Mayne (left) with Prince Amedeo (second from left) after the Battle of Amba Alagi in 1941
Nickname(s)
"Mo"[1]
Born
(1889-04-24)24 April 1889 Wincanton, Somerset, England
Died
17 December 1955(1955-12-17) (aged 66)
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
British Indian Army
Years of service
1908–1947
Rank
General
Service number
23034
Unit
East Lancashire Regiment
6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons
13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)
9th Deccan Horse
Commands held
Royal Deccan Horse
4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade
9th Indian Infantry Brigade
5th Indian Infantry Division
XXI Indian Corps
Eastern Command, India
Battles/wars
First World War
Second World War
Awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (3)
General Sir Ashton Gerard Oswald Mosley Mayne, GCB, CBE, DSO (24 April 1889 – 17 December 1955) was a senior British Indian Army officer active in both the First World War and Second World War, where he commanded Eastern Command, India.
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