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A.F.P. Christison commanded XV Corps in the second Arakan campaign of 1944. He had replaced his old friend, William Slim, as commander of the corps when Slim moved up to command of 14 Army.
| 1893 |
Born |
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| 1914 |
Second lieutenant |
Commissioned in Cameron Highlanders Regiment |
| 1934 |
Instructor, Camberley |
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| 1937 |
Colonel
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Commander, Duke of Wellington's
Regiment |
| 1938 |
Brigadier
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Commander, Quetta Brigade, India |
| 1940 |
Commandant, Staff College, Quetta |
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| 1941-6 |
Major
general |
Commander, 15 Division |
| 1942 |
Commander, XXXIII Indian Corps, Burma |
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| 1943-10 |
Commander, XV Indian Corps, Burma |
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| 1945 |
Acting commander in chief, Allied Land Forces, Southeast
Asia |
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| 1946 |
Commander, Northern Command |
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| 1947 |
Commander, Scottish Command |
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| 1947 |
Governor, Edinburgh Castle |
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| 1947 |
Aide-de-camp to the King |
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| 1949 |
Retired |
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| 1993 |
Dies |
References
Generals.dk (accessed 2007-12-25)
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives (accessed 2010-12-20)
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