King's College London
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

King's College London
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975

Name
HARVEY, Sir Charles Offley (1888-1969), Major General

Service biography
Joined Central India Horse 1909; World War I with Egyptian Expeditionary Force 1914-1918; Aide-de-camp to Arthur William Patrick Albert, (1850-1942), Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, son of Queen Victoria, during his Indian tour 1921; Assistant Military Secretary to Prince of Wales during his Indian tour 1921-1922; Staff College 1922; Military Secretary to Viceroy 1926-1931; Commandant, Central India Horse 1933-1936; Commander, Indian contingent, coronation of George VI 1937; General Staff Officer Grade 1, Meerut District, India 1936-1939; World War II 1939-1945; Commander, Wana Bde 1939-1940; General Officer Commanding, 8 Indian Div 1940-1942; Military Advisor-in-Chief, Indian States Forces 1943-1946; retired 1946; Col, Central India Horse 1945-1952

Papers
No reply to approach letter to executors, 1982 BORTHWICK INSTITUTE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH, YORK UNIVERSITY: The papers of Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax include correspondence with Harvey 1936, relating to Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquis of Linlithgow as Viceroy of India, Army Headquarters, Gandhi and Indian princes (ref: 278-85); : diaries, and letters to Lady Dorothy Wood 1932-1946 (ref: Halifax papers); IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, LONDON: The papers of Brig Frank MacCallum include a report on the operations of 8 Indian Div 'Countenance' Force by Harvey 1941

Publications

Index terms
SUBJECTS
PLACES India 1941-1946; South Asia 1941-1946
NAMES Maj Gen Henry Lionel Pritchard (father-in-law)

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