Henry Chambers (Indian Army officer)
Major General Henry Maurice Chambers, CBE (15 July 1897 – 1967) was a British Indian Army officer of the Second World War.
Henry Chambers | |
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Lieutenant General Sir William Slim (GOC-in-Chief 14th Army, left), Air Vice Marshal Stanley Vincent (AOC 221 Group South East Asia Air Forces, centre) and Major General Henry Chambers (GOC 26th Indian Division, right) at Government House, Rangoon, 8 May 1945. | |
| Born | 15 July 1897 Belfast, Ireland |
| Died | 1967 (aged 68–69) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1948 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 9351 |
| Unit | Royal Munster Fusiliers 117th Mahrattas 5th Mahratta Light Infantry |
| Commands held | 26th Indian Infantry Division 71st Indian Infantry Brigade 64th Indian Infantry Brigade |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
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