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The '''Master-General of the Ordnance''' (MGO) is a | The '''Master-General of the Ordnance''' (MGO) is a senior military position in the [[Indian Army]] held by a serving [[lieutenant general]].<ref name="IndArmy.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=cGZJv85c1dbqTHJBKGvPEA==&ParentID=Bpfiu2KyuIPMnXmvvCYvTQ==|title=MGO Branch|work=Indian Army website|author=Government of India}}</ref> | ||
==Masters-General prior to Independence== | |||
Masters-general included:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf |title=Army Commands |accessdate=27 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf |archivedate=5 July 2015 }}</ref> | |||
* 1924–1930: [[Edwin Atkinson|Edwin Henry de Vere Atkinson]] | |||
* 1930–1934: [[Bertram Kirwan|Bertram Richard Kirwan]] | |||
* 1934–1938: [[Henry ap Rhys Pryce|Henry Edward ap Rhys Pryce]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spink.com/lot/500547|title=A Great War D.S.O. Group of Nine to General Sir Henry ap Rhys Pryce|publisher=Spink|access-date=8 November 2025}}</ref> | |||
* 1938–1942: [[Charles Clement Armitage]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/ARMITAGE1.shtml |title=Sir (Charles) Clement Armitage|publisher=Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070731053216/http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/ARMITAGE1.shtml|archive-date=31 July 2007}}</ref> | |||
* 1942–1944: [[Clarence August Bird]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unithistories.com/officers/Army_officers_B03.html#Bird_CA|title=British Army officer histories|publisher=Unit Histories|accessdate=2009-04-19}}</ref> | |||
* 1944–1947: [[Kenneth Morley Loch]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/LOCH2.shtml|title=Loch, Kenneth|publisher=Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070731012038/http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/LOCH2.shtml|archive-date=31 July 2007}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:39, 8 November 2025
The Master-General of the Ordnance (MGO) is a senior military position in the Indian Army held by a serving lieutenant general.[1]
Masters-General prior to Independence[edit | edit source]
Masters-general included:[2]
- 1924–1930: Edwin Henry de Vere Atkinson
- 1930–1934: Bertram Richard Kirwan
- 1934–1938: Henry Edward ap Rhys Pryce[3]
- 1938–1942: Charles Clement Armitage[4]
- 1942–1944: Clarence August Bird[5]
- 1944–1947: Kenneth Morley Loch[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Government of India. "MGO Branch". Indian Army website.
- ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "A Great War D.S.O. Group of Nine to General Sir Henry ap Rhys Pryce". Spink. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ↑ "Sir (Charles) Clement Armitage". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 31 July 2007.
- ↑ "British Army officer histories". Unit Histories. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ↑ "Loch, Kenneth". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 31 July 2007.
