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	'''Thomas Bryan ~~("T.B.")~~ Henderson Brooks''' (11 January 1909 – 5 January 1997) was a [[General Officer]] in the [[Indian Army]]. He is best known for authoring the still-classified<ref>{{Cite news\|url = http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/publish-the-1962-war-report-now/article3591887.ece\|title = Publish the 1962 war report now\|last = Noorani\|first = A. G.\|date = 2 July 2012\|access-date = 15 May 2014\|newspaper = The Hindu}}</ref> [[Henderson Brooks-Bhagat Report]], along with [[Brigadier]] [[Premindra Singh Bhagat\|P S Bhagat]] (later [[lieutenant general]]).<ref>{{Cite book\|title = Leadership in the Indian Army: Biographies of Twelve Soldiers\|last = Singh\|first = V. K\|publisher = Sage Publication\|year = 2005\|isbn = 0761933220}}</ref>		'''Thomas Bryan Henderson Brooks''' (11 January 1909 – 5 January 1997) was a [[General Officer]] in the [[Indian Army]]. He is best known for authoring the still-classified<ref>{{Cite news\|url = http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/publish-the-1962-war-report-now/article3591887.ece\|title = Publish the 1962 war report now\|last = Noorani\|first = A. G.\|date = 2 July 2012\|access-date = 15 May 2014\|newspaper = The Hindu}}</ref> [[Henderson Brooks-Bhagat Report]], along with [[Brigadier]] [[Premindra Singh Bhagat\|P S Bhagat]] (later [[lieutenant general]]).<ref>{{Cite book\|title = Leadership in the Indian Army: Biographies of Twelve Soldiers\|last = Singh\|first = V. K\|publisher = Sage Publication\|year = 2005\|isbn = 0761933220}}</ref>
	At the time, Henderson Brooks was the commander of [[XI Corps (India)\|XI Corps]], based in [[Jalandhar]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/1962-war-report-When-Nehru-stepped-on-the-Dragons-tail/articleshow/32274881.cms\|title= 1962 war report: When Nehru stepped on the Dragon's tail\|first=Rajat\|last=Pandit\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=19 March 2014\|agency=[[Times News Network]]}}</ref> The report is an internal operational analysis of the [[Indian Army]] after the Indian defeat in the 1962 [[Sino-Indian War]]. He was an [[Anglo-Indian]] and a second-generation Indian Army officer. He was also an excellent sportsman and reached the 3rd round of the men's singles at the [[1938 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles\|1938 Wimbledon Tennis Championships]].		At the time, Henderson Brooks was the commander of [[XI Corps (India)\|XI Corps]], based in [[Jalandhar]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/1962-war-report-When-Nehru-stepped-on-the-Dragons-tail/articleshow/32274881.cms\|title= 1962 war report: When Nehru stepped on the Dragon's tail\|first=Rajat\|last=Pandit\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=19 March 2014\|agency=[[Times News Network]]}}</ref> The report is an internal operational analysis of the [[Indian Army]] after the Indian defeat in the 1962 [[Sino-Indian War]]. He was an [[Anglo-Indian]] and a second-generation Indian Army officer. He was also an excellent sportsman and reached the 3rd round of the men's singles at the [[1938 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles\|1938 Wimbledon Tennis Championships]].

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'''Thomas Bryan ("T.B.") Henderson Brooks''' (11 January 1909 – 5 January 1997) was a [[General Officer]] in the [[Indian Army]]. He is best known for authoring the still-classified<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/publish-the-1962-war-report-now/article3591887.ece|title = Publish the 1962 war report now|last = Noorani|first = A. G.|date = 2 July 2012|access-date = 15 May 2014|newspaper = The Hindu}}</ref> [[Henderson Brooks-Bhagat Report]], along with [[Brigadier]] [[Premindra Singh Bhagat|P S Bhagat]] (later [[lieutenant general]]).<ref>{{Cite book|title = Leadership in the Indian Army: Biographies of Twelve Soldiers|last = Singh|first = V. K|publisher = Sage Publication|year = 2005|isbn = 0761933220}}</ref>
At the time, Henderson Brooks was the commander of [[XI Corps (India)|XI Corps]], based in [[Jalandhar]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/1962-war-report-When-Nehru-stepped-on-the-Dragons-tail/articleshow/32274881.cms|title= 1962 war report: When Nehru stepped on the Dragon's tail|first=Rajat|last=Pandit|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 March 2014|agency=[[Times News Network]]}}</ref> The report is an internal operational analysis of the [[Indian Army]] after the Indian defeat in the 1962 [[Sino-Indian War]]. He was an [[Anglo-Indian]] and a second-generation Indian Army officer. He was also an excellent sportsman and reached the 3rd round of the men's singles at the [[1938 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1938 Wimbledon Tennis Championships]].

== Early life ==
Thomas Bryan Henderson Brooks was born in [[Burma]], the son of [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] Thomas Henderson Brooks, Indian Medical Department (1872-1943).<ref>January 1939 Indian Army List</ref>

==Military career==
He attended the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], and was commissioned a [[second lieutenant]] on to the Unattached List for the Indian Army on 29 August 1929. Arriving in India on 13 October 1929, he was attached on 14 October 1929, to the 2nd Battalion of the [[Duke of Wellington's Regiment]] of the [[British Army]] stationed in India.

He was accepted into the [[Indian Army]] and posted to the 5th battalion [[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]] on 5 November 1930. He was promoted [[lieutenant]] 29 November 1931.<ref>July 1938 Indian Army List</ref> He was appointed an Assistant Recruiting Officer from 1 January 1935 to 14 October 1936.<ref>January 1941 Indian Army List supplement</ref> He was promoted [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] 29 August 1938 (the date of promotion was later antedated to 1 August 1938).<ref>London Gazette 10 March 1939</ref>

He was appointed acting [[major]] 15 September to 14 December 1941, then temporary major from 15 December 1941<ref>January 1946 Half Yearly Army List</ref> By October 1942, he was serving with the 3rd battalion [[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]].<ref>October 1942 Most Secret edition, Indian Army List</ref> He was promoted substantive major 29 August 1946 (the date of promotion was later antedated to 1 July 1946).

After the 1947 Partition, he opted for the [[Indian Army]]. As a temporary [[lieutenant colonel]] (acting [[brigadier]]), he was appointed [[Commander]], [[161 Infantry Brigade]] based in Uri during the Kashmir War [[General Officer Commanding]] [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]] (PEPSU) Forces on 6 December 1949, with the local rank of [[major general]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=285 |date=25 February 1950 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He was promoted to [[colonel]] on 1 January 1950<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=70 |date=24 June 1950 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and to major-general on 29 August 1954.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=37 |date=25 February 1956 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> As a major general, he would later command the [[20th Infantry Division (India)|20th Infantry Division]].

As a [[lieutenant general]], he commanded [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Army]] from 8 November 1963 to 14 March 1964.

==Later life==
After retirement, he emigrated to [[Australia]], where he died on 5 January 1997.

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