Christopher Maltby
| Christopher Maltby | |
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Major General Christopher Maltby
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| Born |
13 January 1891 India |
| Died | 6 September 1980 (aged 89) Taunton, Somerset |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1908–1946 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held |
British Troops in China (1941) 19th Indian Infantry Brigade (1940–41) 3rd Indian Infantry Brigade (1939–40) 3rd Battalion 9th Jat Regiment (1937–39) 4th Battalion 9th Rajput Regiment (1936–37) |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Russian Civil War Waziristan campaign Second World War |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (4) |
| Relations | Air Vice Marshal Sir Paul Maltby (brother) |
Major General Christopher Michael Maltby, CB, MC, DL (13 January 1891 – 6 September 1980) was a senior officer in the British Indian Army who served as Commander of British Troops in China in 1941 before the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong, after which he became a prisoner of war.
Educated at Bedford School, Maltby was commissioned into the Indian Army in 1910.
He served in the First World War and then went to the Staff College in Quetta in 1923. He served on the North West Frontier in India and then became a General Staff Officer at Army Headquarters in India in 1925. He went on to the Staff College at Andover in 1927 and then was appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Army Headquarters in India in 1930. He returned to the North West Frontier in India in 1937 and then became an Instructor at the Staff College at Quetta in 1938 before being appointed a General Staff Officer in Baluchistan District in India in 1939.
He served in the Second World War initially as Commander of 3rd Jhelum Brigade, then as Commander of the Calcutta Brigade, and finally as Commander of 19th Indian Infantry Brigade in Deccan District in India.
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