Frank Messervy

General

Sir Frank Messervy

KCSI KBE CB DSO*
General; Sir Frank Messervy; KCSI KBE CB DSO*
	Messervy as the GOC of the 7th Indian Infantry Division during the Second World War
Nickname	"The Bearded Man"
Born	9 December 1893; Trinidad
Died	2 February 1974 (aged 80); Heyshott, West Sussex, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Indian Army
Service years	1913–1948
Rank	General
Unit	9th Hodson's Horse
Commands	Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army (1947–48); Northern Command, India (1946–47); Malaya Command (1945–46); IV Corps (1944–45); 7th Indian Infantry Division (1943–44); 43rd Indian Armoured Division (1942–43); 7th Armoured Division (1942); 1st Armoured Division (1942); 4th Indian Infantry Division (1941–42); 9th Indian Infantry Brigade (1941); Gazelle Force (1941); 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (1938–39)
Conflicts	First World War; Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India; Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Companion of the Order of the Bath; Distinguished Service Order & Bar; Mentioned in Despatches (3); Order of the Nile (Egypt); Legion of Merit (United States)
Other work	Honorary Colonel, 16th Light Cavalry (1945–48); Honorary Colonel, The Jat Regiment (1947–55); Deputy Chief Scout (1949–50); Berkshire County Councillor (1953–56)

General Sir Frank Walter Messervy, KCSI, KBE, CB, DSO & Bar (9 December 1893 – 2 February 1974) was a British military officer who served as the first commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army from August 1947 to February 1948. Prior to Pakistan's independence, he served in the British Indian Army in the First and Second World Wars, and as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Northern Command of British India in 1946 and 1947.