Sir Charles Harvey
Major-General Charles Harvey in 1945.
Born16 July 1888
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Died11 October 1969 (aged 81)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
 British Indian Army
Years of service1908–1946
RankMajor-General
Service number40167
UnitHighland Light Infantry
Central India Horse
Commands heldCentral India Horse (1933–1936)
Wana Brigade (1939–1940)
8th Indian Infantry Division (1940–1942)
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
* Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia
AwardsKnight Bachelor
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross

Major-General Sir Charles Offley Harvey, CB, CVO, CBE, MC (16 July 1888 – 11 October 1969) was an officer in the British Indian Army during World War I and World War II.[1]

He was appointed CVO in 1922 for performing the duties of Assistant Military Secretary to the Prince of Wales (future Edward VIII) during His Royal Highness's Indian Tour in 1921-1922.[2]

In the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia in 1941, he commanded 8th Indian Infantry Division, part of PAI Force (Persian & Iraq Force).

He was knighted in 1946 for his services as Military Adviser in Chief to the Indian State Forces.[3]

He was assistant managing director of the Guinness Brewery with responsibility for personnel 1946-1961 and the founding chairman of the Irish Management Institute 1952-1956. He is commemorated in the IMI's Sir Charles Harvey Awards, conferred on leading MBA graduates in Irish universities.[4]

Army career

Business career

He was assistant managing director of the Guinness Brewery with responsibility for personnel from 1946-1961 and the founding chairman of the Irish Management Institute from 1952-1956. He is commemorated in the IMI's Sir Charles Harvey Awards, conferred on leading MBA graduates in Irish universities.[2]

Bibliography

  • Duffy, Martin (2012) The Trade Union Pint: The Unlikely Union of Guinness and the Larkins. Dublin: Liberties Press. ISBN 9781907593468
  • Anon (1946). One More River: The Story of The Eighth Indian Division. Bombay: H.W. Smith, Times of India Press.
  • MacKenzie, Compton (1951). Eastern Epic. Chatto & Windus, London. pp. 623 pages.
  • "Orders of Battle.com". Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2007.
  • Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.

References

  1. Smart 2005, p. 142−143.
  2. "Pindi Lull (fl.1921) - The Prince of Wales arrival at Calcutta: Edward, Prince of Wales. Royal Tour of India, 1921-1922". www.rct.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  3. "No. 37407". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1945. p. 3.
  4. Cox, Tom (2002). The Making of Managers: A History of the Irish Management Institute1952-2002. Cork: Oak Tree Press. p. 35. ISBN 9781860762406.
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