4th Cavalry (India)
The 4th Cavalry was a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army. Origin Raised in 1838 in the service of the Nawab of Avadh the various changes and Wiktionary:amalgamate, amalgamations are listed below. History Converted in 1840 to the East India Company service as the 6th Bengal Irregular Cavalry. They were granted an Honorary Standard for service in Sind in 1844, hearing the device of a lion 'passant regardant'. As part of the 1861 reforms it was add to the regular establishment as the 4th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry The 4th's first battle honour was Afghanistan NWF 1879-80 for service during the Second Afghan War. They went through four changes of title between 1900 and 1904, initially owing to the regiment being rearmed with the lance. By the outbreak of war in 1914 they were stationed at Bareilly. In August 1914 they were mobilised as the divisional cavalry regiment of the 7th (Meerut) Division, landing in France in October 1914 In November 1915 they left the fro ...
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Officers Of The 4th Cavalry Neuf Berguin, France (Photo 24-280)
An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French ''oficier'' "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French ''officier''), from Medieval Latin ''officiarius'' "an officer," from Latin ''officium'' "a service, a duty" the late Latin from ''officiarius'', meaning " official." Examples Ceremonial and other contexts *Officer, and/or Grand Officer, are both a grade, class, or rank of within certain chivalric orders and orders of merit, e.g. Legion of Honour (France), Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Holy See), Order of the British Empire ( UK), Order of Leopold (Belgium) *Great Officer of State *Merchant marine officer or licensed mariner *Officer of arms * Officer in The Salvation Army, and other state decorations Corporations * Bank officer *Corporate officer, a corporate title **Chief executive officer (CEO) ** Chief financial officer (CFO) **Chief operating officer (COO) * Executive officer Education *Chief acad ...
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