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James Cassels
British Army officer (1907-1996) · United Kingdom · On the map · Died at 89
Field Marshal Sir Archibald James Halkett Cassels, was a senior British Army officer who served as Chief of the General Staff (CGS), the professional head of the British Army, from 1965 to 1968.
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Major General James Cassels, GOC 6th Airborne Division, congratulates men of the cross country running team of the 8th Parachute Battalion on the occasion of the division's cross country run in which they ran second. Picture taken in Palestine, March 1946.
General Mark W. Clark (left), Cassels and General J. Lawton Collins, both of the U.S. Army, in Korea, July 1952.
Cassels served as director of operations during the Malayan Emergency.Awards
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As a young man he was a first-class cricket player, initially playing in India for the Europeans against the Hindus in the Lahore Tournament and going on to play for a Punjab Governor's XI against Northern India team and for a Viceroy's XI against the Roshanara Club. He later played for the British Army cricket team against the RAF at The Oval and then played for the Egyptian national side against HM Martineau's XI in Alexandria.