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GRADATION LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE BRITISH ARMY.
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MAJOR-GENERALS — continued.
R.A. DAVIDSON, Francis Henry Norman, D.S.O.,
M.C., i.d.c, p.s.cf. Born 1/4/92. R.A. 2-Lt.
23/12/11. Lt. 23/12/14 (temp. Capt. 24112115 to
718/16). Capt. 8/8/16 {actg. Maj. 27111/16 to 14/1/17
and 10/8/17 to 16/9/lS). Maj. (Brev.) 1/1/29.
(Subst.) 1/5/29. Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 1/1/83. Col.
1/1/36 (12/1/38). (adg. Briff. 2/9/39 to 113/40;
temp. Brig. 2/3/40 to 10/10/41). (actg. Maj.-Gen.
16/12/40 to 10/10/41). Maj.-Gen. 11/10/41.
G.S.0.3 France 17/9/18 to 1/4/19. G.S.0.3 Rhine
Army 2/4/19 to 7/9/19. G.S.0.2 India 27/11/25
to 28/5/27. Brig. Maj. India 29/5/27 to 26/11/29.
6.S.0.2 War Office 1/9/30 to 31/8/34. G.S.0.2
Stafif Coll. 1/1/37 to 11/1/38. G.S.0.1 Aldershot
Comd. 12/1/38 to 4/8/39. Brig. R.A. 2/9/39 to
18/6/40. Brig. Gen. Staff 20/6/40 to 15/12/40.
Dir. 16/12/40.
1914-21. France & Belgium 5/8/14 to 20/10/14,
10/7/16 to 1/11/16 and 25/7/17 to 11/11/18,
Gallipoli 25/4/15 to 31/12/15. Egypt 6/1/16 to
18/3/16. E.B.F. 19/.3/16 to 20/6/16. Wounded.
Despatches L.G. 17/2/15, 4/1/17, 18/5/17 and
20/12/18. 1914 S. and CI. B.W.M. V.M. D.S.O.
M.C. and Bar.
(i.e. 20/12/40.— Tiespatches.)
R.A.IVI.C. FINNY, Charles Morgan, O.B.E., M.B.,
F.R.C.S. Born 9/7/86. R.A. M.C. Lt. 27/1/11.
Capt. 27/7/14. (actg. Maj. 2/7/19 to 26/10/19.)
Maj. 27/1/23. Lt.-Col. 1/5/34. Col. (Brev.)
1/1/36 (1/1/37). (Subst.) 1/1/36 (1/5/38). (actg.
Brig. 17/7/40 to 16/1/41; temp. Brig. 17/1/41. (actg.
Maj.-Gen. lO/S/41 to 12/10/41). Maj.-Gen.
13/10/41.
Aast. Prof, of Mil. Surg. R.A.M. Coll. 1/2/37 to
30/4/38. K.H.S. 26/12/40.
1914-21. Persia and in the Persian Gulf 15/7/18
to 11/11/18. Mohmands and Swatis 2/9/15 to
18/10/15. Marris 16/3/18 to 18/5/18. Despatches
L.G. ,3/2/20. 1914-15 S. B.W.M. V.M.
S. Persia 191S-19. M. and CI.
R.E. PLAYFAIR, Ian Stanley Ord, D.S.O. , M.C, i.d.c,
p.s.c-t. Born 10/4/94. R.E. 2-Lt. 18/7/13. Lt.
9/6/15. Adjt. 19/4/16 to 26/3/17. Capt. 3/11/17.
Maj. (Brev.) 3/6/19. Adjt. 4/9/24 to 5/4/27.
(Subst.) 13/12/28. Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 1/7/33.
(Subst.) 20/11/36. Col. 1/7/36 (1/4/39). (temp.
Brig. 1/4/39 to 22/5/41 ; actg. Maj.-Gen. 23/5/41 to
20/10/41. Maj.-Gen. 21/10/41.
Brig. Maj. France (temp. Capt. to 2/11/17) 27/3/17
to 28/7/18. Spec. Empld. (temp. Lt.-Col.) 31/7/18
■ to 17/9/18. Brig. Maj. France 18/9/18 to 29/3/19.
Off. Co. of Gent. Cadets (Class A) R. Mil. Acad.
15/9/20 to 3/9/24. Chf. Inst. (Class Y) Fd.
Wks. & Bridging Sch. of Mil. Eng. 20/2/30 to
19/2/34. Inst. (G.S.0.2) Staff Coll. Quetta
30/12/34 to 29/12/37. Comdt. & Insp. Army
Gas Sch. (temp. Brig.) 1/4/39 to 31/8/39. Insp.
of Chem. Warfare 1/9/39 to 23/12/39.
1914-21. France & Belgium 8/9/14 to 30/7/18 and
18/9/18 to 11/11/18. Wounded twice. De-
spatches L.G. 1/1/16, 15/6/16, 11/12/17 and 5/7/19.
Brev. of Maj. 1914 S. and CI. B.W.M. V.M.
D.S.O. M.C. and Bar.
Ft. G'ds. LEESE, Sir Oliver William Hargreaves,
Bt., C.B.E., D.S.O., p.s.c-\. Born 27/10/94.
(Mobd. Spec. Res. 273 dys.). (from Spec. Res).
C. G'ds. 2-Lt. 15/5/15. Lt. 5/9/15. (actg. Capt.
O.C.B. 19/11/17 to 23/12/18; temp. Capt. O.C.B.
10/5/18 tn 9/9/18). Adjt. 30/3/20 to 31/8/22. Capt .
1/4/21. Maj. 30/11/29. Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 1/7/33.
(Subst.) 17/12/36. Col. (Brev.) 1/7/36 (28/9/38).
(Subst.) 1/7/36 (18/10/38). (actg. Brig. 2/5/40 to
1/11/40; temp. Brig. 2/11/40 to 8/11/41). (actg.
Maj.-Gen. 11/5/40 to 30/6/40 <{■ 30/12/40 to 8/11/41 ;
temp. Maj.-Gen. 9/11/41 to 11/12/41). Maj.-Gen.
26/10/41 (12/12/41).
Adjt. O.T.C. 1/9/22 to 31/8/25. Brig. Maj.
Aldershot Comd. 11/11/29 to 21/2/32. D.A.A.
& Q.M.G. Loud. DisL 22/2/32 to 10/11/33.
G.S.0.2 M'ar Office 7/4/35 to 30/9/36. Spec.
Empld. India (local CoL) 5/9/38 to 27/9/38. Inst.
Staff Coll. Quetta (G.S.0.1) 28/9/38 to 20/3/40.
Dep. Chf. Gen. Staff Brit. Exped. Force 11/5/40 to
30/6/40 Brig. Comdr. 15/7/40 to 29/12/40.
1914-21. France & Belgium 13/10/14 to 26/10/14
and 24/2/15 to 7/10/16. Wounded three times.
Despatches L.G. 4/1/17. 1914 S. B.W.M. V.M.
D.S.O.
(L.G. 11/7/40.— C.B.E.)
R.A.M.C. BIGGAM, Alexander Gordon, O.B.E., M.D.,
F.R.C.P. Born 14/4/88. R.A.M.C. Lt. 26/1/12.
Capt. 30/3/15 (actg. Lt.-Col. 25/5/19 to 14/9/19
and 1/10/19 to 16/5/21.) Maj. 26/1/24. Lt.-Col.
1/5/34. Col. (Brev.) 6/6/36 (6/6/37). (Subst.)
6/6/36 (20/4/39). Maj.-Gen. 29/10/41 (Siijyer-
numerary).
Empld. under Foreign Office (Egyptian Govt.)
(Class B AH. 92 Rl. Wt. 1926) 25/9/26 to 24/9/33.
Asst. Prof, of Tropical Medicine R.A. Med. Coll.
20/11/34 to 2/3/39. K.H. P. 6/6/37.
1914-21. France & Belgium 8/10/14 to 11/11/18.
1914 S. and CI. B.W.M. V.M. O.B.E.
Afghanistan N.W. Frontier 1919. Despatches
L.G. 3/8/20. M. and CI.
Mahsud 1919-20. CI.
Waziristan 1919-21. Despatches L.G. 10/6/21 and
1/6/23. CI.
R.A.M.C. WILSON, Gordon, C.B.E., M.C, M.B.
Born 1/2/87. R.A.M.C. Lt. 27/1/11. Capt.
27/7/14. Maj. 27/1/23. Lt.-Col. 1/5/34. Col.
(Brev.) 1/7/36 (1/7/37). (Subst.) 1/7/36 (1/5/38).
(actg. Brig. 17/7/40 to 16/1/41 ; temp. Brig. 17/1/41 to
28/10/41; actg. Maj.-Gen. 13/10/41 to 28/10/41).
Maj.-Gen. 29/10/41.
D A.D.G., A.M.S. War Office 26/10/29 to 30/11/33.
D.A.D.M.S. India 11/2/34 to 30/11/38. K.H.S.
13/10/41.
1914-21. Mesopotamia 23/11/14 to 19/5/16. De-
spatches L.G. 5/4/16 and 13/7/16. 1914-15 S.
B.W.M. V.M. M.C.
(L.G. 11/7/40.— C.B.E.)
(L.G. 26/7/40.— Despatches.)
Inf. NYE, Archibald Edward, iV/.C.,p.s.ct. Born 7/5/95.
In ranks 1 yr. 59 dys. Leins. R. 2-Lt. 5/12/15.
Lt. 5/9/16. (actg. Capt. 3 Bn. 3/8/17 to .
Adjt. (actg. Capt.) 13/1/19 to 11/1/22. R. War. R.
Lt. 2/8/22. Capt. 20/6/23. Maj. (Brev.) 1/7/30.
P.W. Vols. Maj. 8/9/35. Lt. Col. (Brev.) 1/7/34.
R. War.R. Lt.-Col. 23/11/37. Col. 1/7/37 (20/5/39).
(temp. Brig. 20/5/39 to 6/1/40 & 5/2/40 to 31/10/40).
(actg. Maj.-Gen. 1/11/40 to 31/10/41; temp. Maj.-
Gen. 1/11/41 to 17/11/41). Maj.-Gen. 18/11/41.
(actg. Lf.-Gen.;: 5/1 2/41).
Adjt. Spec. Res. 18/3/17 to 20/11/17. G.S.0.3 R.A.F.
Co-operation Aldershot 1/5/26 to 30/4/28. Brig.
Maj. E. Comd. 1/.5/28 to 30/4/30. G.S.0.2 War
Office 14/4/31 to 31/7/32. G.S.0.2 Staff Coll.
(local Lt.-Col. to 30/6/34) 1/8/32 to 31/12/35.
G.S.0.2 War Office 10/12/36 to 22/11/37. Spec.
Empld. (local Brig.) 5/5/39 to 19/5/39. Brig.
Comdr. (temp. Brig.) 20/5/39 to 6/1/40. Spec.
Empld. 1/11/40 to 4/12/41. V.C.f.G.s. 5/12/41.
1914-21. France & Belgium 1/4/15 to 9/5/16.
5/12/16 to 1/1/17 and 21/6/18 to 11/11/18.
Wounded. Promd. 2-Lt. 1914-15 S. B.W.M.
V.M. 31.C.
59
MAJOR-GENERALS — continued.
R.A. DAVIDSON, Francis Henry Norman, D.S.O.,
M.C., i.d.c, p.s.cf. Born 1/4/92. R.A. 2-Lt.
23/12/11. Lt. 23/12/14 (temp. Capt. 24112115 to
718/16). Capt. 8/8/16 {actg. Maj. 27111/16 to 14/1/17
and 10/8/17 to 16/9/lS). Maj. (Brev.) 1/1/29.
(Subst.) 1/5/29. Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 1/1/83. Col.
1/1/36 (12/1/38). (adg. Briff. 2/9/39 to 113/40;
temp. Brig. 2/3/40 to 10/10/41). (actg. Maj.-Gen.
16/12/40 to 10/10/41). Maj.-Gen. 11/10/41.
G.S.0.3 France 17/9/18 to 1/4/19. G.S.0.3 Rhine
Army 2/4/19 to 7/9/19. G.S.0.2 India 27/11/25
to 28/5/27. Brig. Maj. India 29/5/27 to 26/11/29.
6.S.0.2 War Office 1/9/30 to 31/8/34. G.S.0.2
Stafif Coll. 1/1/37 to 11/1/38. G.S.0.1 Aldershot
Comd. 12/1/38 to 4/8/39. Brig. R.A. 2/9/39 to
18/6/40. Brig. Gen. Staff 20/6/40 to 15/12/40.
Dir. 16/12/40.
1914-21. France & Belgium 5/8/14 to 20/10/14,
10/7/16 to 1/11/16 and 25/7/17 to 11/11/18,
Gallipoli 25/4/15 to 31/12/15. Egypt 6/1/16 to
18/3/16. E.B.F. 19/.3/16 to 20/6/16. Wounded.
Despatches L.G. 17/2/15, 4/1/17, 18/5/17 and
20/12/18. 1914 S. and CI. B.W.M. V.M. D.S.O.
M.C. and Bar.
(i.e. 20/12/40.— Tiespatches.)
R.A.IVI.C. FINNY, Charles Morgan, O.B.E., M.B.,
F.R.C.S. Born 9/7/86. R.A. M.C. Lt. 27/1/11.
Capt. 27/7/14. (actg. Maj. 2/7/19 to 26/10/19.)
Maj. 27/1/23. Lt.-Col. 1/5/34. Col. (Brev.)
1/1/36 (1/1/37). (Subst.) 1/1/36 (1/5/38). (actg.
Brig. 17/7/40 to 16/1/41; temp. Brig. 17/1/41. (actg.
Maj.-Gen. lO/S/41 to 12/10/41). Maj.-Gen.
13/10/41.
Aast. Prof, of Mil. Surg. R.A.M. Coll. 1/2/37 to
30/4/38. K.H.S. 26/12/40.
1914-21. Persia and in the Persian Gulf 15/7/18
to 11/11/18. Mohmands and Swatis 2/9/15 to
18/10/15. Marris 16/3/18 to 18/5/18. Despatches
L.G. ,3/2/20. 1914-15 S. B.W.M. V.M.
S. Persia 191S-19. M. and CI.
R.E. PLAYFAIR, Ian Stanley Ord, D.S.O. , M.C, i.d.c,
p.s.c-t. Born 10/4/94. R.E. 2-Lt. 18/7/13. Lt.
9/6/15. Adjt. 19/4/16 to 26/3/17. Capt. 3/11/17.
Maj. (Brev.) 3/6/19. Adjt. 4/9/24 to 5/4/27.
(Subst.) 13/12/28. Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 1/7/33.
(Subst.) 20/11/36. Col. 1/7/36 (1/4/39). (temp.
Brig. 1/4/39 to 22/5/41 ; actg. Maj.-Gen. 23/5/41 to
20/10/41. Maj.-Gen. 21/10/41.
Brig. Maj. France (temp. Capt. to 2/11/17) 27/3/17
to 28/7/18. Spec. Empld. (temp. Lt.-Col.) 31/7/18
■ to 17/9/18. Brig. Maj. France 18/9/18 to 29/3/19.
Off. Co. of Gent. Cadets (Class A) R. Mil. Acad.
15/9/20 to 3/9/24. Chf. Inst. (Class Y) Fd.
Wks. & Bridging Sch. of Mil. Eng. 20/2/30 to
19/2/34. Inst. (G.S.0.2) Staff Coll. Quetta
30/12/34 to 29/12/37. Comdt. & Insp. Army
Gas Sch. (temp. Brig.) 1/4/39 to 31/8/39. Insp.
of Chem. Warfare 1/9/39 to 23/12/39.
1914-21. France & Belgium 8/9/14 to 30/7/18 and
18/9/18 to 11/11/18. Wounded twice. De-
spatches L.G. 1/1/16, 15/6/16, 11/12/17 and 5/7/19.
Brev. of Maj. 1914 S. and CI. B.W.M. V.M.
D.S.O. M.C. and Bar.
Ft. G'ds. LEESE, Sir Oliver William Hargreaves,
Bt., C.B.E., D.S.O., p.s.c-\. Born 27/10/94.
(Mobd. Spec. Res. 273 dys.). (from Spec. Res).
C. G'ds. 2-Lt. 15/5/15. Lt. 5/9/15. (actg. Capt.
O.C.B. 19/11/17 to 23/12/18; temp. Capt. O.C.B.
10/5/18 tn 9/9/18). Adjt. 30/3/20 to 31/8/22. Capt .
1/4/21. Maj. 30/11/29. Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 1/7/33.
(Subst.) 17/12/36. Col. (Brev.) 1/7/36 (28/9/38).
(Subst.) 1/7/36 (18/10/38). (actg. Brig. 2/5/40 to
1/11/40; temp. Brig. 2/11/40 to 8/11/41). (actg.
Maj.-Gen. 11/5/40 to 30/6/40 <{■ 30/12/40 to 8/11/41 ;
temp. Maj.-Gen. 9/11/41 to 11/12/41). Maj.-Gen.
26/10/41 (12/12/41).
Adjt. O.T.C. 1/9/22 to 31/8/25. Brig. Maj.
Aldershot Comd. 11/11/29 to 21/2/32. D.A.A.
& Q.M.G. Loud. DisL 22/2/32 to 10/11/33.
G.S.0.2 M'ar Office 7/4/35 to 30/9/36. Spec.
Empld. India (local CoL) 5/9/38 to 27/9/38. Inst.
Staff Coll. Quetta (G.S.0.1) 28/9/38 to 20/3/40.
Dep. Chf. Gen. Staff Brit. Exped. Force 11/5/40 to
30/6/40 Brig. Comdr. 15/7/40 to 29/12/40.
1914-21. France & Belgium 13/10/14 to 26/10/14
and 24/2/15 to 7/10/16. Wounded three times.
Despatches L.G. 4/1/17. 1914 S. B.W.M. V.M.
D.S.O.
(L.G. 11/7/40.— C.B.E.)
R.A.M.C. BIGGAM, Alexander Gordon, O.B.E., M.D.,
F.R.C.P. Born 14/4/88. R.A.M.C. Lt. 26/1/12.
Capt. 30/3/15 (actg. Lt.-Col. 25/5/19 to 14/9/19
and 1/10/19 to 16/5/21.) Maj. 26/1/24. Lt.-Col.
1/5/34. Col. (Brev.) 6/6/36 (6/6/37). (Subst.)
6/6/36 (20/4/39). Maj.-Gen. 29/10/41 (Siijyer-
numerary).
Empld. under Foreign Office (Egyptian Govt.)
(Class B AH. 92 Rl. Wt. 1926) 25/9/26 to 24/9/33.
Asst. Prof, of Tropical Medicine R.A. Med. Coll.
20/11/34 to 2/3/39. K.H. P. 6/6/37.
1914-21. France & Belgium 8/10/14 to 11/11/18.
1914 S. and CI. B.W.M. V.M. O.B.E.
Afghanistan N.W. Frontier 1919. Despatches
L.G. 3/8/20. M. and CI.
Mahsud 1919-20. CI.
Waziristan 1919-21. Despatches L.G. 10/6/21 and
1/6/23. CI.
R.A.M.C. WILSON, Gordon, C.B.E., M.C, M.B.
Born 1/2/87. R.A.M.C. Lt. 27/1/11. Capt.
27/7/14. Maj. 27/1/23. Lt.-Col. 1/5/34. Col.
(Brev.) 1/7/36 (1/7/37). (Subst.) 1/7/36 (1/5/38).
(actg. Brig. 17/7/40 to 16/1/41 ; temp. Brig. 17/1/41 to
28/10/41; actg. Maj.-Gen. 13/10/41 to 28/10/41).
Maj.-Gen. 29/10/41.
D A.D.G., A.M.S. War Office 26/10/29 to 30/11/33.
D.A.D.M.S. India 11/2/34 to 30/11/38. K.H.S.
13/10/41.
1914-21. Mesopotamia 23/11/14 to 19/5/16. De-
spatches L.G. 5/4/16 and 13/7/16. 1914-15 S.
B.W.M. V.M. M.C.
(L.G. 11/7/40.— C.B.E.)
(L.G. 26/7/40.— Despatches.)
Inf. NYE, Archibald Edward, iV/.C.,p.s.ct. Born 7/5/95.
In ranks 1 yr. 59 dys. Leins. R. 2-Lt. 5/12/15.
Lt. 5/9/16. (actg. Capt. 3 Bn. 3/8/17 to .
Adjt. (actg. Capt.) 13/1/19 to 11/1/22. R. War. R.
Lt. 2/8/22. Capt. 20/6/23. Maj. (Brev.) 1/7/30.
P.W. Vols. Maj. 8/9/35. Lt. Col. (Brev.) 1/7/34.
R. War.R. Lt.-Col. 23/11/37. Col. 1/7/37 (20/5/39).
(temp. Brig. 20/5/39 to 6/1/40 & 5/2/40 to 31/10/40).
(actg. Maj.-Gen. 1/11/40 to 31/10/41; temp. Maj.-
Gen. 1/11/41 to 17/11/41). Maj.-Gen. 18/11/41.
(actg. Lf.-Gen.;: 5/1 2/41).
Adjt. Spec. Res. 18/3/17 to 20/11/17. G.S.0.3 R.A.F.
Co-operation Aldershot 1/5/26 to 30/4/28. Brig.
Maj. E. Comd. 1/.5/28 to 30/4/30. G.S.0.2 War
Office 14/4/31 to 31/7/32. G.S.0.2 Staff Coll.
(local Lt.-Col. to 30/6/34) 1/8/32 to 31/12/35.
G.S.0.2 War Office 10/12/36 to 22/11/37. Spec.
Empld. (local Brig.) 5/5/39 to 19/5/39. Brig.
Comdr. (temp. Brig.) 20/5/39 to 6/1/40. Spec.
Empld. 1/11/40 to 4/12/41. V.C.f.G.s. 5/12/41.
1914-21. France & Belgium 1/4/15 to 9/5/16.
5/12/16 to 1/1/17 and 21/6/18 to 11/11/18.
Wounded. Promd. 2-Lt. 1914-15 S. B.W.M.
V.M. 31.C.
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