Background
Mr. Chen was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China in 1882.
Mr. Chen was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China in 1882.
Mr. Chen was graduated from the Military Cadets School, the Artillery School and the Military Academy, Tokyo.
Chen Yi was a chief of the Military Affairs Department of Zhejiang (Chekiang). Later Mr. Chen was appointed counselor to the Headquarters of the commander-in-chief of the National Forces. After that he served as a commander of the 1st Division of the Zhejiang (Chekiang) Provincial Army and commander of the Forces at Suzhou (Suchow), Zhejiang (Chekiang).
At different periods of time Mr. Chen worked as: civil governor of Zhejiang (Chekiang), member of the Military Affairs Commission of the Nationalist Government, director of the Arsenal Administration of the Ministry of War, administrative vice-minister of the Ministry of War and later Political Vice-Minister of the same Ministry. He was known to be a chairman of the Fujian (Fukien) Provincial Government.