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British army officer (1863-1948)

United KingdomLived 1863 to 1948 · aged 84
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Field Marshal Sir Claud William Jacob, was a British Indian Army officer. He served in the First World War as commander of the Dehra Dun Brigade, as General Officer Commanding 21st Division and as General Officer Commanding II Corps in the Fifth Army.

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1926Knight of Grace of the Order of Saint John
1918Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Order of the Star of India
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Croix de Guerre
Distinguished Service Medal

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Field Marshal Sir Claud William Jacob, was a British Indian Army officer. He served in the First World War as commander of the Dehra Dun Brigade, as General Officer Commanding 21st Division and as General Officer Commanding II Corps in the Fifth Army. During the Battle of the Somme, his corps undertook the British attack during the Battle of Thiepval Ridge in September 1916 and the subsequent assault on St Pierre Divion during the Battle of the Ancre in November 1916. He remained in command of II Corps for the Battle of Passchendaele in Autumn 1917. After the War he commanded a corps of the British Army of the Rhine during the occupation there and then served as Chief of the General Staff in India. He went on to be General Officer Commanding Northern Command in India before temporarily becoming Commander-in-Chief, India and then taking over as Military Secretary to the India Office.

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Lived 1863 to 1948 · aged 84
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