Cherish Mathson

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Cherish Mathson

PVSM, SM, VSM
Cherish Mathson GOC.jpg
AllegianceFlag of India.svg  India
Service/branchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Years of serviceJune 1980 – 31 August 2019
Rank Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Service number IC-38722
Unit Garhwal Rifles
Commands IA South Western Command.jpg South Western Army
XXI Corps
Special Frontier Force
54th Infantry Division
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Sena Medal ribbon.svg Sena Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal

Lieutenant General Cherish Mathson, PVSM, SM, VSM is a retired officer of the Indian Army who served as General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), South Western Command. He assumed office on 1 August 2017 taking over from Lt General Abhay Krishna, and was succeeded by Lt General Alok Singh Kler on 1 September 2019. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Mathson is an alumnus of Sainik School, Kazhakootam and the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington. He has also attended Senior Command Course at Army War College, Mhow, the Long Defence Management Course at the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad and the National Defence College, New Delhi. [2] [5]

Career

Mathson was commissioned into Garhwal Rifles in June 1980. He has vast experience in rural and urban insurgencies and has served two tenures in Siachen Glacier, in Operation Blue Star, in Mizoram against the Mizo National Front (MNF) and as a UN observer in Somalia.

He has commanded a battalion on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir during Operation Parakram, the Trivandrum Brigade in an amphibious Role, the 54th Infantry Division in the Southern Command, Inspector General of the Special Frontier Force and the XXI Corps in Bhopal.

He has also held staff positions including Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General Operations (DAQMG) of an Independent Infantry Brigade, Colonel Administration (Col Adm) of a Mountain Division, Brigadier Administration (Brig Adm) of the XII Corps, Deputy Technical Manager (Land Systems) in Army HQ, Senior Defence Specialist (Military) in the National Security Council Secretariat and in the Defence Acquisition Wing (Ministry of Defence). [2] [1] [6] [7] [8] [9] He was also the Colonel of the Regiment of Garhwal Rifles. [10]

During his career, he has been awarded the Sena Medal, the Vishist Seva Medal in 2010 [11] and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2018. [12]

Honours and decorations

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Sena Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg IND Samanya Seva medal.svg
IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg IND Operation Vijay medal.svg IND Operation Parakram medal.svg
IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg
IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg UNAVEM Medal ribbon.gif
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Samanya Seva Medal
Special Service Medal Siachen Glacier Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal UN Mission in Angola Medal

Dates of rank

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
2nd Lieutenant Indian Army.gif Second Lieutenant Indian Army 7 June 1980 [13]
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army7 June 1982 [14]
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army7 June 1985 [15]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army7 June 1991
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army31 December 2002 [16]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army1 February 2005 [17]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army2 May 2008 (seniority from 12 January 2008) [18]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army1 January 2013 (seniority from 6 April 2011) [19]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army10 November 2015 (substantive) [20]

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Military offices
Preceded by General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command
1 August 2017 – 31 August 2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Pradeep Singh Mehta
General Officer Commanding XXI Corps
1 July 2016 – 30 June 2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Amit Sharma
General Officer Commanding 54th Infantry Division
2012 - 2013
Succeeded by
R K Jagga