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[[Major | [[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major General]] '''Christopher Michael Maltby''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CB|MC|DL}} (13 January 1891 – 6 September 1980) was a senior officer in the [[British Indian Army]] who served as [[Commander British Forces in Hong Kong|Commander of British Troops in Hong Kong]] in 1941 before the [[Battle of Hong Kong|Japanese invasion of Hong Kong]], after which he became a prisoner of war. | ||
==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
Educated at [[Bedford School]], Maltby was [[ | Educated at [[Bedford School]], Maltby attended the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich]], from where he was [[Officer (armed forces)|commissioned]] into the [[9th Jat Regiment]] of the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] in 1910.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/MALTBY.shtml Christopher Michael Maltby] Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives</ref> In the years leading to war, he served in the [[Persian Gulf]].{{sfn|Smart|2005|p=208}} | ||
He | He saw service in the [[First World War]], mainly on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]], where, in addition to being wounded, he was awarded the [[Military Cross]] and was thrice [[mentioned in dispatches]].{{sfn|Smart|2005|p=208}} | ||
[[ | With the war over, he then went to the Staff College in [[Quetta]] in 1923.<ref name=lh/> He served on the [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955)|North West Frontier]] in India and then became a [[general staff officer]] at Army Headquarters in India in 1925.<ref name=lh/> He went on to the [[RAF Staff College, Andover|Staff College]] at [[Andover, Hampshire|Andover]] in 1927 and then was appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Army Headquarters in India in 1930.<ref name=lh/> He returned to the North West Frontier in India in 1937 and then became an instructor at the Staff College at Quetta in 1938 before being appointed a general staff officer in [[Baluchistan (Chief Commissioners Province)|Baluchistan District]] in India in 1939.<ref name=lh/>{{sfn|Smart|2005|p=208}} | ||
[[File:J.K. Lawson and C.M. Maltby.jpg|thumb|left|Canadian Brigadier [[John K. Lawson]] (right) with General Christopher Maltby]] | |||
He was made [[Commander British Forces in Hong Kong|Commander of British Troops in China]] in August 1941.<ref name=lh/> He initially established a 10-mile line of defence known as [[Gin Drinkers Line]] across the Southern part of the mainland but was rapidly forced to withdraw his troops back to [[Hong Kong Island]].<ref name=fall>[http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/hong_kong_fall.htm Fall of Hong Kong]</ref> General [[Takashi Sakai]] began a bombardment of the Island and, after a brief counter-attack by British Troops which commenced on 19 December 1941,<ref name=fall/> Maltby surrendered to the Japanese at [[Queen's Pier]] on 25 December 1941.<ref>[http://www.mwadui.com/HongKong/Maltby.htm Photos of the fall of Hong Kong]</ref> He was a [[prisoner of war]] from 1941 to 1945.<ref name=lh/> | He served in the [[Second World War]] initially as Commander of [[3rd Indian Infantry Brigade|3rd Jhelum Brigade]], then as Commander of the Calcutta Brigade, and finally as Commander of [[19th Indian Infantry Brigade]] in [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan District]] in India.<ref name=lh/>{{sfn|Smart|2005|p=208}} | ||
He was made [[Commander British Forces in Hong Kong|Commander of British Troops in China]] in August 1941.<ref name=lh/> He initially established a 10-mile line of defence known as [[Gin Drinkers Line]] across the Southern part of the mainland but was rapidly forced to withdraw his troops back to [[Hong Kong Island]].<ref name=fall>[http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/hong_kong_fall.htm Fall of Hong Kong]</ref> General [[Takashi Sakai]] began a bombardment of the Island and, after a brief counter-attack by British Troops which commenced on 19 December 1941,<ref name=fall/> Maltby surrendered to the Japanese at [[Queen's Pier]] on 25 December 1941.<ref>[http://www.mwadui.com/HongKong/Maltby.htm Photos of the fall of Hong Kong]</ref> He was a [[prisoner of war]] from 1941 to 1945.<ref name=lh/>{{sfn|Smart|2005|p=208}} | |||
==Retirement== | ==Retirement== | ||
Reverting to his permanent rank of colonel, Maltby retired on 10 June 1946.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37674|date=2 August 1946|page=3939}}</ref> He was granted the [[honorary rank]] of major-general on 10 June 1946.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37809|date=3 December 1946|page=5953|supp=y}}</ref> In 1953, Maltby was granted a commission as a [[Deputy | Reverting to his permanent rank of colonel, Maltby retired on 10 June 1946.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37674|date=2 August 1946|page=3939}}</ref> He was granted the [[honorary rank]] of major-general on 10 June 1946.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37809|date=3 December 1946|page=5953|supp=y}}</ref> In 1953, Maltby was granted a commission as a [[Deputy lieutenant]] of [[Somerset]],<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=39954|date=4 September 1953|page=4750}}</ref> where he spent his remaining years, the last five of them a widower.{{sfn|Smart|2005|p=208}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==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}} | |||
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Christopher Maltby | |
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 Major General Christopher Maltby | |
| Born | 13 January 1891 India |
| Died | 6 September 1980 (aged 89) Taunton, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1908–1946 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Service number | 199269 |
| Unit | 9th Jat Regiment |
| Commands held | British Troops in China (1941) 19th Indian Infantry Brigade (1940–41) 3rd Indian Infantry Brigade (1939–40) 3rd Battalion 9th Jat Regiment (1937–39) 4th Battalion 9th Rajput Regiment (1936–37) |
| Battles/wars | First World War Russian Civil War Waziristan campaign Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (4) |
| Relations | Air Vice Marshal Sir Paul Maltby (brother) |
Major General Christopher Michael Maltby, CB, MC, DL (13 January 1891 – 6 September 1980) was a senior officer in the British Indian Army who served as Commander of British Troops in Hong Kong in 1941 before the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong, after which he became a prisoner of war.
Military career[edit | edit source]
Educated at Bedford School, Maltby attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, from where he was commissioned into the 9th Jat Regiment of the Indian Army in 1910.[1] In the years leading to war, he served in the Persian Gulf.[2]
He saw service in the First World War, mainly on the Western Front, where, in addition to being wounded, he was awarded the Military Cross and was thrice mentioned in dispatches.[2]
With the war over, he then went to the Staff College in Quetta in 1923.[1] He served on the North West Frontier in India and then became a general staff officer at Army Headquarters in India in 1925.[1] He went on to the Staff College at Andover in 1927 and then was appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Army Headquarters in India in 1930.[1] He returned to the North West Frontier in India in 1937 and then became an instructor at the Staff College at Quetta in 1938 before being appointed a general staff officer in Baluchistan District in India in 1939.[1][2]
He served in the Second World War initially as Commander of 3rd Jhelum Brigade, then as Commander of the Calcutta Brigade, and finally as Commander of 19th Indian Infantry Brigade in Deccan District in India.[1][2]
He was made Commander of British Troops in China in August 1941.[1] He initially established a 10-mile line of defence known as Gin Drinkers Line across the Southern part of the mainland but was rapidly forced to withdraw his troops back to Hong Kong Island.[3] General Takashi Sakai began a bombardment of the Island and, after a brief counter-attack by British Troops which commenced on 19 December 1941,[3] Maltby surrendered to the Japanese at Queen's Pier on 25 December 1941.[4] He was a prisoner of war from 1941 to 1945.[1][2]
Retirement[edit | edit source]
Reverting to his permanent rank of colonel, Maltby retired on 10 June 1946.[5] He was granted the honorary rank of major-general on 10 June 1946.[6] In 1953, Maltby was granted a commission as a Deputy lieutenant of Somerset,[7] where he spent his remaining years, the last five of them a widower.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Christopher Michael Maltby Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Smart 2005, p. 208.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fall of Hong Kong
- ↑ Photos of the fall of Hong Kong
- ↑ "No. 37674". The London Gazette. 2 August 1946. p. 3939.
- ↑ "No. 37809". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 December 1946. p. 5953.
- ↑ "No. 39954". The London Gazette. 4 September 1953. p. 4750.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.
External links[edit | edit source]
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| Preceded by Sir Edward Grassett |
Commander of British Troops in China August – December 1941 |
Succeeded by Sir Francis Festing |