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| allegiance = {{flag|British India}}<br> {{flag|India}} | | allegiance = {{flag|British India}}<br> {{flag|India}} | ||
| branch = {{army|British Raj}}<br>{{army|India}} | | branch = {{army|British Raj}}<br>{{army|India}} | ||
| rank = [[File:Major_General of the Indian Army.svg|15px]] [[Major general (India)|Major | | rank = [[File:Major_General of the Indian Army.svg|15px]] [[Major general (India)|Major General]] | ||
| servicenumber = IA-562 | | servicenumber = IA-562 | ||
| unit = [[1st Punjab Regiment]]<br>[[Dogra Regiment]] | | unit = [[1st Punjab Regiment]]<br>[[Dogra Regiment]] | ||
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Among the first cadets selected to attend the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College (now the [[Rashtriya Indian Military College]]) in 1922, Dubey was one of three graduates selected for a King's Commission as a [[King's Commissioned Indian Officer]] (KCIO) in 1928.<ref name="centenarian"/> He passed out from the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] on 30 January 1930.<ref name="commission">{{London Gazette|issue=33575|supp=|page=652|date=31 January 1930}}</ref> As was customary, he was posted to a [[British Army]] regiment, the [[Royal Norfolk Regiment|Norfolk Regiment]],<ref>{{cite book|pages=270a|title=Indian Army List for October 1930|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1930}}</ref> for a period of one year. On 30 March 1931,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33740|supp=|page=5028|date=31 July 1931}}</ref> he was posted to the 2nd Battalion of the [[1st Punjab Regiment]].<ref>{{cite book|pages=216|title=Indian Army List for October 1933|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1933}}</ref> Other KCIOs in the battalion at the same time were Kalwant Singh, later also a major-general, and the battalion adjutant [[Pran Nath Thapar]], the future Chief of the Army Staff.<ref>{{cite book|pages=455|title=Indian Army List for October 1933|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1933}}</ref> | Among the first cadets selected to attend the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College (now the [[Rashtriya Indian Military College]]) in 1922, Dubey was one of three graduates selected for a King's Commission as a [[King's Commissioned Indian Officer]] (KCIO) in 1928.<ref name="centenarian"/> He passed out from the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] on 30 January 1930.<ref name="commission">{{London Gazette|issue=33575|supp=|page=652|date=31 January 1930}}</ref> As was customary, he was posted to a [[British Army]] regiment, the [[Royal Norfolk Regiment|Norfolk Regiment]],<ref>{{cite book|pages=270a|title=Indian Army List for October 1930|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1930}}</ref> for a period of one year. On 30 March 1931,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33740|supp=|page=5028|date=31 July 1931}}</ref> he was posted to the 2nd Battalion of the [[1st Punjab Regiment]].<ref>{{cite book|pages=216|title=Indian Army List for October 1933|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1933}}</ref> Other KCIOs in the battalion at the same time were Kalwant Singh, later also a major-general, and the battalion adjutant [[Pran Nath Thapar]], the future Chief of the Army Staff.<ref>{{cite book|pages=455|title=Indian Army List for October 1933|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1933}}</ref> | ||
Dubey was promoted lieutenant on 30 April 1932,<ref name="lt">{{London Gazette|issue=33832|supp=|page=3591|date=3 June 1932}}</ref> and was appointed battalion quartermaster on 1 June 1936.<ref>{{cite book|pages=455|title=Indian Army List for October 1936|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1930}}</ref> He was promoted captain on 1 August 1938,<ref name="capt">{{London Gazette|issue=34608|supp=|page=1851|date=17 March 1939}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|pages=506|title=Indian Army List for April 1938|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1938}}</ref> and in April 1939 qualified as a second-class interpreter in Urdu.<ref>{{cite book|pages=753a|title=Indian Army List for October 1939|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1939}}</ref> On 26 March 1940, he was appointed battalion adjutant.<ref>{{cite book|pages=723|title=Indian Army List for July 1940|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1939}}</ref> In 1941, now an acting major, Dubey was selected to attend the 4th War Course at the [[Staff College, Quetta]], which ran from 21 July to 13 December 1941; among his fellow students was Squadron Leader [[Subroto Mukerjee]].<ref>{{cite book|pages= | Dubey was promoted lieutenant on 30 April 1932,<ref name="lt">{{London Gazette|issue=33832|supp=|page=3591|date=3 June 1932}}</ref> and was appointed battalion quartermaster on 1 June 1936.<ref>{{cite book|pages=455|title=Indian Army List for October 1936|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1930}}</ref> He was promoted captain on 1 August 1938,<ref name="capt">{{London Gazette|issue=34608|supp=|page=1851|date=17 March 1939}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|pages=506|title=Indian Army List for April 1938|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1938}}</ref> and in April 1939 qualified as a second-class interpreter in Urdu.<ref>{{cite book|pages=753a|title=Indian Army List for October 1939|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1939}}</ref> On 26 March 1940, he was appointed battalion adjutant.<ref>{{cite book|pages=723|title=Indian Army List for July 1940|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1939}}</ref> In 1941, now an acting major, Dubey was selected to attend the 4th War Course at the [[Staff College, Quetta]], which ran from 21 July to 13 December 1941; among his fellow students was Squadron Leader [[Subroto Mukerjee]].<ref>{{cite book|pages=1252–53|title=Indian Army List for October 1941|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1941}}</ref> | ||
==Post-war and post-Independence== | ==Post-war and post-Independence== | ||
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|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-5.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1 January 1950 (seniority from 30 January 1948)<ref name="col">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=70 |date=24 June 1950 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1950/O-2343-1950-0013-108724.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> | |align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-5.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1 January 1950 (seniority from 30 January 1948)<ref name="col">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=70 |date=24 June 1950 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1950/O-2343-1950-0013-108724.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> | ||
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|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || Colonel || Indian Army || 26 January 1950 (recommissioning and change in insignia)<ref name="insignia_designs">{{cite web|title=New Designs of Crests and Badges in the Services|url=http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|archive-date=8 August | |align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || Colonel || Indian Army || 26 January 1950 (recommissioning and change in insignia)<ref name="insignia_designs">{{cite web|title=New Designs of Crests and Badges in the Services|url=http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|archive-date=8 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=227 |date=11 February 1950 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> | ||
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|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 30 January 1951 (substantive)<ref name="subs_brig">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=57 |date=24 March 1951 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1951/O-2306-1951-0012-107780.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> | |align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 30 January 1951 (substantive)<ref name="subs_brig">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=57 |date=24 March 1951 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1951/O-2306-1951-0012-107780.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> | ||