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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{{cite web|url=http://gypsyscholar.com/402unpublishedt.html|title=Muspratt (Sydney Frederick)|publisher= Unpublished records|accessdate=20 May 2022}}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{{cite web|url=http://gypsyscholar.com/402unpublishedt.html|title=Muspratt (Sydney Frederick)|publisher= Unpublished records|accessdate=20 May 2019}}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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Sir Sydney Muspratt
Birth nameSydney Frederick Muspratt
Born11 September 1878
Battersea, Surrey, England
Died28 November 1972(1972-11-28) (aged 94)[1]
Alresford, Hampshire
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Indian Army
Years of service1898–1941
RankGeneral
Commands held4th Indian Infantry Brigade
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of the Star of India
Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
Distinguished Service Order

General Sir Sydney Frederick Muspratt 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.[2]

Military career[edit]

Muspratt was commissioned into the Indian Staff Corps in 1898.[3] He served extensively on the North West Frontier of India.[4] He was appointed to the 12th Cavalry 1 April 1900.[5]

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.[5]

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.[5]

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.[5]

Returning to India he was appointed a Brigade commander, 4th Indian Infantry Brigade from 17 November 1925 to 31 October 1927.[6] 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.[5]

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.[7] He was Military Secretary to the India Office again from 1937[8] to 1941.[7]

Personal life[edit]

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.[9][10]

He died at 43 Broad Street, Alresford, Hampshire, aged 94.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Deaths". The Times. 1 December 1972. p. 30.
  2. ↑ Kelly`s handbook 1944
  3. ↑ "No. 26931". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 January 1898. p. 377.
  4. ↑ "Muspratt (Sydney Frederick)". Unpublished records. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Supplement to the Indian Army List January 1939
  6. ↑ "Sydney Muspratt". Generals.dk. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Indian military appointments The Glasgow Herald, 8 May 1937
  8. ↑ "No. 34444". The London Gazette. 15 October 1937. p. 6378.
  9. ↑ Kelly's handbook 1944
  10. ↑ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 280. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Alexander Cobbe 		Military Secretary to the India Office
1931–1933 		Succeeded by
Sir John Coleridge
Preceded by
Sir Roger Wilson 		Military Secretary to the India Office
1937–1941 		Succeeded by
Sir Robert Lockhart
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