South Western Army XXI Corps Special Frontier Force 54th Infantry Division
Awards
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal
Lieutenant General Cherish Mathson, PVSM, SM, VSM is a retired officer of the Indian Army who served as General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), South Western Command. He assumed office on 1 August 2017 taking over from Lt General Abhay Krishna, and was succeeded by Lt General Alok Singh Kler on 1 September 2019.[1][2][3][4]
^"Lt Gen Cherish Mathson takes over Army's South Western Command". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^"Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^"Sapta Shakti Command chief Cherish Mathson retires". 1 September 2019.
^"Kler is new chief of Sapta Shakti Command". 1 September 2019.
Lieutenant General CherishMathson, PVSM, SM, VSM is a retired officer of the Indian Army who served as General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C)...
In 2019, the reviewing officer for the 136th parade was Lt. Gen. CherishMathson. IMA has adopted a song penned by Javed Akhtar for its POPs — Bharat...
Command. He assumed office on 1 September 2019, taking over from Lt Gen CherishMathson. Alok was born into the Kler military family which originated from...
South Western Command 25 January 2017 – 31 July 2017 Succeeded by CherishMathson Preceded by Bipin Rawat General Officer Commanding III Corps 23 Nov...
assumed office, 1 July 2017 onwards. He assumed the post from Lt General CherishMathson. During his career, he has been awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal...
the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017. "Lt Gen CherishMathson appointed Colonel of Regiment of Garhwal Rifles". The New Indian Express...