The Chief of the General Staff, India was a senior military commander in India from 1904 to Indian Independence in 1947.
The Chief of the General Staff, India assisted the Commander-in-Chief, India in commanding the British Indian Armed Forces. The post was largely honorary as all power resided in the hands of Commander-in-Chief, India. The post was replaced by that of Commander-in-Chief, Army in 1947 and then by that of Chief of the Army Staff in 1955.
Holders of the post have been:
Mar 1906-Sep 1909 Lieutenant-General Sir Beauchamp Duff
Oct 1909-Feb 1912 Lieutenant-General Sir Douglas Haig
Feb 1912-Jan 1916 Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake
Jan 1916-Jan 1920 Lieutenant-General Sir George Kirkpatrick
Jan 1920-Nov 1924 General Sir Claud Jacob
Nov 1924-Oct 1928 General Sir Andrew Skeen
Oct 1928-Jul 1930 General Sir Philip Chetwode
Jul 1930-Mar 1931 Lieutenant-General Sir Cyril Deverell
Mar 1931-May 1934 General Sir Kenneth Wigram
May 1934-Oct 1937 General Sir William Bartholomew
Oct 1937-Jun 1939 General Sir Ivo Vesey
Jun 1939-May 1941 General Sir Eric de Burgh
May 1941-Dec 1941 Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Hutton
Feb 1942-Apr 1944 Lieutenant-General Sir Edwin Morris
Apr 1944-1946 Lieutenant-General Sir John Swayne
1946-1947 Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Smith
