Dudley Russell

Sir Dudley Russell
Sir Dudley Russell
	A motorcycle despatch rider watches as the message he has brought to 8th Indian Division HQ is handed to the GOC, Major General Dudley Russell, by his ADC, Captain D. A. Sconce, early 1944.
Nickname(s)	"Pasha"
Born	1 December 1896; Bexleyheath, Kent, England
Died	4 February 1978 (aged 81); Nassau, Bahamas
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army; British Indian Army
Years of service	1915–1954
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	8991
Unit	Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment); 97th Deccan Infantry; 19th Hyderabad Regiment; 13th Frontier Force Rifles
Commands held	6th Royal Battalion (Scinde), 13th Frontier Force Rifles; 5th Indian Infantry Brigade; 8th Indian Infantry Division; 5th Indian Infantry Division; Delhi and East Punjab Command; Chief British Advisor to the Indian Army
Battles/wars	World War I; World War II
Awards	KBE(1950); CB (5 July 1945); CBE (31 August 1944); OBE (30 December 1941); DSO (9 July 1942); MC (8 March 1919); MID (24 June 1943); MID (19 July 1945); LM (Commander) (31 July 1945)

Lieutenant General Sir Dudley Russell KBE, CB, DSO, MC (1 December 1896 – 4 February 1978) was a senior officer of both the British Army and the British Indian Army, and served during World War I and World War II, where he commanded the 8th Indian Infantry Division during the Italian Campaign from late 1943 until the end of the war in 1945.

^ Smart 2005, p. 278.
^ Mead 2007, p. 402.
^ "No. 38799". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1949. p. 39.
^ "No. 37161". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 July 1945. p. 3490.
^ "No. 36679". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 August 1944. p. 4043.
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^ "No. 37204". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 July 1945. p. 3962.

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[FOOTNOTESmart2005278-1] Smart 2005, p. 278.

[FOOTNOTEMead2007402-2] Mead 2007, p. 402.

[KBEGaz-4] "No. 38799". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1949. p. 39.

[CBGaz-5] "No. 37161". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 July 1945. p. 3490.

[CBEGaz-6] "No. 36679". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 August 1944. p. 4043.

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[MIDGaz45-11] "No. 37184". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 July 1945. p. 3742.

[LMgaz-12] "No. 37204". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 July 1945. p. 3962.

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Sir Dudley Russell
A motorcycle despatch rider watches as the message he has brought to 8th Indian Division HQ is handed to the GOC, Major General Dudley Russell, by his ADC, Captain D. A. Sconce, early 1944.
Nickname(s)	"Pasha"^[1]^[a]
Born	(1896-12-01)1 December 1896 Bexleyheath, Kent, England
Died	4 February 1978(1978-02-04) (aged 81) Nassau, Bahamas
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army British Indian Army
Years of service	1915–1954
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	8991
Unit	Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 97th Deccan Infantry 19th Hyderabad Regiment 13th Frontier Force Rifles
Commands held	6th Royal Battalion (Scinde), 13th Frontier Force Rifles 5th Indian Infantry Brigade 8th Indian Infantry Division 5th Indian Infantry Division Delhi and East Punjab Command Chief British Advisor to the Indian Army
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	KBE(1950)^[3] CB (5 July 1945)^[4] CBE (31 August 1944)^[5] OBE (30 December 1941)^[6] DSO (9 July 1942)^[7] MC (8 March 1919)^[8] MID (24 June 1943)^[9] MID (19 July 1945)^[10] LM (Commander) (31 July 1945)^[11]