Hugh Catchpole

Hugh Catchpole
Hugh Catchpole
Born	26 May 1907; Oxford University
Occupation(s)	Teacher, educationist and administrator
Known for	Teaching; Founder Principal of Cadet College Hasan Abdal; Principal of PAF Public School Sargodha and Abbottabad Public School;
Awards	Order of the British Empire (OBE); Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE); Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 1979; Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2007;

Hugh Catchpole

Pakistan Air Force School in Sargodha and Abbottabad Public School. He was the founder principal of Cadet College at Hasan Abdal.^[1]^[2]^[3] For 5 years of his life, he was in the Royal Army and for over 60 years, he was associated with schools in India and Pakistan.^[4]^[5]

Background

Hugh Catchpole was born in

Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College (Rashtriya Indian Military College) in Dehradun, India as a teacher in 1928.^[4]

He joined the Royal Army in 1941 and was in the army until September 1946. In the military he attained the rank of Captain and taught Urdu to British cadets and in the United Kingdom he interrogated Indian soldiers who had been captured by the German army but managed to escape. He later served a second stint in army from December 1946 to October 1948.^[5]

Students

His students include highly ranked officers in the Indian defence forces, the Pakistani defence forces and the Bangladeshi defence forces. These include officers such as Air Marshal

Nur Khan.^[6]

Awards and honours

1 January 1971 – Officer of the
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), conferred by Elizabeth II^[6]

31 December 1980 – Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE), conferred by Elizabeth II [6]
23 March 1979 – Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan.^[6]
15 June 2007 – Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award, second highest civil award of Pakistan, conferred by General Pervez Musharraf posthumously.^[6]

Hugh Catchpole Memorial English Debate

The All India Hugh Catchpole Memorial English Debate is an interschool debate competition in India started by

La Martiniere (Lucknow) in 2013,^[9] St. Joseph's Academy (Dehradun) in 2015^[10] and RIMC in 2012 and 2016.^[11]^[7]

Bibliography

Bikram Singh, Sidharth Mishra (1997). Where Gallantry is Tradition: Saga of Rashtriya Indian Military College. Allied Publishers Limited
ISBN 8170236495

References

^ "Teacher's centenary unites over 100 students across border". The Times of India. 3 June 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^ "RIMC founder remembered". NDTV (Video). 28 May 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
^ Chopra, Jaskiran (18 March 2015). "Hugh Catchpole: RIMC's legendary teacher". The Pioneer. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Mr Hugh Catchpole". pafcollegesargodha.com. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Founder Principal, Mr Hugh Catchpole". Cadet College Hasanabdal website. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Hugh Catchpole of Cadet College Hasan Abdal". The Friday Times (newspaper). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "RIMC wins Hugh Catchpole English debate contest". The Tribune. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^ "Cadet Archit bags best speaker award". Tribune India. April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^ "La Martiniere Lifts Hugh Catchpole English Debate Trophy". The Pioneer. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^ "St. Joseph's Academy win Hugh Catchpole English debate". Tribune. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^ "RIMC wins Hugh Catchpole Inter-School English Debates; SJA gets trophy". Garhwal Post (India) website. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

External links

[1] "Teacher's centenary unites over 100 students across border". The Times of India. 3 June 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[2] "RIMC founder remembered". NDTV (Video). 28 May 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2022.

[3] Chopra, Jaskiran (18 March 2015). "Hugh Catchpole: RIMC's legendary teacher". The Pioneer. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[:1-4] "Mr Hugh Catchpole". pafcollegesargodha.com. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

[:2-5] "Founder Principal, Mr Hugh Catchpole". Cadet College Hasanabdal website. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[TFT-6] "Hugh Catchpole of Cadet College Hasan Abdal". The Friday Times (newspaper). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[:0-7] "RIMC wins Hugh Catchpole English debate contest". The Tribune. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[8] "Cadet Archit bags best speaker award". Tribune India. April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[9] "La Martiniere Lifts Hugh Catchpole English Debate Trophy". The Pioneer. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[10] "St. Joseph's Academy win Hugh Catchpole English debate". Tribune. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[11] "RIMC wins Hugh Catchpole Inter-School English Debates; SJA gets trophy". Garhwal Post (India) website. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

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