Charun Rattanakun Seriroengrit
Charun Rattanakun Seriroengrit
Native name	จรูญ รัตนกุล เสรีเริงฤทธิ์
Born	(1895-10-27)October 27, 1895 Bangkok, Thailand
Died	July 19, 1983(1983-07-19) (aged 87) Bangkok, Thailand
Allegiance	Thailand
Service/branch	Royal Thai Army
Years of service	1904–1944
Rank	General[1]
Commands held	Phayap Army
Battles/wars	Franco-Thai War Burma Campaign World War II
Spouse(s)	Eop Komalavardhana (her death) Praphai Setthawat
Other work	Minister of Transport

General Charun Rattanakun Seriroengrit (Luang Seriroengrit) (Thai: จรูญ รัตนกุล เสรีเริงฤทธิ์), [t͡ɕàruːn ráttànákun sěːriːrɤːŋrít] ; October 27, 1895 – July 19, 1983) was a Thai army officer, civil servant and politician. He was a general of the Phayap Army in the government of Plaek Phibunsongkhram in World War II.

Careers

In the days of absolute monarchy, the captain Charun Rattanakun got the feudal title of honor Luang Seriroengrit awarded. He joined the Khana Ratsadon, which mean a Coup d'état in 1932 ended the absolute monarchy and replaced Thailand with a constitutional monarchy.

At the meantime Seriroengrit became a colonel and took off in 1938 an important position in the government of Plaek Phibunsongkhram. Later, he became head of the State Railway of Thailand.,^[2][3][4]

After the end of Franco-Thai War, he was promoted to Lieutenant general in February 1942 and moved to the head of Phayap Army (Northeast Army). He was involved to the Burma Campaign and held in the connection part of the occupation of Shan State.^[5]

Family

A son from his marriage with Eop Komalavardhana was Colonel Aram Rattanakul Serireongrit. Colonel Aram married Princess Galyani Vadhana in 1944; their daughter is Thanpuying Dhasanawalaya Sornsongkram.

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