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GRADATION LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE BRITISH ARMY.
MAJOR-GENERALS— continued.
R.T.C. HOBART, Percy Cleghorn Stanley, C.B.,
D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C. ,p.s.tf. Born4/6/85. R.E.
2-Lt. 29/7/04. Lt. 15/4/07. Capt, 30/10/14. Maj.
(Brev.) 1/1/18. (Subst.) 24/9/22. R. Tank Corps.
Maj. 24/9/22 (10/11/23). Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 24/5/22.
(Subst.) 1/3/30. Col. (Brev.) 1/1/28. Col.
24/5/26 (1/3/33). h.p. 1/3/37. f.p. 18/3/37. Maj.-
Gen. 18/12/37.
G.S.O.3 France and I.E.F. "D" 1/9/15 to
31/5/16. G.S.O.2 I.E.F. " D " (temp. Maj.)
1/6/16 to 11/12/16. Brig. Maj. I.E.F. " D "
and E.E.F. 12/12/16 to 2/10/18. G.S.O.2 E.E.F.
(temp. Maj.) 4/10/18 to 31/3/19. G.S.O.2 War
Office (temp. Maj.) 21/1/20 to 21/1/21. G.S.O.2
Wana Column 5/4/21 to 4/1/22. G.S.O.2 India
8/1/22 to 11/5/23. Inst. (G.S.O.2) Staff Coll.
Quetta 12/5/23 to 11/5/27. Insp. R. Tank Corps,
[and Comdr. Tank Brig. 1/4/34] (temp. Brig.)
1/3/33 to 31/3/36. Comdr. Tank Brig. S. Comd.
(temp. Brig.) 1/4/36 to 28/2/37. D.D. of Staff
Duties, War Office (temp. Brig.) 18/3/37 to 23/11/37)
Dir. of Mil. Trug. War Office (temp. Brig, to
17112/37) 24/11/37 to 26/9/38. Div. Comdr. Egypt
27/9/38.
N.fV. Frontier of India 1908. Operations in
the Mohmand country. M. and CI.
1914-21. France & Belgium 1/1/15 to 17/12/15.
E.E.F. 28/4/18 to 31/10/18. Mesopotamia 7/6/16
to 11/4/18. Wounded. Despatches L.G. 22/6/15,
15/8/17, 12/3/18, 27/8/18 and 5/6/19. Brev. of
Maj. 1914-15 S. B.W.M. V.M. D.S.O.
O.B.E. M.C.
Waziristan 1919-21. Despatches L.G. 12/6/23.
Brev. of Lt.-Col. 01.
R.E. 17.©. NEAME, Philip, C.B., D.S.O., i.d.c.,p.s.cj.
Born 12/12/88. R.E. 2-Lt. 29/7/08. Lt. 18/8/10.
Capt. 30/10/14. Adjt. 30/3/15 to 10/10/15. Maj.
(Brev.) 1/1/17. (Subst.) 1/1/25. Lt.-Col. (Brev.)
24/6/22. Col. 24/6/26 (17/6/32). A.JJ. 13/12/33. f.p.
6/5/34. Maj.-Gen. 1 9/1 2/37 (28/2/38).
G.S.O.3 France 11/10/15 to 3/2/16. Brig. Maj.
France 13/2/16 to 28/11/16. G.S.O.2 France
(temp. Maj.) 29/11/16 to 19/6/18. G.S.O.l France
(temp. Lt.-Col.) 20/6/18 to 28 2/19. G.S.O.l
Staff Coll. (temp. Lt.-Col.) 1/3/19 to 30/4/23.
Brig. Maj. Aldershot Comd. 31/1/24 to 15/3/25.
G.S.O.l India 17/6/32 to 12/12/33. Brig., Gen
Staff India (temp. Brig.) 3/7/34 to 5/2/38. Comdt.
(Maj.-Gen. Gen. Staff) R. Mil. Acad. 28/2/38.
1914-21. France & Belgium 5/11/14 to 11/11/18.
Despatches L.G. 17/2/15, 1/1/16, 4/1/17, 11/12/17
and 5/7/19. Brevs. of Maj and Lt.-Col. Belgian
War Cross. Legion of Honour 5th Class. French
War Cross. 1914 S. and CI. B.W.M. V.M.
D.S.O. U.ffi.
R.E. WATERHOUSE, George Guy, C.B., M.C, p.s.cf.,
n.s. Born 12/6/86. R.E. 2-Lt. 20/12/05. Lt.
23/3/08. Capt. 30/10/14. Maj. (Brev.) 1/1/18.
(Subst.) 29/11/22. Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 30/11/22.
(Subst.) 16/5/30. Col. 30/11/25 (18/4/31). h.p.
18/5/32. f.p. 25/4/34. h.p. 25/4/37. f.p. 1/8/38.
Maj.-Gen. 20/12/37 (10/8/38).
Survey duty S. Nigeria 10/8/10 to 7/2/13. Off.
Co. of Gent. Cadets (Class B) R. Mil. Acad.
8/2/13 to 10/8/14. Off. Co. of Gent. Cadets
(Clas* A) R. Mil. Acad, (temp.) 11/8/14 to
22/3/15. Brig. Maj. E.E.F. and Salonika
7/4/16 to 6/6/17. G.S.O.2 Salonika (temp.
Maj.) 7/6/17 to 25/10/17. Spec, empld. War
Office 12/11/17 to 26/11/17 and 1/12/17 to 16/12/17.
G.S.O.3 War Office (temp.) 17/12/17 to 9/1/18.
G.S.O.2 War Office (temp.) (temp. Maj.)
10/1/18 to 30/3/19. Spec, empld. War Office
1/1/20 to 21/1/20. G.S.O.2 War Office (temp.
Maj.) 22/1/20 to 14/6/22. Inst, in English at a
French Mil. School 27/6/22 to 23/9/23. Spec.
empld. War Office 24/9/23 to 26/11/24. Brig.
Maj. Egypt 28/11/24 to 10/6/26. Mil. Attache
(G.S.O.l) Paris 18/4'31 to 17/5/32. Empld. Insp.
(A.Q.M.G.) Brit. Mil. Mission attd. to Iraq Army
25/4/34 to 24/4/37. Empld. (Insp.-Gen. & Mil.
Advr. Ministry of Defence) Brit. Mil. Mission attd.
Iraq Army 10/8/38.
1914-21. France & Belgium 5/9/15 to 24/11/15.
Greek Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, European
Turkey and the Islands of the Mgean Sea
25/11/15 to 12/10/17. Wounded. Despatches
L.G. 6/12/16 and 28/11/17. Brevs. of Maj. and
Lt.-Col. Legion of Honour 5th Class. Order
of the White Eagle 4th Class. 1914-15 S.
B.W.M. V.M. M.C.
Inf. DREW, James Syme, C.B.. D.S.O. , M.C, p.s.cf.
Born 1/9/83. Camerons. 2-Lt. 18/1/02. Lt.
26/4/05 (Adjt. 5 Bn. 2918114 to 2911116). Capt.
17/9/14. Maj. (Brev.) 3/6/16. (Subst.) 18/1/17.
Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 1/1/23. (Subst.) 25/5/27. Col.
1/1/27(4/11/29). h.p. 1/12/35. f.p. 9/2/36. Maj.-Gen.
20/12/37(30/3/38).
Brig. Maj. France 30/1/16 to 22/2/17. G.S.O.2
France 23/2/17 to 25/2/18. Spec. Appt.
(G.S.O.2) (Chf. Inst. Sen. Offs. Sch. Aldershot)
and Spec. Appt. (Class BB) (temp. Lt.-Col.)
4/3/18 to 15/9/18. G.S.O.2 France 3/11/18 to
13/11/18. G.S.O.l France (temp. Lt.-Col.)
14/11/18 to 27/2/19. G.S.O.2 Irish Comd.
(temp.) 27/1/20 to 31/10/20. G.S.O.l (temp.)
(temp. Lt.-Col. 111/22) 1/11/20 to 17/12/22.
G.S.O.2 Staff Coll. Camberley (temp. Lt-Col.).
1/1/23 to 21/1/25. Asst. Comdt. & Chf. Inst.
(Class Y) Netheravon Wing, Small Arms Sch.
4/11/29 to 9/3/32. A.D. of the T.A. War Office
10/3/32 to 30/11/35. Brig., Gen. Staff S. Comd.
(temp. Brig.) 9/2/36 to 29/3/38. A.D.C. to the King
13/4/36 to 29/3/38. Div. Comdr. Sco. Comd.
30/3/38.
1914-21. France & Belgium 10/5/15 to 8/3/18 and
13/10/18 to 11/11/18. Despatches L.G. 1/1/16,
15/6/16, 4/1/17, 15/5/17, 11/12/17 and 5/7/19.
Brev. of Maj. 1914-15 S. B.W.M. V.M.
D.S.O. M.C.
Inf. RIDDELL-WEBSTER, Thomas Sheridan, D.S.O.,
i.d.c, p.s.rf. Born 12/2/86. Cameronians. 2-Lt.
16/8/05. Lt. 30/9/09. Capt. 24/10/13. Maj.
(Brev.) 1/1/16. (Subst.) 11/3/23. Lt.-Col. (Brev.)
12/3/23. (Subst.) 16/12/30. Col. 12/3/27 (27/6/33).
h.p. 12/11/34. f.p. 1/2/35. Maj.-Gen. 21/12/37
(1/4/38).
Staff Capt. France 3/11/14 to 16/7/15. D.A.A.
<& Q.M.G. and D.A.A.G. France (temp. Maj.)
17/7/15 to 8/7/17. A.A. & Q.M.G. France
and Italv (temp. Lt.-Col.) 9/7/17 to 31/3/19.
Brig. Maj. Irish Comd. (temp, to 20/7/21)
3/2/21 to 17/9/22. D.A.Q.M.G. Staff Coll. (temp.
Lt.-Col.) 18/9/22 to 2/2/25. G.S.O.2 Sco. Comd.
1/11/26 to 13/1/29. A.Q.M.G. War Office 27/6/33
to 11/11/34. Area Comdr. India (temp. Brig.)
1/2/35 to 9/3/38. A.D.C. to the King 20/4/36 to
31/3/38. Dir. of Movemts. & Qrtg. War Office
1/4/38.
1914-21: France & Belgium 13/8/14 to 14/11/17 and
3/3/18 to 11/11/18. Italy 15/11/17 to 2/3/18 Des-
patches L.G. 19/10/14, 1/1/16, 4/1/17, 11/12/17,
30/5/18, 20/12/18 and 5/7/19. Brevs. of Maj. and
Lt.-Col. Belgian War Cross. French War
Cross Order of the Crown of Italy 4th Class.
1914 S. and CI. B.W.M. V.M. D.S.O.
GRADATION LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE BRITISH ARMY.
MAJOR-GENERALS— continued.
R.T.C. HOBART, Percy Cleghorn Stanley, C.B.,
D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C. ,p.s.tf. Born4/6/85. R.E.
2-Lt. 29/7/04. Lt. 15/4/07. Capt, 30/10/14. Maj.
(Brev.) 1/1/18. (Subst.) 24/9/22. R. Tank Corps.
Maj. 24/9/22 (10/11/23). Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 24/5/22.
(Subst.) 1/3/30. Col. (Brev.) 1/1/28. Col.
24/5/26 (1/3/33). h.p. 1/3/37. f.p. 18/3/37. Maj.-
Gen. 18/12/37.
G.S.O.3 France and I.E.F. "D" 1/9/15 to
31/5/16. G.S.O.2 I.E.F. " D " (temp. Maj.)
1/6/16 to 11/12/16. Brig. Maj. I.E.F. " D "
and E.E.F. 12/12/16 to 2/10/18. G.S.O.2 E.E.F.
(temp. Maj.) 4/10/18 to 31/3/19. G.S.O.2 War
Office (temp. Maj.) 21/1/20 to 21/1/21. G.S.O.2
Wana Column 5/4/21 to 4/1/22. G.S.O.2 India
8/1/22 to 11/5/23. Inst. (G.S.O.2) Staff Coll.
Quetta 12/5/23 to 11/5/27. Insp. R. Tank Corps,
[and Comdr. Tank Brig. 1/4/34] (temp. Brig.)
1/3/33 to 31/3/36. Comdr. Tank Brig. S. Comd.
(temp. Brig.) 1/4/36 to 28/2/37. D.D. of Staff
Duties, War Office (temp. Brig.) 18/3/37 to 23/11/37)
Dir. of Mil. Trug. War Office (temp. Brig, to
17112/37) 24/11/37 to 26/9/38. Div. Comdr. Egypt
27/9/38.
N.fV. Frontier of India 1908. Operations in
the Mohmand country. M. and CI.
1914-21. France & Belgium 1/1/15 to 17/12/15.
E.E.F. 28/4/18 to 31/10/18. Mesopotamia 7/6/16
to 11/4/18. Wounded. Despatches L.G. 22/6/15,
15/8/17, 12/3/18, 27/8/18 and 5/6/19. Brev. of
Maj. 1914-15 S. B.W.M. V.M. D.S.O.
O.B.E. M.C.
Waziristan 1919-21. Despatches L.G. 12/6/23.
Brev. of Lt.-Col. 01.
R.E. 17.©. NEAME, Philip, C.B., D.S.O., i.d.c.,p.s.cj.
Born 12/12/88. R.E. 2-Lt. 29/7/08. Lt. 18/8/10.
Capt. 30/10/14. Adjt. 30/3/15 to 10/10/15. Maj.
(Brev.) 1/1/17. (Subst.) 1/1/25. Lt.-Col. (Brev.)
24/6/22. Col. 24/6/26 (17/6/32). A.JJ. 13/12/33. f.p.
6/5/34. Maj.-Gen. 1 9/1 2/37 (28/2/38).
G.S.O.3 France 11/10/15 to 3/2/16. Brig. Maj.
France 13/2/16 to 28/11/16. G.S.O.2 France
(temp. Maj.) 29/11/16 to 19/6/18. G.S.O.l France
(temp. Lt.-Col.) 20/6/18 to 28 2/19. G.S.O.l
Staff Coll. (temp. Lt.-Col.) 1/3/19 to 30/4/23.
Brig. Maj. Aldershot Comd. 31/1/24 to 15/3/25.
G.S.O.l India 17/6/32 to 12/12/33. Brig., Gen
Staff India (temp. Brig.) 3/7/34 to 5/2/38. Comdt.
(Maj.-Gen. Gen. Staff) R. Mil. Acad. 28/2/38.
1914-21. France & Belgium 5/11/14 to 11/11/18.
Despatches L.G. 17/2/15, 1/1/16, 4/1/17, 11/12/17
and 5/7/19. Brevs. of Maj and Lt.-Col. Belgian
War Cross. Legion of Honour 5th Class. French
War Cross. 1914 S. and CI. B.W.M. V.M.
D.S.O. U.ffi.
R.E. WATERHOUSE, George Guy, C.B., M.C, p.s.cf.,
n.s. Born 12/6/86. R.E. 2-Lt. 20/12/05. Lt.
23/3/08. Capt. 30/10/14. Maj. (Brev.) 1/1/18.
(Subst.) 29/11/22. Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 30/11/22.
(Subst.) 16/5/30. Col. 30/11/25 (18/4/31). h.p.
18/5/32. f.p. 25/4/34. h.p. 25/4/37. f.p. 1/8/38.
Maj.-Gen. 20/12/37 (10/8/38).
Survey duty S. Nigeria 10/8/10 to 7/2/13. Off.
Co. of Gent. Cadets (Class B) R. Mil. Acad.
8/2/13 to 10/8/14. Off. Co. of Gent. Cadets
(Clas* A) R. Mil. Acad, (temp.) 11/8/14 to
22/3/15. Brig. Maj. E.E.F. and Salonika
7/4/16 to 6/6/17. G.S.O.2 Salonika (temp.
Maj.) 7/6/17 to 25/10/17. Spec, empld. War
Office 12/11/17 to 26/11/17 and 1/12/17 to 16/12/17.
G.S.O.3 War Office (temp.) 17/12/17 to 9/1/18.
G.S.O.2 War Office (temp.) (temp. Maj.)
10/1/18 to 30/3/19. Spec, empld. War Office
1/1/20 to 21/1/20. G.S.O.2 War Office (temp.
Maj.) 22/1/20 to 14/6/22. Inst, in English at a
French Mil. School 27/6/22 to 23/9/23. Spec.
empld. War Office 24/9/23 to 26/11/24. Brig.
Maj. Egypt 28/11/24 to 10/6/26. Mil. Attache
(G.S.O.l) Paris 18/4'31 to 17/5/32. Empld. Insp.
(A.Q.M.G.) Brit. Mil. Mission attd. to Iraq Army
25/4/34 to 24/4/37. Empld. (Insp.-Gen. & Mil.
Advr. Ministry of Defence) Brit. Mil. Mission attd.
Iraq Army 10/8/38.
1914-21. France & Belgium 5/9/15 to 24/11/15.
Greek Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, European
Turkey and the Islands of the Mgean Sea
25/11/15 to 12/10/17. Wounded. Despatches
L.G. 6/12/16 and 28/11/17. Brevs. of Maj. and
Lt.-Col. Legion of Honour 5th Class. Order
of the White Eagle 4th Class. 1914-15 S.
B.W.M. V.M. M.C.
Inf. DREW, James Syme, C.B.. D.S.O. , M.C, p.s.cf.
Born 1/9/83. Camerons. 2-Lt. 18/1/02. Lt.
26/4/05 (Adjt. 5 Bn. 2918114 to 2911116). Capt.
17/9/14. Maj. (Brev.) 3/6/16. (Subst.) 18/1/17.
Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 1/1/23. (Subst.) 25/5/27. Col.
1/1/27(4/11/29). h.p. 1/12/35. f.p. 9/2/36. Maj.-Gen.
20/12/37(30/3/38).
Brig. Maj. France 30/1/16 to 22/2/17. G.S.O.2
France 23/2/17 to 25/2/18. Spec. Appt.
(G.S.O.2) (Chf. Inst. Sen. Offs. Sch. Aldershot)
and Spec. Appt. (Class BB) (temp. Lt.-Col.)
4/3/18 to 15/9/18. G.S.O.2 France 3/11/18 to
13/11/18. G.S.O.l France (temp. Lt.-Col.)
14/11/18 to 27/2/19. G.S.O.2 Irish Comd.
(temp.) 27/1/20 to 31/10/20. G.S.O.l (temp.)
(temp. Lt.-Col. 111/22) 1/11/20 to 17/12/22.
G.S.O.2 Staff Coll. Camberley (temp. Lt-Col.).
1/1/23 to 21/1/25. Asst. Comdt. & Chf. Inst.
(Class Y) Netheravon Wing, Small Arms Sch.
4/11/29 to 9/3/32. A.D. of the T.A. War Office
10/3/32 to 30/11/35. Brig., Gen. Staff S. Comd.
(temp. Brig.) 9/2/36 to 29/3/38. A.D.C. to the King
13/4/36 to 29/3/38. Div. Comdr. Sco. Comd.
30/3/38.
1914-21. France & Belgium 10/5/15 to 8/3/18 and
13/10/18 to 11/11/18. Despatches L.G. 1/1/16,
15/6/16, 4/1/17, 15/5/17, 11/12/17 and 5/7/19.
Brev. of Maj. 1914-15 S. B.W.M. V.M.
D.S.O. M.C.
Inf. RIDDELL-WEBSTER, Thomas Sheridan, D.S.O.,
i.d.c, p.s.rf. Born 12/2/86. Cameronians. 2-Lt.
16/8/05. Lt. 30/9/09. Capt. 24/10/13. Maj.
(Brev.) 1/1/16. (Subst.) 11/3/23. Lt.-Col. (Brev.)
12/3/23. (Subst.) 16/12/30. Col. 12/3/27 (27/6/33).
h.p. 12/11/34. f.p. 1/2/35. Maj.-Gen. 21/12/37
(1/4/38).
Staff Capt. France 3/11/14 to 16/7/15. D.A.A.
<& Q.M.G. and D.A.A.G. France (temp. Maj.)
17/7/15 to 8/7/17. A.A. & Q.M.G. France
and Italv (temp. Lt.-Col.) 9/7/17 to 31/3/19.
Brig. Maj. Irish Comd. (temp, to 20/7/21)
3/2/21 to 17/9/22. D.A.Q.M.G. Staff Coll. (temp.
Lt.-Col.) 18/9/22 to 2/2/25. G.S.O.2 Sco. Comd.
1/11/26 to 13/1/29. A.Q.M.G. War Office 27/6/33
to 11/11/34. Area Comdr. India (temp. Brig.)
1/2/35 to 9/3/38. A.D.C. to the King 20/4/36 to
31/3/38. Dir. of Movemts. & Qrtg. War Office
1/4/38.
1914-21: France & Belgium 13/8/14 to 14/11/17 and
3/3/18 to 11/11/18. Italy 15/11/17 to 2/3/18 Des-
patches L.G. 19/10/14, 1/1/16, 4/1/17, 11/12/17,
30/5/18, 20/12/18 and 5/7/19. Brevs. of Maj. and
Lt.-Col. Belgian War Cross. French War
Cross Order of the Crown of Italy 4th Class.
1914 S. and CI. B.W.M. V.M. D.S.O.
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