CHETWODE, SIR PHILIP WALHOUSE ), British soldier, was born on Sept. 21, 1869, and in Nov. 1889 was commissioned to the 19th Hussars from the militia. He saw ac tive service in Burma and South Africa, and later became assist ant military secretary to Sir John French at Aldershot. Promoted to the command of the 5th Cavalry Brigade in May 1914, his brigade accompanied the Expeditionary Force to France and helped to cover the retreat from Mons, bringing off at Cerizy one of the rare cavalry charges of the World War. He went to Egypt to command the Desert column in 1916, and won distinction by the decisive surprise attack at Rafah, which finally freed Sinai from the Turks. After the second battle of Gaza in April 1917 he succeeded Gen. Dobell in command of the whole eastern force. When Gen. Allenby came out to take over the supreme command he based his plan on Chetwode's plans, and the latter, command ing the XX. Army Corps after the reorganization of the forces, played a distinguished part in the advance to Jerusalem and in the crowning victory in Sept. 1918. Shortly after the war, Chet wode was appointed military secretary at the War Office, then in Sept. 1920 succeeded Gen. Harington as deputy chief of the im perial staff, and two years later became adjutant-general to the forces. He was appointed commander-in-chief of the Army in India from 193o to 1935. Sir Philip was gazetted field-marshal in and holds many English and foreign decorations.