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	==Early career==		==Early career==
	Born on 24 April 1889 and educated at [[Wellington College, Berkshire\|Wellington College]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], Mayne was [[Officer (armed forces)\|commissioned]] as a [[second lieutenant]] on to the Unattached List, [[British Indian Army\|Indian Army]] on 9 September 1908.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/MAYNE.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]</ref> He arrived in [[British Raj\|India]] on 9 December 1908. After spending a year first attached to the [[British Army]]'s [[East Lancashire Regiment]] then the [[6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons]] he was accepted for the Indian Army on 9 December 1909 and appointed to the [[6th Lancers (Pakistan)\|13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)]].		Born on 24 April 1889 and educated at [[Wellington College, Berkshire\|Wellington College]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], Mayne was [[Officer (armed forces)\|commissioned]] as a [[second lieutenant]] on to the Unattached List, [[British Indian Army\|Indian Army]] on 9 September 1908.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/MAYNE.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]</ref><ref name="Officers of the Indian Army">{{cite web\|url=https://www.unithistories.com/officers/IndianArmy_officers_M01.html#Mayne_AGOM\|title=Indian Army officer histories\|publisher=Unit Histories\|access-date=2022-07-09}}</ref> He arrived in [[British Raj\|India]] on 9 December 1908. After spending a year first attached to the [[British Army]]'s [[East Lancashire Regiment]] then the [[6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons]] he was accepted for the Indian Army on 9 December 1909 and appointed to the [[6th Lancers (Pakistan)\|13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)]].{{sfn\|Smart\|2005\|p=214}}

	He was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)\|lieutenant]] on 9 December 1910. The regiment was stationed at [[Risalpur]] in 1914 for service, if needed, on the North West Frontier. On the outbreak of the [[World War I\|First World War]] in 1914 the officer who held the appointment of [[adjutant]] was posted away and Mayne was temporarily appointed to the role. On 8 May 1915 the appointment was made permanent. He saw action against the [[Mohmand]]s and the [[Swati (Pashtun tribe)\|Swati]]s on the North West Frontier between August and October 1915, was promoted to temporary [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)\|captain]] on 1 September 1915 and having his first taste of staff work being appointed temporary Staff Captain in India from 23 to 30 September 1915. The regiment was sent to [[Mesopotamian campaign\|Mesopotamia]] in July 1916, Mayne arriving on 25 August. He was to serve in Mesopotamia until the end of the war against Turkey on 31 October 1918 and was wounded.		He was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)\|lieutenant]] on 9 December 1910. The regiment was stationed at [[Risalpur]] in 1914 for service, if needed, on the North West Frontier. On the outbreak of the [[World War I\|First World War]] in 1914 the officer who held the appointment of [[adjutant]] was posted away and Mayne was temporarily appointed to the role. On 8 May 1915 the appointment was made permanent. He saw action against the [[Mohmand]]s and the [[Swati (Pashtun tribe)\|Swati]]s on the North West Frontier between August and October 1915, was promoted to temporary [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)\|captain]] on 1 September 1915 and having his first taste of staff work being appointed temporary Staff Captain in India from 23 to 30 September 1915. The regiment was sent to [[Mesopotamian campaign\|Mesopotamia]] in July 1916, Mayne arriving on 25 August. He was to serve in Mesopotamia until the end of the war against Turkey on 31 October 1918 and was wounded.
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	==Between the wars==		==Between the wars==
	He was posted back to India as a Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General Army Headquarters India from 9 June 1919 to 15 May 1920.<ref name=lh/> He then went to England where he attended the [[Staff College, Camberley]] from 1921 to 1922.<ref name=lh/> His regiment amalgamated with the [[16th Cavalry]] in 1921 to form the [[6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)]]. He was appointed a General Staff Officer 2nd grade 15 February 1922 to 11 June 1923 at Army Headquarters followed by appointment as an instructor at the Cavalry School, [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh\|Saugor]] from 12 December 1923 to 10 November 1924.<ref name=lh/> He was on leave on a medical certificate for one year to 19 September 1925. He served as a General Staff Officer 2nd grade at the War Office in London from 22 January 1927 to 22 January 1931.<ref name=lh/> Promoted to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel on 1 July 1930, he attended the [[Royal College of Defence Studies\|Imperial Defence College]] in 1933 and transferred to the [[9th Royal Deccan Horse]] on 29 August 1933 as second in command and then was appointed lieutenant colonel and commanding officer (CO) of the regiment from 4 August 1934 to 2 June 1936.<ref name=lh/>		He was posted back to India as a Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General Army Headquarters India from 9 June 1919 to 15 May 1920.<ref name=lh/> He then went to England where he attended the [[Staff College, Camberley]] from 1921 to 1922.<ref name=lh/> His regiment amalgamated with the [[16th Cavalry]] in 1921 to form the [[6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)]]. He was appointed a General Staff Officer 2nd grade 15 February 1922 to 11 June 1923 at Army Headquarters followed by appointment as an instructor at the Cavalry School, [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh\|Saugor]] from 12 December 1923 to 10 November 1924.<ref name=lh/> He was on leave on a medical certificate for one year to 19 September 1925. He served as a General Staff Officer 2nd grade at the War Office in London from 22 January 1927 to 22 January 1931.<ref name=lh/> Promoted to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel on 1 July 1930, he attended the [[Royal College of Defence Studies\|Imperial Defence College]] in 1933 and transferred to the [[9th Royal Deccan Horse]] on 29 August 1933 as second in command and then was appointed lieutenant colonel and commanding officer (CO) of the regiment from 4 August 1934 to 2 June 1936.<ref name=lh/><ref name="Generals of World War II">{{cite web\|url=https://generals.dk/general/Mayne/Ashton_Gerard_Oswald_Mosely/Great_Britain.html\|title=Biography of General Ashton Gerard Oswald Mosley Mayne (1889−1955), Great Britain\|website=generals.dk}}</ref>

	He was promoted to local [[Brigadier]] whilst officiating as Director Military Operations & Intelligence 18 March 1936 to 3 June 1936 and temporary Brigadier whilst appointed as Director Military Operations & Intelligence from 3 June 1936 to 17 September 1938,<ref name=lh/> and retained the temporary rank when appointed to command the [[4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade]] on 17 September 1938.<ref name=lh/> The 4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade was disbanded in July 1940 and he was appointed commander of the [[9th Indian Infantry Brigade]].<ref name=lh/>		He was promoted to local [[Brigadier]] whilst officiating as Director Military Operations & Intelligence 18 March 1936 to 3 June 1936 and temporary Brigadier whilst appointed as Director Military Operations & Intelligence from 3 June 1936 to 17 September 1938,<ref name=lh/> and retained the temporary rank when appointed to command the [[4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade]] on 17 September 1938.<ref name=lh/> The 4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade was disbanded in July 1940 and he was appointed commander of the [[9th Indian Infantry Brigade]].<ref name=lh/><ref name="Officers of the Indian Army" />

	==Second World War==		==Second World War==
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	Mayne was promoted to [[General officer commanding\|General Officer Commanding]] (GOC) of the 5th Indian Division in April 1941.<ref name=lh/> As a newly promoted [[Major-general (United Kingdom)\|major general]], he succeeded Major General [[Lewis Heath]] who had been posted to command [[III Corps (India)\|III Indian Corps]] in [[British Malaya\|Malaya]]. Under Mayne's command the major fighting was concluded by 5th Indian Division and took the [[Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta\|Italian Commander-in-Chief's]] surrender. At the end of June 1941, 5th Indian Division left East Africa. During the [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran]] it was in [[Kirkuk]] in [[Iraq]] but was not involved with the fighting. In September 1941, Mayne's division relieved the [[50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division\|British 50th Infantry Division]] in [[Cyprus]].		Mayne was promoted to [[General officer commanding\|General Officer Commanding]] (GOC) of the 5th Indian Division in April 1941.<ref name=lh/> As a newly promoted [[Major-general (United Kingdom)\|major general]], he succeeded Major General [[Lewis Heath]] who had been posted to command [[III Corps (India)\|III Indian Corps]] in [[British Malaya\|Malaya]]. Under Mayne's command the major fighting was concluded by 5th Indian Division and took the [[Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta\|Italian Commander-in-Chief's]] surrender. At the end of June 1941, 5th Indian Division left East Africa. During the [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran]] it was in [[Kirkuk]] in [[Iraq]] but was not involved with the fighting. In September 1941, Mayne's division relieved the [[50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division\|British 50th Infantry Division]] in [[Cyprus]].

	In June 1942, Mayne was promoted to command [[XXI Corps (India)\|XXI Indian Corps]] which became part of [[Persia and Iraq Command]]'s [[Tenth Army (United Kingdom)\|Tenth Army]] based in [[Baghdad]].<ref name=lh/> In August 1943, XXI Corps was disbanded and Mayne returned to India to become [[General officer commanding\|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Eastern Command (India)\|Eastern Command, India]] in October 1943 to December 1944,<ref name=lh/> being promoted full [[General (United Kingdom)\|general]] in April 1944. In January 1945, Mayne was appointed [[Military Secretary to the India Office]] and, after 37 years of military service, retired from the army after the war in 1947.<ref name=lh/>		In June 1942, Mayne was promoted to command [[XXI Corps (India)\|XXI Indian Corps]] which became part of [[Persia and Iraq Command]]'s [[Tenth Army (United Kingdom)\|Tenth Army]] based in [[Baghdad]].<ref name=lh/><ref name="Generals of World War II"/> In August 1943, XXI Corps was disbanded and Mayne returned to India to become [[General officer commanding\|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Eastern Command (India)\|Eastern Command, India]] in October 1943 to December 1944,<ref name=lh/> being promoted full [[General (United Kingdom)\|general]] in April 1944. In January 1945, Mayne was appointed [[Military Secretary to the India Office]] and, after 37 years of military service, retired from the army after the war in 1947.<ref name=lh/><ref name="Generals of World War II"/>

	==Honours==		==Honours==
	Between 1944 and 1947 Mayne held the honorary title of [[Aide-de-camp general\|ADC General to the King]]. He was appointed Companion of the [[Order of the Bath]] and Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] in 1941, Knight Commander in 1944, and Knight Grand Cross (GCB) in 1947.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/frame/article/1955-12-20/9/5.html\|title=Gen. Sir Mosley Mayne {{!}} Ethiopia, Persia, And India\|date=20 December 1955\|work=[[The Times]]\|access-date=29 February 2020\|page=9}}</ref>		Between 1944 and 1947 Mayne held the honorary title of [[Aide-de-camp general\|ADC General to the King]]. He was appointed Companion of the [[Order of the Bath]] and Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] in 1941, Knight Commander in 1944, and Knight Grand Cross (GCB) in 1947.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/frame/article/1955-12-20/9/5.html\|title=Gen. Sir Mosley Mayne {{!}} Ethiopia, Persia, And India\|date=20 December 1955\|work=[[The Times]]\|access-date=29 February 2020\|page=9}}</ref>{{sfn\|Smart\|2005\|p=214}}

	==Personal==		==Personal==
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	* [http://www.unithistories.com/officers/IndianArmy_officers_M01.html#Mayne_AGOM Indian Army Officers 1939-1945]		* [http://www.unithistories.com/officers/IndianArmy_officers_M01.html#Mayne_AGOM Indian Army Officers 1939-1945]
	*[~~http~~://~~www.~~generals.dk/general/Mayne/~~Sir_Ashton_Gerard_Oswald_Mosely~~/Great_Britain.html Generals of World War II]		*[https://generals.dk/general/Mayne/Ashton_Gerard_Oswald_Mosely/Great_Britain.html Generals of World War II]

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[[General (United Kingdom)|General]] '''Sir Ashton Gerard Oswald Mosley Mayne''' [[Order of the Bath|GCB]] [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] (24 April 1889 – 17 December 1955) was a senior [[British Indian Army]] [[Officer (armed forces)|officer]] active in both the [[World War I|First World War]] and [[World War II|Second World War]], where he commanded [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command, India]].

==Early career==
Born on 24 April 1889 and educated at [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], Mayne was [[Officer (armed forces)|commissioned]] as a [[second lieutenant]] on to the Unattached List, [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] on 9 September 1908.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/MAYNE.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]</ref> He arrived in [[British Raj|India]] on 9 December 1908. After spending a year first attached to the [[British Army]]'s [[East Lancashire Regiment]] then the [[6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons]] he was accepted for the Indian Army on 9 December 1909 and appointed to the [[6th Lancers (Pakistan)|13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)]].

He was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] on 9 December 1910. The regiment was stationed at [[Risalpur]] in 1914 for service, if needed, on the North West Frontier. On the outbreak of the [[World War I|First World War]] in 1914 the officer who held the appointment of [[adjutant]] was posted away and Mayne was temporarily appointed to the role. On 8 May 1915 the appointment was made permanent. He saw action against the [[Mohmand]]s and the [[Swati (Pashtun tribe)|Swati]]s on the North West Frontier between August and October 1915, was promoted to temporary [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] on 1 September 1915 and having his first taste of staff work being appointed temporary Staff Captain in India from 23 to 30 September 1915. The regiment was sent to [[Mesopotamian campaign|Mesopotamia]] in July 1916, Mayne arriving on 25 August. He was to serve in Mesopotamia until the end of the war against Turkey on 31 October 1918 and was wounded.

He was promoted to substantive captain during this period, his seniority later being antedated to 1 September 1915. He was made a companion of the [[Distinguished Service Order]] for service in Mesopotamia in the London Gazette, 25 August 1917. He was additionally [[Mentioned in dispatches|mentioned in despatches]] in the London Gazettes of 15 August 1917, 18 February 1919 and 5 June 1919.

He was first appointed to the staff as a [[Staff (military)|General Staff Officer III]] (GSO3) on 27 March 1918<ref name=lh/> on the staff of the 3rd Army Corps, [[Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force]] remaining there until 11 September 1918. He was then appointed a temporary [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] on the staff of the [[General officer commanding|General Officer Commanding]] (GOC) the Cavalry Division, Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force from 26 September to 31 December 1918, then a GSO II<ref name=lh/> with G.H.Q., Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force 1 January to 8 June 1919. He was appointed a [[Brevet (rank)|brevet]] major (London Gazette 3 June 1919) for his services in Mesopotamia.

==Between the wars==
He was posted back to India as a Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General Army Headquarters India from 9 June 1919 to 15 May 1920.<ref name=lh/> He then went to England where he attended the [[Staff College, Camberley]] from 1921 to 1922.<ref name=lh/> His regiment amalgamated with the [[16th Cavalry]] in 1921 to form the [[6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)]]. He was appointed a General Staff Officer 2nd grade 15 February 1922 to 11 June 1923 at Army Headquarters followed by appointment as an instructor at the Cavalry School, [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Saugor]] from 12 December 1923 to 10 November 1924.<ref name=lh/> He was on leave on a medical certificate for one year to 19 September 1925. He served as a General Staff Officer 2nd grade at the War Office in London from 22 January 1927 to 22 January 1931.<ref name=lh/> Promoted to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel on 1 July 1930, he attended the [[Royal College of Defence Studies|Imperial Defence College]] in 1933 and transferred to the [[9th Royal Deccan Horse]] on 29 August 1933 as second in command and then was appointed lieutenant colonel and commanding officer (CO) of the regiment from 4 August 1934 to 2 June 1936.<ref name=lh/>

He was promoted to local [[Brigadier]] whilst officiating as Director Military Operations & Intelligence 18 March 1936 to 3 June 1936 and temporary Brigadier whilst appointed as Director Military Operations & Intelligence from 3 June 1936 to 17 September 1938,<ref name=lh/> and retained the temporary rank when appointed to command the [[4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade]] on 17 September 1938.<ref name=lh/> The 4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade was disbanded in July 1940 and he was appointed commander of the [[9th Indian Infantry Brigade]].<ref name=lh/>

==Second World War==
From September 1940, the 9th Indian Brigade fought in the [[East African campaign (World War II)|East African Campaign]] as part of [[5th Infantry Division (India)|5th Indian Infantry Division]] where in battles at [[Agordat]] and [[Keren, Eritrea|Keren]] they saw fighting said by commentators to be as fierce as any seen during the war.

Mayne was promoted to [[General officer commanding|General Officer Commanding]] (GOC) of the 5th Indian Division in April 1941.<ref name=lh/> As a newly promoted [[Major-general (United Kingdom)|major general]], he succeeded Major General [[Lewis Heath]] who had been posted to command [[III Corps (India)|III Indian Corps]] in [[British Malaya|Malaya]]. Under Mayne's command the major fighting was concluded by 5th Indian Division and took the [[Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta|Italian Commander-in-Chief's]] surrender. At the end of June 1941, 5th Indian Division left East Africa. During the [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran]] it was in [[Kirkuk]] in [[Iraq]] but was not involved with the fighting. In September 1941, Mayne's division relieved the [[50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division|British 50th Infantry Division]] in [[Cyprus]].

In June 1942, Mayne was promoted to command [[XXI Corps (India)|XXI Indian Corps]] which became part of [[Persia and Iraq Command]]'s [[Tenth Army (United Kingdom)|Tenth Army]] based in [[Baghdad]].<ref name=lh/> In August 1943, XXI Corps was disbanded and Mayne returned to India to become [[General officer commanding|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command, India]] in October 1943 to December 1944,<ref name=lh/> being promoted full [[General (United Kingdom)|general]] in April 1944. In January 1945, Mayne was appointed [[Military Secretary to the India Office]] and, after 37 years of military service, retired from the army after the war in 1947.<ref name=lh/>

==Honours==
Between 1944 and 1947 Mayne held the honorary title of [[Aide-de-camp general|ADC General to the King]]. He was appointed Companion of the [[Order of the Bath]] and Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] in 1941, Knight Commander in 1944, and Knight Grand Cross (GCB) in 1947.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/frame/article/1955-12-20/9/5.html|title=Gen. Sir Mosley Mayne {{!}} Ethiopia, Persia, And India|date=20 December 1955|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=29 February 2020|page=9}}</ref>

==Personal==
Mayne was married in 1916 to Phyllis Tweddell who died in 1949. His only son pre-deceased him, killed in action in 1943 in the [[Italian campaign (World War II)|Italian campaign]]. He was friends with Indian army officers like [[Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri]] and actively promoted them to higher positions.<ref>''Disastrous Twilight'' by [[Syed Shahid Hamid]]</ref> He died on 17 December 1955.

== See also ==
* [[Iraqforce]]

==References==
;Notes
{{reflist}}
;Sources
* London Gazette (various dates)
* Indian Army List (various dates)
* John Gaylor, Sons of John Company
* Obituary, The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 28 Dec 1955; pg. 11; Issue 53413

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book| first=Nick| last=Smart| title=Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War| isbn=1844150496| year=2005| location=Barnesley| publisher=Pen & Sword}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110911064242/http://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/documents.php?aid=120&nid=16&start=10 British Military History Biographies M]
* [http://www.unithistories.com/officers/IndianArmy_officers_M01.html#Mayne_AGOM Indian Army Officers 1939-1945]
*[http://www.generals.dk/general/Mayne/Sir_Ashton_Gerard_Oswald_Mosely/Great_Britain.html Generals of World War II]

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