Please answer the following question: Facts: - caption: major general christopher maltby - battles: world war i world war ii - death date: 1980 -lrb- aged 88 or 89 -rrb- - commands: 3rd commander of british troops in china jhelum brigade calcutta brigade 19th indian infantry brigade - awards: companion of the order of the bath military cross - birth date: 1891 - serviceyears: 1911 - 1946 - name: christopher maltby - branch: 23px british army - image: chrismaltby.jpg - rank: major general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of christopher maltby .
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major general christopher michael maltby , cb , mc , dl -lrb- 1891 -- 1980 -rrb- was commander of british troops in china .