Mervyn Cardoza
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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = Brigadier
| name = Mervyn Adrian Cardoza
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| birth_date = 1922
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2010|11|17|1922}}
| placeofburial_label = Toronto, Canada
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| birth_place = British India
| death_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| unit =13th Lancers
| commands =5th Armoured Brigade
Director Logistics
| battles =Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
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| awards =39px Tamgha-e-Khidmat
| relations = sons – Chris, Bruce and Geof
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Brigadier Mervyn Adrian Cardoza (1922 – 17 November 2010) was a one-star general in the Pakistan Army. In 1965, Cardoza was awarded the Tamgha-e-Khidmat by President Ayub Khan for Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.Herald Review Goa O C T O B E R 2 8 , 2 0 1 2
Background and family
He was first educated at St Patrick's High School, Karachi.[http://theoldpatricians.org/illustrious.htm The Old Patricians website accessed 18 April 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129092734/http://www.theoldpatricians.org/illustrious.htm |date=29 November 2014 }} Cardoza attended St. George's College, Mussoorie from where he graduated in 1944. He had three sons, Chris, Bruce and Geof. He had nine grandchildren.
Career
Following graduation, he joined the Army, and at the time of partition opted to serve in the Pakistan Army.Mascarenhas, Oswin (2011). The Origin and Evolution of St Lawrence's Parish, Karachi, Pakistan: The Garden Area with the Settlement of the Christian Community (Kindle Locations 1673–1674). Kindle Edition.
He quickly moved up the ranks until retiring at the rank of Brigadier.
Cardoza, who was commanding 5 Armoured Brigade until 1970, left to take over the new post of Director Logistics in 1971.[http://www.defencejournal.com/july98/thewayitwas3.htm Defence Journal July 1998]
After retiring from the Army he migrated to Canada.{{fact|date=March 2023}}
Death
Cardoza died in Toronto on 17 November 2010. A funeral mass was celebrated on 20 November at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Toronto.Toronto Star 18 November 2010
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Category:Pakistani Roman Catholics
Category:Pakistan Army brigadiers
Category:St. Patrick's High School, Karachi alumni
Category:Pakistani emigrants to Canada
Category:Naturalized citizens of Canada
Category:Canadian Roman Catholics
Category:Military personnel from Karachi
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