Chaophraya Bodindechanuchit (Arun Chatrakul)

Chaophraya Bodindechanuchit (Thai: เจ้าพระยาบดินทรเดชานุชิต), personal name Mom Rajawongse Arun Chatrakul (หม่อมราชวงศ์อรุณ ฉัตรกุล, 14 April 1856 – 25 August 1921), was a Royal Siamese Army officer who served as Minister of War under King Vajiravudh from 1914 to 1921.

[4] On 14 November, he was assigned as royal aide-de-camp,[5] and on the 21st, he was granted the noble title of Luang Sorawiset Dechawut, with a sakdina of 800.

[9] In August 1900, he became the Royal Army yokkrabat (quartermaster)[10] and on 21 September of the same year, his title was promoted to Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena, with a sakdina of 1,500.

[22] He was a member of King Vajiravudh's paramilitary movement the Wild Tiger Corps, and received the rank of major in 1915.

[23] Following a lengthy period of illness from lung disease, Chaophraya Bodindechanuchit died on 25 August 1921 at 14:35, at the age of 65.