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Stuart Greeves
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Major-General Sir Stuart Greeves and Bar, (2 April 1897 – 1989) was a British Indian Army officer. He served in World War I and World War II.
Born 2 April 1897 in Northampton, Greeves was educated at Northampton Town and County Grammar School. When the First World War broke out, he enlisted as a private in the 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment on 14 September 1914. He served in France & Belgium from 31 August 1915 to 24 August 1916. and was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant with the Lancashire Fusiliers on 25 January 1917. He returned to France with the 18th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers on 3 March 1917 and served there until 21 August 1918. He was awarded the Military Cross when serving with the 18th battalion for actions around 25 to 28 March 1918 and the Bar to his Military Cross for actions around 1 June 1918 whilst the Intelligence Officer of the 18th battalion. He applied to join the Indian Army and was appointed on probation on 25 September 1918 and was appointed to the temporary rank of lieutenant on 25 October 1918.
Greeves was attached to 2nd Battalion, 152nd Punjabis and saw service during the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919. He was admitted to the Indian Army on 29 October 1919 and confirmed in the rank of lieutenant and was posted to the 82nd Punjabis but transferred to the Supply and Transport Corps on 8 October 1921. In 1923 the Supply and Transport Corps was renamed the Indian Army Service Corps and in 1935 the prefix Royal was added. He was promoted to captain on 26 September 1922, and promoted to brevet major on 1 July 1934. He attended Staff College, Quetta between 1930 and 1931. Subsequently he was appointed officiating Staff Captain, Directorate of Supplies and Transport on 3 December 1931 and then Brigade Major, Wana Brigade from 16 August 1932 to 15 August 1936. Promoted to the substantive rank of major on 26 September 1935, he served on the North West Frontier from 1936 to 1937.
Greeves was attached to the Directorate of Supplies and Transport on 26 November 1936.
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