Education
Coleridge was educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
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Coleridge was educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
He was commissioned into the Indian Staff Corps in 1898, 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 1911-1912 and was mentioned in despatches. He served in World War I and in 1916 was on the General Staff of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.
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 served as Assistant Commandant at the Quetta Staff College from 1923 to 1925, Military Secretary Army Headquarters, India from 1926 to 1930 and became commander of the Kohat District in 1930. During the North West Frontier operations of 1930-1931 he commanded, as a Major-General, the Peshawar District.
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 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 87th Anti-Tank regiment, Royal Artillery (Devons) from 1941.