Lt-General George Noble Molesworth, CSI, CBE (1890-1968) was commissioned into the British Army serving in India and saw active service in the Third Anglo-Afghan War. He later transferred to the Indian Army and rose to oversee intelligence and to be Deputy Chief of General Staff, AHQ India . He also served as Military Secretary at the India Office .

Biography

• Born 4 July 1890
  • Eldest son of Henry B. Molesworth
  • Grandson of Sir Guildford Molesworth
• Educated at Bradfield College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
• 2nd Lt, Somerset Light Infantry, 1910
• Adjutant, Somerset Light Infantry, 1916–19
  • Served in Malta, North China and India (Great War Medal )
  • Third Anglo-Afghan War (medal and clasp, dispatches)
• DAAG , AHQ India, 1919–21 and 1924
• Brigade Major, 1925
• DAQMG , AHQ India, 1926–7
• Married Marjorie Frances Simpson 1927
• Transferred to Indian Army, 15th Punjab Regt , 1928
• Instructor, Staff College, Quetta , 1929–33
• Bt Lt-Colonel, 1932
• Commanded 4/15th Punjab Regt , 1934–6
• Imperial Defence College, 1935
• Deputy Director of Military Operations and Intelligence, AHQ India, 1936–8
  • Director, 1938–41
• Deputy Chief of General Staff, AHQ India, 1941–2
• Secretary, Military Dept, Indian Office , 1943–4
• Colonel 4/15th Punjab Regt 1941–60
• Made CSI 1941
• Retired 1945
• Made OBE 1950
• Made CBE 1956
• Hon Colonel 12/Punjab Regt 1961
• Died 7 January 1968

Source: Who Was Who (UK)

Publications

• Molesworth, Lt-Gen. G.N., Afghanistan 1919 (Asia Publishing House, 1962).