Charles Offley Harvey

Charles Offley Harvey
Born 16 July 1888
Died 1969 (aged 80 or 81)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Indian Army
Years of service 1908–1946
Rank Major General
Commands held Central India Horse (1933–1936)
Wana Brigade (April 1939 – October 1940)
Indian 8th Infantry Division (October 1940 – December 1942)
Battles/wars Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia
Awards Knight 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 Harvey CB, CVO, CBE, MC (1888–1969) was an officer in the British Indian Army during World War I and World War II.

He was appointed CVO 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, part of Paiforce.

He was knighted in 1946 for his services as Military Adviser in Chief to the Indian State Forces.[1]

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.[2]

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]

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Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 37407. p. 3. 28 December 1945. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. 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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