Patrick Dunn (Indian Army general)

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Patrick Oswald Dunn
Born(1911-05-29)29 May 1911 [1]
Died16 September 1977(1977-09-16) (aged 66) [2]
AllegianceBritish Raj Red Ensign.svg  British India (1938-1947)
Flag of India.svg  India (1947-1967)
Service/branchEnsign of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps.svg  British Indian Army
Flag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Years of service1938–1967
Rank Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General
Service number IC-193
Unit 10th Baluch Regiment
3rd Gorkha Rifles
Battles/wars World War II
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Awards Padma Bhushan

Lieutenant-General Patrick Oswald Dunn (29 May 1911–16 September 1977) was an Indian Army general. He commanded the I Corps during the Indo-Pak War of 1965 for which he was awarded the third-highest award of India - the Padma Bhushan.

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Career

Dunn took a law degree from Cambridge University. [1] He was commissioned in the British Indian Army on 15 July 1938. [1] As was customary, on 10 August 1938 he was attached to a battalion of a regular British Army regiment, the 2nd Worcestershire Regiment, for a period of one year prior to his official appointment to the Indian Army. [3] Joining the 10th Baluch Regiment, Dunn attended Staff College, Camberley in 1945, and commanded a Gorkha battalion from November 1946. [1] As 10 Baluch was allocated to the Pakistan Army following Indian independence and Partition, he transferred to the 3rd Gorkha Rifles, and became officiating commander of an infantry brigade in January 1949. [1]

On 20 August 1955, Dunn, now an acting colonel, was given command of an infantry brigade. [4] He was appointed Commandant of the Infantry School on 16 September 1959. [5]

General officer

In September 1961, he was promoted to the acting rank of major general and appointed Chief of Staff, Southern Command. [1] On 17 December 1962, he was given command of an infantry division. [6] [7] In January 1964, he was appointed Deputy Chief of General Staff (DCGS), [1] serving for one year until the post was abolished on 15 January 1965. [8] He was then appointed Director of Staff Duties (DSD) from that date until April 1965, [9] when he commanded troops in the Rann of Kutch following Pakistan's Operation Desert Hawk. [1]

At the end of May, Dunn was appointed GOC of the newly raised I Corps, [8] which he commanded during the conflict between India and Pakistan that August. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan for his service, and voluntarily retired from the Army on 19 May 1967, after nearly 29 years of service. [10]

Dates of rank

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
British Army (1920-1953) OF-1a.svg Second Lieutenant British Indian Army 15 July 1938
British Army (1920-1953) OF-1b.svg Lieutenant British Indian Army29 November 1939 [11]
British Army (1920-1953) OF-2.svg Captain British Indian Army10 October 1940 (acting) [11]
10 January 1941 (temporary) [11]
16 March 1942 (war-substantive) [11]
29 August 1945 (substantive) [12]
British Army (1920-1953) OF-3.svg Major British Indian Army10 January 1941 (acting) [11]
16 March–12 May 1942 (temporary) [11]
British Army (1920-1953) OF-4.svg Lieutenant-Colonel British Indian Army12 February 1942 (acting) [11]
12 May 1942 (temporary) [11]
British Army (1920-1953) OF-2.svg Captain Indian Army 15 August 1947 [note 1] [13]
British Army (1920-1953) OF-4.svg Lieutenant-ColonelIndian Army1947 (temporary) [note 1]
British Army (1928-1953) OF-6.svg Brigadier Indian Army1949 (acting) [note 1]
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army26 January 1950 (recommissioning and change in insignia) [13]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army29 August 1950 [14]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army29 August 1951 [15]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army29 August 1955 [16]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army20 August 1955 (acting) [4]
29 August 1960 (substantive) [17]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian ArmySeptember 1961 (acting)
16 April 1963 (substantive) [18]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General Indian Army29 May 1965 (acting) [8]
8 June 1966 (substantive) [19]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Upon independence in 1947, India became a Dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations. As a result, the rank insignia of the British Army, incorporating the Tudor Crown and four-pointed Bath Star ("pip"), was retained, as George VI remained Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces. After 26 January 1950, when India became a republic, the President of India became Commander-in-Chief, and the Ashoka Lion replaced the crown, with a five-pointed star being substituted for the "pip."


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Military offices
New title
First holder
General Officer Commanding I Corps
May 1965 - January 1967
Succeeded by
Jahangir Sataravala