Military Secretary to the India Office facts for kids

The Military Secretary to the India Office was a very important job. This person was in charge of finding and hiring officers for the Indian Army. These officers were usually British or other Europeans. They helped lead the soldiers in India.

Who Were the Military Secretaries?

The Military Secretary to the India Office was a key role. The people listed below held this important position over many years. They were responsible for making sure the Indian Army had good leaders.

• Major James Salmond (1809–1837)
• Philip Melvill (1837–1858)
• Colonel William Baker (1859–1861)
• Major-General Sir Thomas Pears (1861–1877)
• Colonel Allen Johnson (1877–1889)
• Major-General Sir Oliver Newmarch (1889–1899)
• Major-General Sir Edward Stedman (1899–1907)
• Lieutenant-General Sir O'Moore Creagh (1907–1909)
• Lieutenant-General Sir Beauchamp Duff (1909–1914)
• General Sir Edmund Barrow (1914–1917)
• Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Cox (1917–1920)
• Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Cobbe (1920–1926)
• Field Marshal Sir Claud Jacob (1926–1930)
• General Sir Alexander Cobbe (1930–1931)
• Major-General Sydney Muspratt (1931–1933)
• Lieutenant-General Sir John Coleridge (1933–1936)
• Major-General Sir Roger Wilson (1936–1937)
• Lieutenant-General Sir Sydney Muspratt (1937–1941)
• Major-General Rob Lockhart (1941–1943)
• Lieutenant-General George Molesworth (1943–1944)
• General Sir Mosley Mayne (1945–1947)
• Lieutenant-General Sir Geoffry Scoones (1947)