Royal Garrison Artillery officers
British people in colonial India
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