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GRADATION LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE BRITISH ARMY. 537-8
MAJORS — continued.
Foresters. 2-Lt. 15/5/15 (29/8/15). Lt. 1/10/16.
Capt. 5/1/24. Maj. 1/8/38.
Empld. with Egyptian Army 13/2/22 to 16/1/25.
Attd. to Sudan Def. Force 17/1/25 to 12/2/32.
1914-21. France & Belgium 13/5/15 to -/9/15
and 14/12/16 to -/5/18. Wounded twico.
1914-15 S. B.W.M. V.M. M.C.
Sudan 1927-28. Despatches L.G. 2/1/31.
CAVENDISH, Ronald Valentine Cecil, M.C. Born
14/2/96. (In ranks Mobd. T.F. to 10/9/14—
37 di/t. ; temp. 2-Lt. 1119/14 to 2/2/15 ; temp.
Lt. 3/2/15 to 9/8/15; temp. Capt. 10/S/15 to
13/5/18.) Foresters. 2-Lt. 11/6/15 (17/2/17).
Lt. 1/10/16 (1/7/17). Capt. 5/1/24. Maj. 1/8/38.
G.S.0.3 France (temp. Capt.) 14/5/18 to 7/4/19.
G.S.0.3 Rhine Army (temp. Capt.) 8/4/19 to
21/8/19. A.D.C. to G.O.C. S. Comd. India
18/10/19 to 1/3/21. Adjt. T.A. 1/11/29 to 31/10/33.
Staflf Capt. Sudan (temp.) 1/12/35 to 24/7/36.
1914-21. France & Belgium 9/4/15 to 25/9/15 and
11/11/16 to 11/11/18. Wounded twice. Des-
patches L.G. 1/1/16 and 20/12/18. 1914-15 S.
B.W.M. V.M. M.C
LINDSAY • ORROCK - GRAHAM - SCOTT, Kenneth
Graham. Born 30/10/96. Black Watch. 2-Lt.
15/9/15. Lt. 15/2/17 (actg. Capt. 1/6/18 to 9/2/19).
Capt. 1/2/24. Maj. 1/8/38.
Attd. to Sudan Def. Force 25/2/32 to 10/1/34.
1914-21. Mesopotamia 25/12/16 to 21/10/17. B.W.M.
V.M.
KNIGHT, John Oldham. Born 27/8/97. Wore. R.
2-Lt. 14/7/15 (M.O.C. 13/3/16 to 31/3/21). Lt.
19/10/16 (actg. Capt. M.G.C. 12/4/18 to 15/6/18;
actg. Maj. M.O.C. 16/6/18 to 20/8/18; actg.
Capt. M.G.C. 21/8/18 to 23/4/19). Capt. 4/4/24.
Maj. 1/8/38.
Adjt. T.A. 15/4/26 to 14/4/30. Staff Off., Straits
Settlements Vol. Force 10/6/33 to 29/11/36.
1914-21. France <fe Belgium 31/8/16 to 10/6/17
and 31/12/17 to 11/11/18. Wounded. Des-
patches L.G. 9/7/19. B.W.M. V.M.
BUCKNALL, William Rixon. Born 11/3/94. In
ranks 50 dys. (Mobd. T.F. to 13/5/15—202 dys.)
Black Watch. 2-Lt. 20/10/15. Lt. 27/3/17 (R.F.C.
23/9/27 to 31/3/18). Capt. 24/4/24. Adjt. 11/4/27
to 10/4/30. Maj. 1/8/38.
Empld. under Air Min. 1/4/18 to 14/11/19.
1914-21. France & Belgium -/3/16 to 7/6/16.
Wounded. B.W.M. V.M.
ARMITAGE, Reginald MacLaren. Born 7/6/98.
Lan. Fus. 2-Lt. 27/10/16. Lt. 27/4/18 Capt.
28/4/24. Adjt. 4/11/28 to 3/11/31. Maj. 1/8/38.
1914-21. France & Belgium 7/7/17 to 12/9/18.
B.W.M. V.M.
WILLIS, Nigel Addington. Born 26/6/97. The
Queen's R. 2-Lt. 7/4/16. Lt. 7/10/17. Capt.
15/5/24. Maj. 1/8/38.
Spec. Appt. (Class H H) (Cipher Officer) France
7/6/18 to 3/3/19. Adjt. T.A. 7/4/30 to 4/1/34.
1914-21. France & Belgium 11/7/16 to 5/9/16 and
18/5/18 to 11/11/18 Wounded. B.W.M. V.M.
RENTON, James Malcolm Leslie, O.B.E. Born
18/3/98. Rifle Bde. 2-Lt. 7/4/16. Lt. 7/10/17.
(actg. Capt. 31/1/19 to 13/10/19.) Adjt, 16/7/20
to 5/5/22. Capt. 1/10/24 (7/1/28). Maj. 1/8/38.
Educn. Off. (temp. Capt.) 21/1/19 to 30/1/19.
Empld. under Colonial Office (Iraq Levies)
17/5/22 to 13/9/22. Empld. with Iraq Levies as
D.A.A.G. (temp.) (local Maj.) 14/9/22 to 10/2/27.
Empld. with Burma Def. Force (local Maj. 21/2/38)
17/2/38 to 18/5/38.
1914-21. France & Belgium 17/5/17 to 31/7/17.
Wounded. B.W.M. V.M.
Kurdistan 1923. M. and CI.
Iraq 1924-5. T.M.
FULFORD, Francis Edgar Anthony, Born 23/7/98.
Rifle Bde. 2-Lt. 1/5/17. Lt. 1/11/18. Capt.
1/10/24. Maj. 1/8/38.
Asst. Mil. Sec. Egypt 10/6/31 to 19/12/34.
1914-21. France A Belgium 11/10/17 to 3/4/18
and 1/11/18 to 11/11/18. B.W.M. V.M.
Wazirittan 1921-24. M. and CI.
AKEHURST, Charles Henry Irwin. Born 20/1/00.
Unatt. 2-Lt. 1/10/18. LA. 2-Lt. 12/10/18.
Lt. 1/10/19. Capt. 1/10/24. (R. Signals 23/10/26
to 19/12/29). R. Signals. Capt. 1/10/24 (20/12/29)
Maj. 1/8/38.
Inst. (Class /?) Armv Signal Sch. Tndia 1/3/33 to
25/6/36. Staff Off. to Chf. Signal Off. India 18/6/38.
1914-21. Served in ranks Canadian Mil Forces.
France & Belgium -/10/16 to -/3/17.
Wounded. B W.M. V.M.
Afghanistan, N.W. Frontier 1919. M. and CI.
Waziristan 1921-24. CI.
WATKINS, Bernard Springett, p.s.e\. Born 8/4/00.
Unatt. 2-Lt. 1/10/18. LA. 2-Lt. 6/10/18. Lt.
1/10/19. Capt. 1/10/24. (R. Signals 23110/26 to
19/12/29). R. Signals. Capt. 1/10/24 (20/12/29).
Maj. 1/8/38.
Inst. (Class B) Armv Signal Sch. India 21/12/29
to 28'2'33. G.S.O.3 for Phys. Trng. W. Comd.
26/10/37.
1914-21. B.W.M.
A fghanistan, N.W. Frontier 1919. M. and CI.
ARMSTRONG, Charles Douglas, M.C. Born 11/6/97.
E. Surrey R. 2-Lt. 17/4/15 (M.G.C. 27/3/16 to
31/3/21; temp. Lt. M.G.C 1/11/16 to 30/6/17).
Lt. 12/2/17 (1/7/17). Capt. 16/10/24. Adjt. 31/3/35
to 30/3/38. Maj. 1/8/38.
Staff Capt. India 6/6/29 to 5/6/33.
1914-21. France & Belgium 27/9/16 to 30/3/18.
Russia 27/5/19 to 6/10/19. Wounded twice.
B.W.M. V.M. M.C.
Iraq Operations 1919-20. Iraq. M. and CI.
N.W. Frontier of India 1930-31. M. and CI.
BURTON, George Simon Merceron, M.C. Born
9/8/94. (Mobd. T.F. to 18/9/16—1 yr. 242 dys.)
(from T.F.) Black Watch. 2-Lt. 21/10/15
(19/9/16). Lt. 27/3/17 (actg. Capt. 3/5/18 to
14/7/18, 29/7/18 to 6/8/18 and 3/10/18 to 16/10/18).
Capt. 28/10/24. Maj. 1/8/38.
Adjt. Mila. 29/11/22 to . A.D.C. to Presdt.,
Inter-Allied Commn. of Control. Berlin.
16/4/24 to 28/2/27. Attd. to Sudan Def. Force
3/2/32 to 2/2/34. Empld. [Pers. Asst. (Staff Capt.)
to Chf. of Mission] Brit. Mil. Mission to the
Egyptian Army 7/1/37.
1914-21. France & Belgium 29/7/16 to 2/8/16 and
10/11/16 to 21/10/18. Wounded twice. B.W.M.
V.M. M.C.
METHUEN, Lionel Harry, O.B.E., M.C. Born
12/4/95. (Temp. 2-Lt. 419/14 to 3/12/14; temp.
Lt. 4/12/14 to 17/7/15 ; temp. Capt. 18/7/15 to
17/7/17.) A. & S. H. 2-Lt. 4/5/16 (23/5/16) (actg.
Capt. 18/7/17 to ). Lt. 11/4/17 (4/11/17).
Capt. 1/12/24. Maj. 1/8/38.
Staff Capt. Irish Comd. (temp. Capt.) 8/5/18 to
21/7/19. Staff Capt. E. Comd. (temp. Capt.)
8/8/19 to 20'8/20. Staff Capt. Irish Comd.
(temp.) 10/11/21 to 20/1/22. A.D.C. to the Gov.
of Bengal 29/3/32 to 5/10/34.
1914-21 France & Belgium 25/7/15 to 26/9/16.
Wounded twice. Despatches L.G. 1/1/16.
1914-15 S. B.W.M. V.M. O.B.E. M.C.
CHAWJER, Frederic Thompson. Born 4/2/96.
(Mobd. Spec. Res. to 20/6/17—2 yrs. 23 dys.)
(from Spec. Res.) Conn. Rangers. 2-Lt.
29/2/16 (21/6/17). Lt. 29/8/17. Cameroniaa3.
Lt. 20/9/22. Capt. 15/12/24. Maj. 1/8/38.
Adjt. T.A. 19/2/25 to 18/2/29.
1914-21. France & Belgium 20/9/16 to 25/3/18.
Wounded. B.W.M. V.M.
MOLLOY, Thomas Prince Lloyd. Born 9/11/97.
Dorset R. 2-Lt. 7/4/16 (R.F.C. 2/7/16 to
31/3/18). Lt. 24/4/17. Capt. 27/12/24. Maj. 1/8/38.
Empld. under Air Min. 1/4/18 to 8/6/19. Spec.
Empld. War Office 9/7/19 to 30/6/22. Empld.
with R.W.A.F.F. (local Maj. 24/4/35 to 31/7/38.)
29/12/32 to 14/10/38.
1914-21. France Jfc Belgium 4/7/16 to 17/9/16.
B.W.M. V.M.
THORBURN, Douglas Glendinning, M.C. Born
21/2/97. (Mobd. Spec. Res. to 31/3/20—4 yrs.
204 dys. ; relqd. commn. 1/4/20) (from Spec.
Res.) H.L.I. Lt. 10/12/17 (11/12/20). Capt.
8/1/25. Maj. 1/8/38.
Adjt. T.A. 4/3/26 to 3/3/30. Empld. with R.W.A.F.F.
9/4/30 to 25/3/34. , ,
1914-21. France & Belgium 8/7/16 to 11/11/18.
B.W.M. V.M. M.C. and Bar.
N.W. Frontier of India (Mohmand) 1935. M. and CI.

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