General Officer Commanding, Ceylon (also known as Commander of Troops or Officer Commanding His/Her Majesties Troops, Ceylon ) was the designation of the General Officer appointed to command all British Army units stationed in the island of Ceylon during the British colonial administration of the island.
6-676: Studholme John Hodgson (c. 1803 – 30 August 1890) was the General Officer Commanding, Ceylon . Hodgson was born in Ipswich and baptised on 5 May 1803. He was the son of General John Hodgson and Catherine Krempion. His younger brother, John Studholme Hodgson (1805-1870) was a major general in the Bengal Army . Hodgson was commissioned as an ensign in the British Army on 30 December 1819. He first served in
12-597: The 4th Regiment of Foot on 21 November. He saw action in the First Anglo-Burmese War and went on to be General Officer Commanding, Ceylon in 1865. He then served as colonel of the 54th Regiment of Foot (1868–76) and the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (1876–90). General Officer Commanding, Ceylon The post entitled the holder a seat in the Executive Council of Ceylon and
18-405: The 50th Regiment of Foot before being transferred to the 45th Regiment of Foot on 3 August 1820. He was promoted to lieutenant and transferred to the 83rd Regiment of Foot on 3 February 1825 to take the place of an officer who had died. On 30 December 1826 he purchased the rank of captain . He was taken off half-pay on 14 November 1827 and transferred to the 39th Regiment of Foot ; he
24-827: The Ceylon Army , it head had was referred to as the Commander of the Ceylon Army and the British troops in Ceylon came under the command of the Commander, Ceylon Garrison and UK troops in Ceylon until the withdrawal of British troops from the island. The GOC Ceylon was entitled to a Class A Quarters issued to government officers for the use of his official residence in Colombo and had the General's House, Nuwara Eliya as
30-600: The Legislative Council of Ceylon , advised the Governor of Ceylon on military matters. Apart from British Army units that were deployed for garrison duty in the island, the officer held command over the Ceylon Defence Force if mobilized. However mobilization could be carried out only under orders from the Governor . Following independence in 1948, the command was split. With the creation of
36-421: Was transferred again to the 19th Regiment of Foot on 21 September 1830. He was made a brevet colonel on 20 June 1854 and a major general on 11 April 1860. He was appointed as an honorary colonel of the 54th Regiment of Foot from 24 March 1868 to 21 November 1876. On 29 August 1868 he was promoted to lieutenant general . He was promoted to general on 2 February 1876 and appointed honorary colonel of
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