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Sir Edward Aldborough Tandy (26 December 1871 – 30 November 1950) was a British Army officer who spent much of his career at the Survey of India and was Surveyor General of India 1924–1928.[1] When he retired in 1928 he held the rank of Brigadier and he was created a Knight Bachelor in 1929.[2]
Brigadier E.A. Tandy | |
|---|---|
| Surveyor General of India | |
| In office 1924–1928 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Henry Dudley Ryder |
| Succeeded by | Robert Henry Thomas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Aldborough Tandy 26 December 1871 |
| Died | 30 November 1950 (aged 78) Oxford |
He was the son of Colonel Edward Ord Tandy,[2] Maurice Tandy (who also worked at the Survey of India) and Ernest Tandy were his younger brothers.[3]
He served as a field engineer in the Tirah campaign and joined the Survey of India in 1898.[2] During WW1 he spent a period in Mesopotamia and in 1921 he was appointed as a Director to the Survey of India and became Surveyor General in 1924.
Tandy died in Oxford on 30 November 1950.
References
edit- ↑ The India Office and Burma Office List. High Wycombe: Harrison and Sons. 1928. p. 833.
- 1 2 3 "Brigadier Sir Edward A. Tandy KT" (PDF). The Royal Engineers Journal: 103-105. March 1951. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Brigadier E. A. Tandy". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). 30 January 1929. p. 7. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
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