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	==Military career==		==Military career==
	Muspratt was [[Commissioned officer\|commissioned]] into the [[Indian Staff Corps]] in 1898.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=26931\|supp=y\|page=377\|date=21 January 1898}}</ref> He served extensively on the [[North-West Frontier (military history)\|North West Frontier]] of [[India]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://gypsyscholar.com/402unpublishedt.html\|title=Muspratt (Sydney Frederick)\|publisher= Unpublished records\|accessdate=20 May ~~2022~~}}</ref> He was appointed to the [[12th Cavalry]] 1 April 1900.<ref name="ReferenceA">Supplement to the Indian Army List January 1939</ref>		Muspratt was [[Commissioned officer\|commissioned]] into the [[Indian Staff Corps]] in 1898.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=26931\|supp=y\|page=377\|date=21 January 1898}}</ref> He served extensively on the [[North-West Frontier (military history)\|North West Frontier]] of [[India]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://gypsyscholar.com/402unpublishedt.html\|title=Muspratt (Sydney Frederick)\|publisher= Unpublished records\|accessdate=20 May 2019}}</ref> He was appointed to the [[12th Cavalry]] 1 April 1900.<ref name="ReferenceA">Supplement to the Indian Army List January 1939</ref>

	He was first appointed to the staff as Staff Captain, Intelligence and General Staff Officer 3rd Class from 18 June 1906 to 17 June 1910, during which time he served on the Mohmand and Zakka Khel expeditions of 1908.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>		He was first appointed to the staff as Staff Captain, Intelligence and General Staff Officer 3rd Class from 18 June 1906 to 17 June 1910, during which time he served on the Mohmand and Zakka Khel expeditions of 1908.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
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	He did a brief stint as Deputy Director (Intelligence) in India from 1 November 1920 to 15 December 1920 before returning to regimental soldiering with the [[12th Cavalry]] until be appointed to the staff at the War Office from 3 February 1922 to 6 October 1925.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>		He did a brief stint as Deputy Director (Intelligence) in India from 1 November 1920 to 15 December 1920 before returning to regimental soldiering with the [[12th Cavalry]] until be appointed to the staff at the War Office from 3 February 1922 to 6 October 1925.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

	Returning to India he was appointed a Brigade commander, [[4th Indian Infantry Brigade]] from 17 November 1925 to 31 October 1927.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.generals.dk/general/Muspratt/Sydney_Frederick/Great_Britain.html\|title=Sydney Muspratt\|publisher= Generals.dk\|accessdate=20 May ~~2022~~}}</ref> Then he was made Director of Military Operations in India 1 November 1927 to 25 October 1929. Subsequently he was appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff and Director of Staff Duties at Army Headquarters, India 13 December 1929 to 6 September 1931.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>		Returning to India he was appointed a Brigade commander, [[4th Indian Infantry Brigade]] from 17 November 1925 to 31 October 1927.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.generals.dk/general/Muspratt/Sydney_Frederick/Great_Britain.html\|title=Sydney Muspratt\|publisher= Generals.dk\|accessdate=20 May 2019}}</ref> Then he was made Director of Military Operations in India 1 November 1927 to 25 October 1929. Subsequently he was appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff and Director of Staff Duties at Army Headquarters, India 13 December 1929 to 6 September 1931.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

	He was [[Military Secretary to the India Office]] from 1931 to 1933. Then as [[General Officer Commanding]] [[Peshawar]] District from 26 November 1933 to 1 November 1936, he commanded the latter part of the [[Second Mohmand Campaign]].<ref name=herald>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19370508&id=TDc1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=P6YLAAAAIBAJ&pg=4621,1244184 Indian military appointments] The Glasgow Herald, 8 May 1937</ref> He was Military Secretary to the India Office again from 1937<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=34444\|page=6378\|date=15 October 1937}}</ref> to 1941.<ref name=herald/>		He was [[Military Secretary to the India Office]] from 1931 to 1933. Then as [[General Officer Commanding]] [[Peshawar]] District from 26 November 1933 to 1 November 1936, he commanded the latter part of the [[Second Mohmand Campaign]].<ref name=herald>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19370508&id=TDc1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=P6YLAAAAIBAJ&pg=4621,1244184 Indian military appointments] The Glasgow Herald, 8 May 1937</ref> He was Military Secretary to the India Office again from 1937<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=34444\|page=6378\|date=15 October 1937}}</ref> to 1941.<ref name=herald/>

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| name = Sir Sydney Muspratt
| image =
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| birth_name = Sydney Frederick Muspratt
| birth_date = 11 September 1878
| death_date = {{dda|28 November 1972|11 September 1878|df=y}}<ref name="deaths">{{cite news |title= Deaths |work=[[The Times]] |date=1 December 1972 |page= 30}}</ref>
| placeofburial_label =
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| birth_place =[[Battersea]], Surrey, England
| death_place =[[New Alresford|Alresford]], Hampshire
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| allegiance ={{flag|United Kingdom}}
| branch ={{army|British Raj}}
| serviceyears =1898–1941
| rank =[[General (United Kingdom)|General]]
| unit =
| commands =[[4th Indian Infantry Brigade]]
| battles =[[World War I]]<br />[[World War II]]
| awards =[[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]]<br />[[Companion of the Order of the Star of India]]<br />[[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]]<br />[[Distinguished Service Order]]
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[[General (United Kingdom)|General]] '''Sir Sydney Frederick Muspratt''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCB|CSI|CIE|DSO}} (11 September 1878 – 28 November 1972) was a senior [[British Indian Army]] officer who went on to be [[Military Secretary to the India Office]].

He was born 11 September 1878 the son of Henry Muspratt, Indian Civil Service.<ref>Kelly`s handbook 1944</ref>

==Military career==
Muspratt was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[Indian Staff Corps]] in 1898.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26931|supp=y|page=377|date=21 January 1898}}</ref> He served extensively on the [[North-West Frontier (military history)|North West Frontier]] of [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gypsyscholar.com/402unpublishedt.html|title=Muspratt (Sydney Frederick)|publisher= Unpublished records|accessdate=20 May 2022}}</ref> He was appointed to the [[12th Cavalry]] 1 April 1900.<ref name="ReferenceA">Supplement to the Indian Army List January 1939</ref>

He was first appointed to the staff as Staff Captain, Intelligence and General Staff Officer 3rd Class from 18 June 1906 to 17 June 1910, during which time he served on the Mohmand and Zakka Khel expeditions of 1908.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

He is reappointed to the staff serving [[World War I]] from 5 September 1914 and spent the war in France & Belgium as a staff officer, ending up a General Staff Officer 1st Class from 18 January 1918 to 31 October 1920.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

He did a brief stint as Deputy Director (Intelligence) in India from 1 November 1920 to 15 December 1920 before returning to regimental soldiering with the [[12th Cavalry]] until be appointed to the staff at the War Office from 3 February 1922 to 6 October 1925.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

Returning to India he was appointed a Brigade commander, [[4th Indian Infantry Brigade]] from 17 November 1925 to 31 October 1927.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.generals.dk/general/Muspratt/Sydney_Frederick/Great_Britain.html|title=Sydney Muspratt|publisher= Generals.dk|accessdate=20 May 2022}}</ref> Then he was made Director of Military Operations in India 1 November 1927 to 25 October 1929. Subsequently he was appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff and Director of Staff Duties at Army Headquarters, India 13 December 1929 to 6 September 1931.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

He was [[Military Secretary to the India Office]] from 1931 to 1933. Then as [[General Officer Commanding]] [[Peshawar]] District from 26 November 1933 to 1 November 1936, he commanded the latter part of the [[Second Mohmand Campaign]].<ref name=herald>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19370508&id=TDc1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=P6YLAAAAIBAJ&pg=4621,1244184 Indian military appointments] The Glasgow Herald, 8 May 1937</ref> He was Military Secretary to the India Office again from 1937<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34444|page=6378|date=15 October 1937}}</ref> to 1941.<ref name=herald/>

==Personal life==
In 1925, he married Rosamonde Barry, youngest daughter of Sir Edward Barry, 2nd Baronet, and they went on to have two sons, John Scott and David Barry.<ref>Kelly's handbook 1944</ref><ref name="burke">{{cite book |title= [[Burke's Peerage|Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood]]|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor= Mosley, Charles |editor-link=Charles Mosley (genealogist) |edition=107 |year= 2003 |page= 280 |ref=Burke |isbn=0-9711966-2-1}}</ref>

He died at 43 Broad Street, [[New Alresford|Alresford]], Hampshire, aged 94.<ref name="deaths"/>

==References==
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{{s-bef|before=[[Alexander Cobbe|Sir Alexander Cobbe]]}}
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{{s-bef|before=[[Roger Wilson (Indian Army officer)|Sir Roger Wilson]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Military Secretary to the India Office]]|years=1937–1941}}
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