Senior Officers' School, Belgaum

Senior Officers' School, Belgaum
Senior Officers' School, Belgaum
Active	1920-1939
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Indian Army
Type	Training
Role	Senior Army Officer Training
Garrison/HQ	Belgaum, India
Commanders
Notable; commanders	William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim

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The Senior Officers' School, Belgaum was a British military establishment established in 1920 for the training of senior officers of all services based in India in inter-service cooperation.

History[edit]

The School was originally intended for senior officers of the Indian Army who aspired to battalion command and to ensure that all such candidates received suitable training. The School attempted to widen officers' outlook by including in its syllabus subjects that were not immediately military but led to an appreciation of the wider political, geographical and technological environment in which the Army would operate.^[1] The first commandant was Brigadier-General Henry Edward ap Rhys Pryce, who was appointed in December 1920,^[2] and the last commandant was Brigadier William Slim, who was appointed in June 1939,^[3] shortly before the school closed in September, due to the outbreak of the Second World War in Europe.^[2]

There was also a parallel establishment, the Senior Officers' School, Sheerness, at Sheerness in England.^[1]

Commandants[edit]

The following officers commanded the school during its existence:^[2]

Brigadier-General Henry E. ap R. Pryce: December 1920 – August 1924
Brigadier-General H.B. Douglas Baird: August 1924 – June 1928
Brigadier Clifton I. Stockwell: June 1928 – July 1930
Brigadier S. John P. Scobell: August 1930 – April 1932
Brigadier Martin Kemp-Welch: April 1932 – July 1935
Brigadier Alfred H. Evans-Gwynne: July 1935 – January 1937
Brigadier Daril G. Watson: January 1937 – June 1939
Brigadier William J. Slim: June–September 1939

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kennedy, Gregory (2006). Military education: past, present, and future. Information Age Pub. Inc. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-59311-407-7.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
↑ "No. 34651". The London Gazette. 4 August 1939. p. 5409.

[kennedy-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Kennedy, Gregory (2006). Military education: past, present, and future. Information Age Pub. Inc. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-59311-407-7.

[commands-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)

[3] "No. 34651". The London Gazette. 4 August 1939. p. 5409.

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