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579-81 GRADATION LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE BRITISH ARMY.
MAJORS— continued.
HARDING, John Charles Etherington, M.C. Born
19/3/98. E.A. 2-Lt. 23/11/16. Lt. 23/5/18. R,
Tank Corps. Lt. 5/12/23. Capt. 23/3/29. Maj.
Spec. Appt. (Class EH) British Mil. Mission to
■Finland 2/12/19 to 24/1/20. Spec. Appt. (Class
FF) Chf. Cipher Off. Shine Army 22/4/20 to
25/8/20. Spec. Appt. (Class GG) Chf. Cipher
Off. Rhine Army 26/8/20 to 20/12/23. Off. Co.
of Gent. Cadets R. Mil. Acad. 2/2/32 to 28/1/36.
1914-21. France & Belgium 26/3/17 to 23/10/17.
Wounded. B.W.M. V.M. M.C.
POTTER, Norman Arthur Raymond. Born 2'2/98
R.A. 2-Lt. 28/7/15. Lt. 1/7/17. Capt. 25/3/29.
Mai. 1/8/38.
Empld. with W.A.F.F. 8/8/23 to 4/8/27.
1914-21. France & Belgium 3/5/16 to 6/12/16
and 20/4/17 to 21/8/17. Wounded. B.W.M.
V.M.
MACARTNEY-FILGATE, Terence Townley. Born
19/1/98. In ranks 27 dys. (Mobd. Spec. Res.
to 25 1 5j 18— 3 yrs. 62 dys.) (from Spec. Res.)
Inniskilling Fus, 2-Lt. 19/1/17 (26/5/18). Lt.
19/7/18. H.L.I. Capt. 26/3/29. Inniskilling Fus.
Capt. 6/1/38 (Regtl. Seniority 2/6132). Adit. 1/6/38.
Maj. 1/8/38.
Empld. with Iraq Army 17/10/25 to 16/10/30. Adit.
T.A. 12/3/34 to 30/1/38.
1914-21. France & Belgium 19/6/18 to 11/11/18.
Greek Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, European
Turkey and the Islands of the ^Egean Sea
31/5/16 to 16/9/17. E.E.F. 17/9/17 to 16/6/18.
B.W.M. V.M.
MONTGOMERY, Ernest John. Bora 24/3/01.
H.L.I. 2-Lt. 16/7/20. Lt. 16/7/22. Capt.
26/3/29. Adjt. 1/5/31 to 30/4/34. Maj. 1/8/38.
Priv. Sec. to the Gov. of Bihar and Orissa
22/9/28 to 12/2/31. Staff Capt. SCO. Comd. 1 5/6/37.
URQUHART, Robert Elliott.p.s.cf. Born 28/11/01. H.L.I.
2-Lt. 24/12/20. Lt. 24/12/22. Capt. 26/3/29.
Adjt. 1/5/33 to 20/1/36. Maj. 1/8/38.
Staff Capt. India 16/10/38.
JOHNSTON-JONES, Kenneth Charles, M.B.E., M.C.
Born 29/3/98. (Mobd. Spec. Res. to 5/11/19—
4 yrs. 86 dys. ; relqd. commn. 1/4/20 ; temp.
Capt. Def. Force 10/4/21 to 21/6/21). Bedfs. &
Herts R. Lt. 29/9/18 (22/6/21) (Temp. Capt. Def.
Force 22/6/21 to 9/7/21. relinqd. 10/7/21 ; Tank
Corps 12/3/23 to 31/8/23). R. Tank Corps. Lt.
29/9/18(1/9/23). Capt. 1/4/29. (R.A.P.C. Capt.
& Paym. 31/8/31 to 20/12/32.) Maj. 1/8/38.
Inst. (Class C) R. Tank Corps Sch. India 1/10/25
to 7/12/28. Admin. Off. Tank Driving &
Maintenance Sch. 17/6/30 to 30/8/31.
1914-21. France & Belgium 13/7/16 to 31/7/16 and
19/4/17 to 28/7/17. Russia 16/8/19 to 12/10/19.
B.WM. V.M. M.R.E. M.C.
N.W. Frontier of India 1936-37.
CULVERWELL, Geoffrey James Northcott, z. Born
18/7/97. (In ranks Mobd. T.F. to 29/8/16 — 289
dys.) R. Berks R. 2-Lt. 1/5/17 (M.G.C.
14/5/17 to ). Lt. 1/11/18 (Tank Corps 18/3/21
to 14/9/23 ; actg. Capt. I. A. 20/10/21 to 24/11/21).
R. Tank Corps. Lt. 15/9/23. Capt. 1/4/29. Maj.
1/8/38.
Empld. with R.W.A.F.F. 16/2/27 to 15/5/29.
Tech. Off. R. Tank Corps Cent. Schs. 29/8/31 to
31/3/34. Inst. (Class EE) Exptl. Sect. R. Tank
Corps Cent. Schs. 26/5/34 to 22/10/35.
1914-21. France & Belgium 24/8/17 to 9/12/17.
Russia 18/9/18 to 26/9/19. B.W.M. V.M.
Waziristan 1919-21. M. and CI.
Wazirislan 1921-24. Despatches L.G. 30/5/24. CI
CLARKE, Thomas Cecil Arthur, z. Born 24/11/98
Leicester R. 2-Lt. 1/5/17. Lt. 1/11/18. (Tank
Corps 1/4/22 to 419/23). R. Tank Corps. Lt
5/9/23. Capt. 1/4/29. Maj. 1/8/38.
Asst. Inst. (Class GG to 31/3/29 ; Class FF 1/4/29)
Tank Driving & Maintenance Sch. 1/3/29 to
9/10/30. Inst. (Class EE) Tank Driving &
Maintenance Sch. 10/10/30 to 28/2/33. Exptl. Off.
(Class FF) Mech. Warfare Exptl. Estabt. 10/6/33
to 31/12/37.
1914-21. France <fe Belgium 10/12/17 to 21/3/18.
Russia -/3/19 to -/10/19. Wounded. B.W.M. V.M.
HAYWARD, Stuart Dewes. Born 28/5/98. (Mobd.
Spec. Res. to 12/10/18—2 yrs. 351 dys.) (from
Spec. Res.) The Queen's R. 2-Lt. 28/5/17
(13/10/18). Lt. 28/11/18 (Tank Corps 20/5/20
to 31/8 23). R. Tank Corps. Lt. 1/9/23. Cant
1/4/29 Adjt. 3/2/33 to 20/1/36. MajT 1/8/38.
Attd. to Sudan Def. Force 7/11/25 to 11/1/32. Asst
Inst (Class FF to 17/1/37 ; Class EE 18/1/37)
^?^ G V?5-, £<*• £ 1/1/36 to 31/3/37. Inst. (Class
EE to 31/7/38.) Gunn. Wing, Armoured Fightg.
Veh. Sch. 1/4/37.
1914-21. Mesopotamia 30/6/16 to 23/4/17 and
27/10/17 to 31/10/18. B.W.M. V.M
KNIGHT, Gordon Sherwin. Born 20/6/97. R.A
2;«-W17. Lt 6/12/18. R. Tank Corps. Lt.
5/9/23. Capt. 1/4/29. Maj. 1/8/38.
Sp ^; , Appt - < - Class HU ) Cipher Off. Black Sea
20/5/20 to 17/7/21. Spec. Appt. (Class GG)
Cipher Off. Turkey (temp.) 18/7/21 to 10/7/23.
Staff Capt. R. Tank Corps Centre 14/3/34 to 31/3/37
, ^IL C , apt » i A l moured Fightg Veh. Sch. 1/4/37 to
13/3/38. Staff Capt. War Office 1/6/38.
19 if'^h r Flance & Belgium 19/6/17 to 11/11/18.
B.W.M. V.M.
LIPSCOMB, Humphrey Theodore de Bohun. Bora
15/10/98. R.A. 2-Lt. 6/6/17. Lt. 6/12/18 (Tank
Corps 2519121 to 31/8/23). R. Tank Corps. Lt.
1/9/23. Capt. 1/4/29. Maj. 1/8/38.
Asst. Inst. (Class GG to 31/3/29 ; Class FF 1/4/29)
Tank Driving & Maintenance Sch. 1/12/28 to
oU/1 l|o2,
1914-21. France & Belgium 13/3/18 to 11/11/18.
B.W.M. V.M.
Iraq Operations 1919-20. Traa. M. and CI
N.W Frontier of India (Mohmand) 1935. M." and CI.
N.W Frontier of India 1936-37. Despatches L.G.
18/2/38.
STILL, Gordon Leonard. Born 15/9/00. S. Stafford
R. . 2-Lt. 16/7/20. Lt. 16/7/22. Capt. 5/4/29.
Maj. 1/8/38.
MCCARTHY, Gerald William. Born 6/8/97 R.
Ir. Fus. 2-Lt. 21/12/17. Lt. 21/6/19. Adjt.
21/10/28 to 31/10/31. Capt. 9/4/29. Maj. 1/8/38.
Air Staff Off. (Staff Capt.) R.A.F. 1/4/37.
1914-21. France & Belgium 27/3/18 to 11/11/18.
B.W.M. V.M.
Iraq Operations 1919-20. Iraq. N.W. Persia. M.
and 2 CI.
FRASER, Ian Robert Lennox. Born 28/7/99 In
ranks 1 yr. 178 dys. Seaforth. 2-Lt. 24/12/20
Lt. 24/12/22. Capt. 17/4/29. Maj. 1/8/38.
N.W. Frontier of India 1930-31. M. and CI.
GRANT, Eneas Henry George, M.C. Born 14/8'01.
Seaforth. 2-Lt. 24/12/20. Lt. 24/12/22. Capt.
17/4/29. Maj. 1/8/38.
Adjt. T.A. 1/8/28 to 30/11/32.
Palestine 1936. Despatches L.G. 23/7/37. M.C.
LOVELL, Ian Raymond. Born 27/4/98. R.W.K.
2-Lt. 27/10/16. Lt. 27/4/18. Capt. 20/4/29. Maj.
1/8/38.
R.T.O. (Staff Capt.) India (temp. Capt.) 8/5/19 to
■ . Adjt. Penang Vols, (local Capt. 2718124)
1/8/24 to 28/2/28.
1914-21. France & Belgium 14/8/17 to 27/10/17.
B.W.M. V.M.
Afghanistan N.W. Frontier 1919. M. and CI
BAIN, William Leslie. Born 31/7/96. In ranks
1 dy. (Trsd. to Army Res. 8/2/16; in ranks
Mobd. Army Res. 187 dys. ; temp. 2-Lt. 30/7/17
to 29/1/19 ; temp. Lt. 30/1/19 to 28/10/20.)
R.A.S.C. Lt. 30/1/20 (29/10/20). Capt. 24/4/29.
Maj. 1/8/38.
Inst. R.A.S.C. Trng. Centre 1/1/30 to 31/12/32.
Asst. Insp. (Class CC to 31/7/38.) Inspn. Dept.
1/1/35. r
1914-21. France & Belgium 15/10/17 to 11/11/18.
B.W.M. V.M.
TOWSEY, Edward William. Born 16/10/98. W.
York R. 2-Lt. 24/4/18. Lt. 24/10/19. Capt.
11/5/29. Adjt. 1/7/29 to 30/6/32. Maj. 1/8/38.
Empld. with Iraq Army 13/11/25 to 12/11/28.
Empld. (G.S.O.3) Brit. Mil. Mission attd. Egyptian
Army 28/11/38.
1914-21. France & Belgium 12/6/18 to 12/10/18.
B.W.M. V.M.
Kurdistan 1923. M. and CI.
MAJORS— continued.
HARDING, John Charles Etherington, M.C. Born
19/3/98. E.A. 2-Lt. 23/11/16. Lt. 23/5/18. R,
Tank Corps. Lt. 5/12/23. Capt. 23/3/29. Maj.
Spec. Appt. (Class EH) British Mil. Mission to
■Finland 2/12/19 to 24/1/20. Spec. Appt. (Class
FF) Chf. Cipher Off. Shine Army 22/4/20 to
25/8/20. Spec. Appt. (Class GG) Chf. Cipher
Off. Rhine Army 26/8/20 to 20/12/23. Off. Co.
of Gent. Cadets R. Mil. Acad. 2/2/32 to 28/1/36.
1914-21. France & Belgium 26/3/17 to 23/10/17.
Wounded. B.W.M. V.M. M.C.
POTTER, Norman Arthur Raymond. Born 2'2/98
R.A. 2-Lt. 28/7/15. Lt. 1/7/17. Capt. 25/3/29.
Mai. 1/8/38.
Empld. with W.A.F.F. 8/8/23 to 4/8/27.
1914-21. France & Belgium 3/5/16 to 6/12/16
and 20/4/17 to 21/8/17. Wounded. B.W.M.
V.M.
MACARTNEY-FILGATE, Terence Townley. Born
19/1/98. In ranks 27 dys. (Mobd. Spec. Res.
to 25 1 5j 18— 3 yrs. 62 dys.) (from Spec. Res.)
Inniskilling Fus, 2-Lt. 19/1/17 (26/5/18). Lt.
19/7/18. H.L.I. Capt. 26/3/29. Inniskilling Fus.
Capt. 6/1/38 (Regtl. Seniority 2/6132). Adit. 1/6/38.
Maj. 1/8/38.
Empld. with Iraq Army 17/10/25 to 16/10/30. Adit.
T.A. 12/3/34 to 30/1/38.
1914-21. France & Belgium 19/6/18 to 11/11/18.
Greek Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, European
Turkey and the Islands of the ^Egean Sea
31/5/16 to 16/9/17. E.E.F. 17/9/17 to 16/6/18.
B.W.M. V.M.
MONTGOMERY, Ernest John. Bora 24/3/01.
H.L.I. 2-Lt. 16/7/20. Lt. 16/7/22. Capt.
26/3/29. Adjt. 1/5/31 to 30/4/34. Maj. 1/8/38.
Priv. Sec. to the Gov. of Bihar and Orissa
22/9/28 to 12/2/31. Staff Capt. SCO. Comd. 1 5/6/37.
URQUHART, Robert Elliott.p.s.cf. Born 28/11/01. H.L.I.
2-Lt. 24/12/20. Lt. 24/12/22. Capt. 26/3/29.
Adjt. 1/5/33 to 20/1/36. Maj. 1/8/38.
Staff Capt. India 16/10/38.
JOHNSTON-JONES, Kenneth Charles, M.B.E., M.C.
Born 29/3/98. (Mobd. Spec. Res. to 5/11/19—
4 yrs. 86 dys. ; relqd. commn. 1/4/20 ; temp.
Capt. Def. Force 10/4/21 to 21/6/21). Bedfs. &
Herts R. Lt. 29/9/18 (22/6/21) (Temp. Capt. Def.
Force 22/6/21 to 9/7/21. relinqd. 10/7/21 ; Tank
Corps 12/3/23 to 31/8/23). R. Tank Corps. Lt.
29/9/18(1/9/23). Capt. 1/4/29. (R.A.P.C. Capt.
& Paym. 31/8/31 to 20/12/32.) Maj. 1/8/38.
Inst. (Class C) R. Tank Corps Sch. India 1/10/25
to 7/12/28. Admin. Off. Tank Driving &
Maintenance Sch. 17/6/30 to 30/8/31.
1914-21. France & Belgium 13/7/16 to 31/7/16 and
19/4/17 to 28/7/17. Russia 16/8/19 to 12/10/19.
B.WM. V.M. M.R.E. M.C.
N.W. Frontier of India 1936-37.
CULVERWELL, Geoffrey James Northcott, z. Born
18/7/97. (In ranks Mobd. T.F. to 29/8/16 — 289
dys.) R. Berks R. 2-Lt. 1/5/17 (M.G.C.
14/5/17 to ). Lt. 1/11/18 (Tank Corps 18/3/21
to 14/9/23 ; actg. Capt. I. A. 20/10/21 to 24/11/21).
R. Tank Corps. Lt. 15/9/23. Capt. 1/4/29. Maj.
1/8/38.
Empld. with R.W.A.F.F. 16/2/27 to 15/5/29.
Tech. Off. R. Tank Corps Cent. Schs. 29/8/31 to
31/3/34. Inst. (Class EE) Exptl. Sect. R. Tank
Corps Cent. Schs. 26/5/34 to 22/10/35.
1914-21. France & Belgium 24/8/17 to 9/12/17.
Russia 18/9/18 to 26/9/19. B.W.M. V.M.
Waziristan 1919-21. M. and CI.
Wazirislan 1921-24. Despatches L.G. 30/5/24. CI
CLARKE, Thomas Cecil Arthur, z. Born 24/11/98
Leicester R. 2-Lt. 1/5/17. Lt. 1/11/18. (Tank
Corps 1/4/22 to 419/23). R. Tank Corps. Lt
5/9/23. Capt. 1/4/29. Maj. 1/8/38.
Asst. Inst. (Class GG to 31/3/29 ; Class FF 1/4/29)
Tank Driving & Maintenance Sch. 1/3/29 to
9/10/30. Inst. (Class EE) Tank Driving &
Maintenance Sch. 10/10/30 to 28/2/33. Exptl. Off.
(Class FF) Mech. Warfare Exptl. Estabt. 10/6/33
to 31/12/37.
1914-21. France <fe Belgium 10/12/17 to 21/3/18.
Russia -/3/19 to -/10/19. Wounded. B.W.M. V.M.
HAYWARD, Stuart Dewes. Born 28/5/98. (Mobd.
Spec. Res. to 12/10/18—2 yrs. 351 dys.) (from
Spec. Res.) The Queen's R. 2-Lt. 28/5/17
(13/10/18). Lt. 28/11/18 (Tank Corps 20/5/20
to 31/8 23). R. Tank Corps. Lt. 1/9/23. Cant
1/4/29 Adjt. 3/2/33 to 20/1/36. MajT 1/8/38.
Attd. to Sudan Def. Force 7/11/25 to 11/1/32. Asst
Inst (Class FF to 17/1/37 ; Class EE 18/1/37)
^?^ G V?5-, £<*• £ 1/1/36 to 31/3/37. Inst. (Class
EE to 31/7/38.) Gunn. Wing, Armoured Fightg.
Veh. Sch. 1/4/37.
1914-21. Mesopotamia 30/6/16 to 23/4/17 and
27/10/17 to 31/10/18. B.W.M. V.M
KNIGHT, Gordon Sherwin. Born 20/6/97. R.A
2;«-W17. Lt 6/12/18. R. Tank Corps. Lt.
5/9/23. Capt. 1/4/29. Maj. 1/8/38.
Sp ^; , Appt - < - Class HU ) Cipher Off. Black Sea
20/5/20 to 17/7/21. Spec. Appt. (Class GG)
Cipher Off. Turkey (temp.) 18/7/21 to 10/7/23.
Staff Capt. R. Tank Corps Centre 14/3/34 to 31/3/37
, ^IL C , apt » i A l moured Fightg Veh. Sch. 1/4/37 to
13/3/38. Staff Capt. War Office 1/6/38.
19 if'^h r Flance & Belgium 19/6/17 to 11/11/18.
B.W.M. V.M.
LIPSCOMB, Humphrey Theodore de Bohun. Bora
15/10/98. R.A. 2-Lt. 6/6/17. Lt. 6/12/18 (Tank
Corps 2519121 to 31/8/23). R. Tank Corps. Lt.
1/9/23. Capt. 1/4/29. Maj. 1/8/38.
Asst. Inst. (Class GG to 31/3/29 ; Class FF 1/4/29)
Tank Driving & Maintenance Sch. 1/12/28 to
oU/1 l|o2,
1914-21. France & Belgium 13/3/18 to 11/11/18.
B.W.M. V.M.
Iraq Operations 1919-20. Traa. M. and CI
N.W Frontier of India (Mohmand) 1935. M." and CI.
N.W Frontier of India 1936-37. Despatches L.G.
18/2/38.
STILL, Gordon Leonard. Born 15/9/00. S. Stafford
R. . 2-Lt. 16/7/20. Lt. 16/7/22. Capt. 5/4/29.
Maj. 1/8/38.
MCCARTHY, Gerald William. Born 6/8/97 R.
Ir. Fus. 2-Lt. 21/12/17. Lt. 21/6/19. Adjt.
21/10/28 to 31/10/31. Capt. 9/4/29. Maj. 1/8/38.
Air Staff Off. (Staff Capt.) R.A.F. 1/4/37.
1914-21. France & Belgium 27/3/18 to 11/11/18.
B.W.M. V.M.
Iraq Operations 1919-20. Iraq. N.W. Persia. M.
and 2 CI.
FRASER, Ian Robert Lennox. Born 28/7/99 In
ranks 1 yr. 178 dys. Seaforth. 2-Lt. 24/12/20
Lt. 24/12/22. Capt. 17/4/29. Maj. 1/8/38.
N.W. Frontier of India 1930-31. M. and CI.
GRANT, Eneas Henry George, M.C. Born 14/8'01.
Seaforth. 2-Lt. 24/12/20. Lt. 24/12/22. Capt.
17/4/29. Maj. 1/8/38.
Adjt. T.A. 1/8/28 to 30/11/32.
Palestine 1936. Despatches L.G. 23/7/37. M.C.
LOVELL, Ian Raymond. Born 27/4/98. R.W.K.
2-Lt. 27/10/16. Lt. 27/4/18. Capt. 20/4/29. Maj.
1/8/38.
R.T.O. (Staff Capt.) India (temp. Capt.) 8/5/19 to
■ . Adjt. Penang Vols, (local Capt. 2718124)
1/8/24 to 28/2/28.
1914-21. France & Belgium 14/8/17 to 27/10/17.
B.W.M. V.M.
Afghanistan N.W. Frontier 1919. M. and CI
BAIN, William Leslie. Born 31/7/96. In ranks
1 dy. (Trsd. to Army Res. 8/2/16; in ranks
Mobd. Army Res. 187 dys. ; temp. 2-Lt. 30/7/17
to 29/1/19 ; temp. Lt. 30/1/19 to 28/10/20.)
R.A.S.C. Lt. 30/1/20 (29/10/20). Capt. 24/4/29.
Maj. 1/8/38.
Inst. R.A.S.C. Trng. Centre 1/1/30 to 31/12/32.
Asst. Insp. (Class CC to 31/7/38.) Inspn. Dept.
1/1/35. r
1914-21. France & Belgium 15/10/17 to 11/11/18.
B.W.M. V.M.
TOWSEY, Edward William. Born 16/10/98. W.
York R. 2-Lt. 24/4/18. Lt. 24/10/19. Capt.
11/5/29. Adjt. 1/7/29 to 30/6/32. Maj. 1/8/38.
Empld. with Iraq Army 13/11/25 to 12/11/28.
Empld. (G.S.O.3) Brit. Mil. Mission attd. Egyptian
Army 28/11/38.
1914-21. France & Belgium 12/6/18 to 12/10/18.
B.W.M. V.M.
Kurdistan 1923. M. and CI.
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