Cherish Mathson

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Template:Infobox military person Lieutenant General Cherish Mathson, PVSM, SM, VSM is a retired officer of the Indian Army who served as General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), South Western Command. He assumed office on 1 August 2017 taking over from Lt General Abhay Krishna, and was succeeded by Lt General Alok Singh Kler on 1 September 2019.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

Mathson is an alumnus of Sainik School, Trivandrum and the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington. He has also attended Senior Command Course at Army War College, Mhow, the Long Defence Management Course at the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad and the National Defence College, New Delhi.[2][5]

Career

Mathson was commissioned into Garhwal Rifles in June 1980. He has vast experience in rural and urban insurgencies and has served two tenures in Siachen Glacier, in Operation Blue Star, in Mizoram against the Mizo National Front (MNF) and as a UN observer in Somalia.

He has commanded a battalion on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir during Operation Parakram, the Trivandrum Brigade in an amphibious Role, the 54th Infantry Division in the Southern Command, Inspector General of the Special Frontier Force and the XXI Corps in Bhopal.

He has also held staff positions including Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General Operations (DAQMG) of an Independent Infantry Brigade, Colonel Administration (Col Adm) of a Mountain Division, Brigadier Administration (Brig Adm) of the XII Corps, Deputy Technical Manager (Land Systems) in Army HQ, Senior Defence Specialist (Military) in the National Security Council Secretariat and in the Defence Acquisition Wing (Ministry of Defence).[2][1][6][7][8][9] He was also the Colonel of the Regiment of Garhwal Rifles.[10]

During his career, he has been awarded the Sena Medal, the Vishist Seva Medal in 2010 [11] and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2018.[12]

Honours and decorations

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Param Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Samanya Seva Medal
Special Service Medal Siachen Glacier Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal UN Mission in Angola Medal

Dates of rank

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant Indian Army 7 June 1980[13]
File:Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army 7 June 1982[14]
File:Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army 7 June 1985[15]
File:Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army 7 June 1991
File:Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 31 December 2002[16]
File:Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army 1 February 2005[17]
File:Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army 2 May 2008 (seniority from 12 January 2008)[18]
File:Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army 1 January 2013 (seniority from 6 April 2011)[19]
File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army 10 November 2015 (substantive)[20]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lt Gen Cherish Mathson takes over Army's South Western Command. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  3. ↑ Sapta Shakti Command chief Cherish Mathson retires(2019-09-01).
  4. ↑ Kler is new chief of Sapta Shakti Command(2019-09-01).
  5. ↑ New SW Army head is Sainik School alumnus. The Hindu(2017-08-01). Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  6. ↑ Patron Cup competition held at Army Golf Course. thehitavada.com. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  7. ↑ cherish-mathson-takes-over-sudarshan-chakras-command..
  8. ↑ Lt General Ghuman takes command of Sudarshan Chakra Corps. thehitavada.com. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  9. ↑ Conservation of coral reef in Lakshadweep | TopNews. www.topnews.in. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  10. ↑ Lt Gen Cherish Mathson appointed Colonel of Regiment of Garhwal Rifles. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  11. ↑ Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  12. ↑ 390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced.
  13. ↑ [{{{url}}} Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)](16 May 1981).
  14. ↑ [{{{url}}} Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)](25 December 1982).
  15. ↑ [{{{url}}} Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)](7 June 1986).
  16. ↑ [{{{url}}} Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)](31 July 2004).
  17. ↑ [{{{url}}} Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)](25 March 2006).
  18. ↑ [{{{url}}} Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)](3 July 2010).
  19. ↑ [{{{url}}} Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)](22 March 2014).
  20. ↑ [{{{url}}} Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)](20 February 2016).

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