Herbert Metcalfe
British politician
About Herbert Metcalfe
Lived 1883 – 1957 (aged 73–74).
Sir Herbert Aubrey Francis Metcalfe (1883–1957) was an administrator in British India. He was commissioned into the Royal Munster Fusiliers in 1903 and joined the ICS in 1908. In 1917, he was commissioned a Temporary Lieutenant in the 5th Punjab Light Horse of the British Indian Army. In 1922, he was appointed Member Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order and was appointed a CIE in 1928 and a CSI in 1933. In 1936, Metcalfe was knighted with the KCIE. He served as Chief Commissioner of Balochistan from 1939 to 1943.
Titles 1883-1922: Herbert Aubrey Francis Metcalfe 1922-1928: Herbert Aubrey Francis Metcalfe, MVO 1928-1933: Herbert Aubrey Francis Metcalfe, CIE, MVO 1933-1936: Herbert Aubrey Francis Metcalfe, CSI, CIE, MVO 1936-1957: Sir Herbert Aubrey Francis Metcalfe, KCIE, CSI, MVO
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Who was Herbert Metcalfe?
British politician
When was Herbert Metcalfe born?
Herbert Metcalfe was born in 1883.
When did Herbert Metcalfe die?
Herbert Metcalfe died on 27 September 1957.
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