Coleridge was educated at
Wellington College and the
Royal Military College, Sandhurst. transferred to the
8th Gurkhas in July 1900 and was sent on a mission to
Tibet in 1903. Coleridge served on the
Abor expedition on the north east frontier of India in 1911-12 and was
mentioned in despatches. He served in
World War I and in 1916 was on the
General Staff of the
Egyptian Expeditionary Force. He served as
Commander of 189th Brigade from October 1917 when he was promoted to temporary brigadier general and then 188th Brigade from December. He was appointed a
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order on 3 June 1916, appointed a Companion of the
Order of St Michael and St George on 3 June 1918 and awarded a bar to his
Distinguished Service Order on 3 December 1918. The citation for the bar reads as follows: After the War he returned to
India as a
General Staff Officer and carried out a review the new
Indian Defence Force and the internal security measures there. He was appointed a Companion of the
Order of the Bath in the
1921 Birthday Honours. He served as Assistant Commandant at the Quetta Staff College from 1923 to 1925, during which time he was made a major general, in March 1925, Military Secretary Army Headquarters, India from January 1926 to 1930 and became commander of the Kohat District in 1930. During the North West Frontier operations of 1930-31 he commanded, as a Major-General, the
Peshawar District. He was advanced to Knight Commander of the
Order of the Bath in the
1933 Birthday Honours. He was
Military Secretary to the India Office from 1933 to 1936 and
General Officer Commanding Northern Command, India from 1936 to 1940 for which he was mentioned in despatches twice, retiring shortly afterwards. He was advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of the Bath on 11 July 1940. He was also Aide de Camp General to the King from 1936 to 1940. He was appointed Colonel of the
8th Gurkha Rifles from January 1926, Colonel of the 2nd battalion 1st Punjab Regiment from November 1932 and
Honorary Colonel of the
7th (Hay Tor) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment (later 87th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery (Devons)) from 1941. ==References==