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58-9 GRADATION LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE BRITISH ARMY
MAJOR-GENE RALi— continued.
Inf. ANDERSON, Desmond Francis, C.B., C.M.G.,
D.S.O.,p.s.cf. Bom 5/7/85. DevonR. 2-Lt.2S/l/05.
Lt. 20/8/08. E. York. K. Capt. 28/8/10 (3/9/10).
Adjt. 30/7/12 to 29/5/15. Mai. (Brev.) 1/1/17.
(Subst.) 1/9/15 (10/1/19). Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 1/1/21.
(Subst.) 4/11/27. Col. (Brev.) 1/1/31. A.:p. 4/11/31.
Col. 1/1/25 (4/11/31). f.p. 1/6/32. Mai.-Gen.
12/10/37. h.p. 12/1/38. f.p. 30/3/38.
G.S.0.3 France 30/5/15 to 9/2/16. Brie. Maj.
France 10/2/16 to 14/1/17. G.S.0.2 France
{temp. Maj.) 15/1/17 to 18/7/17. G.S.0.2 War
Office {temp.) {temp. Maj.) 19/7/17 to 22/2/18.
a.S.0.2 France (temp. Maj.) 10/3/18 to 5/8/18.
G.S.0.1 France (temp. Lt.-Col.) 6/8/18 to 23/3/19.
G.S.0.2 Rhine Armv 24/3/19 to 22/4/19.
G.S.0.2 War Office {temp.) 23/4/19 to 21/1/21.
G.S.0.2 Lend. Dist. 2/2/23 to 21/1/25. G.S.0.2
Staff Coll. Camberley 22/1/25 to 20/1/27.
A.Q.M.G. Aldershot Comd. 1/6/32 to 19/2/33.
G.S.O.l N. Comd. 20/2/33 to 30/11/34. D.D. of
Mil. Opns. & Intell. War Office (temp. Jirirj.)
1/12/34 to 30/9/36. D.D. of Mil. Intell. War Office
(temp. Brig, to 11110137) 1/10/36 to 11/1/38.
Maj. -Gen. i/c. of Admin. 30/3|38 to 3/9/39. Maj.-
Gen. Gen. Staff 419139.
1914-21. France & Belgium -/9/14 to -/7/17
and -/3/18 to -/ 11/18. Wounded. Despatches
L.G. 17/2/15, 1/1/16, 4/1/17 and 5/7/19. Brev.
of Maj. Legion of Honour 5th Class.
1914 S. and CI. B.W.M. V.M. C.M.Q. D.S.O.
R.E. NOSWORTHY, Francis Poitier, C B., D.S.O. ,
M.C., i.d.c, P.S.C1:. Born 21/9/87. ' R.E. 2-Lt.
18/12/07. Lt. 2/5/10. Capt. 30/10/14. Maj. (Brev.)
1/1/17 (Subst.) 20/11/24. Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 1/1/21.
(Subst.) 28/7/32. Col. 1/1/25 (22/9/32). h.p. 8/4/35.
f.p. 13/4/35. MaJ.-Gen. 12/10/37. h.p. 12/1/38.
f.p. 14/5/38.
a.S.0.3 France 17/1/16 to 25/8/16. G.S.0.2
France (temp. Maj.) 26/8/16 to 27/3/18. G.S.O.l
France (temp. Lt.-Col.) 28/3/18 to 18/5/19.
G.S.O.l Staff Coll. Quetta (temp. Lt.-Col.)
13/6/19 to -/-/22. G.S.0.2 War Office 22/9/22 to
6/1,26. Attd. to Sudan Def. Force 7/1/26 to
8/1/30 IChf. Staff Off. to 0.0. C. in the Sudan
(local Col.) 7/1126 to 611(30; 0.0. C. in the
Swlan (actg.) (local Col. Comdt. to 3115128 ;
local Brig. 116128) 15J312S to 2216128 and (local
Brig.) 3113129 to 1117129.] G.S.O. 1 China 22/9/32
to 7/4/35. Brig. Comdr. Aldershot Comd. (temp.
Brig, to 11110137.) 13/4/35 to 11/1/38. Spec.
Empld. India 14/5/38 to 17/7/28. Dep. Clif. of Gen.
Staff & Dir. of Staflf Duties, India 18/7/38 to
31/12/38. Dep. Ohf. of Gen. Staff 1/1/39.
1914-21. France & Belgium -/8/14 to 11/11/18.
Wounded twice. Despatches L.G. 17/2/15,
4/1/17, 15/5/17, 11/12/17, 20/12/18 and 5/7/19.
Brevs. of Maj. and Lt.-C;ol. French War Cross.
1914 S. and CI. B.W.M. V.M. D.S.O. and
Bar. M.C. and Bar.
Afghanistan N.W. Frontier 1919. M. and CI.
R.A.M.C. PRIEST, Robert GecW, M.D.,F.R.C.P. Bom
5/11/82. R.A.M.C. Lt. 30/1/09. Capt. 30/7/12.
(adg Maj. 912119 to 2911121.) Maj. 30/1/21.
Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 1/7/31. (Subst.) 1/3/34. Col.
(Brev.) 15/4/34. (Subst.) 15/4/34 (6/7/37). Maj.-
Gen. 13/10/37. (Supernumerary 13110137.)
K.H.P. 15/4/34. Consulting Phys. Mil. Forces
Palestine and Egypt (temp. CW.) 25/9/.'i6 to 20/12/36.
Prof, of Tropical Medicine and Consulting Phys. to
the Army 6/6/37.
1914-21. Mesopotamia 29/5/16 to 5/11/16. B.W.M.
V.M.
Palestim 1936-39.
R.A.M.C. FRASER, Alexander Donald, D.S.O., M.C,
M.B. Born 9/6/84. R.A.M.C. Lt. 28/1/07. Capt.
28/7/10. (temp. Maj. 2313116 to 2711119 ; actg.
Lt.-Col. 2218116 to 14110118.) Maj. 28/1/19. Lt.-
Col. (Brev.) 1/7/30. (temp. Lt.-Col. 26112130 to
2411/31.) (Subst.) 25'1/31. Col. 1 '7/34 (26/12/34).
Maj.-Gen. 13/10/37.
Spec. Empld. Uganda 6/2/08 to 23/10/11. D.D.M.S.
6/11/37. K.H.S. 16/4/39.
1914-21. France & Belgium 19/8/14 to 11/11/18.
Russia 29/5/19 to 10/10/19. Despatches L.G.
17/2/15 and 10/7/19. French War Cross. 1914 S.
and CI. B.W.M. V.M. D.S.(). and Bar. M.C.
Iraq Operations 1919-20. Iraq. M. and CI.
Ft. G'ds. ALEXANDER, Hon. Harold Rupert Leofric
George, C.B., C.S.I., D.S.O.. M.C, i.d.c, p.s.ct
Bom 10/12/91. I.G'ds. 2-Lt. 23/9/11. Lt. 5/12/12
(temp. Capt. WlllUto 612115). Capt. 7/2/15 (temjJ.
Maj. 22110115 to 1111/15 ; actg. Maj. 10/12/16 to
2/3/17 : actg. Lt.-Col. 3/3/17 to 22/5/17). Maj. 1/8/17
(actg. Lt.-Col. 15/10/17 to 19/12/18). U.-Col.
14/5/22. Extra Regtl. List 21/1/26. h.p.
22/12/27. Col. 14/5/26 (1/2/28). f.p. 21/3/28.
Comdg. I. G'ds. and Regtl. Dist. 31/3/28 to
13/1/30. h.p. 20/12/30. f.p. 17/1/31. Maj.-Gen.
16/10/37. h.p. 15/1/38. f.p. 17/2/38. Col. 3/2
Punjab R. 2/7/37.
Spec, empld. (tetnp. Lt-Col.) 1/7/19 to 8/6/20.
Mil. Student (Class X Rates) Imp. Def. Coll.
14/1/30 to 19/12/30. G.S.0.2 War Office (temp.)
17/1/31 to 29/2/32. G.S.O.l N. Comd. 1/3/32 to
13/4/34. Brig. Comdr. India (temp. Brig, to
15/10/37). 13/10/34 to 14/1/38. A.D.C. to the
King 7/3/36 to 15/10/37. Div. Comdr. 17/2/38.
1914-21. France <fc Belgium; 12/8/14 to 4/11/14,
16/8/15 to 7/7/17 and -/9/17 to 11/11/18.
Wounded twice. Despatches L.G. 1/1/16, 4/1/17,
27/12/18, 8/7/19 and 3/2/20. Legion of Honour
5th Class. 1914 S. B.W.M. V.M. D.S.O.
M.C.
N.W. Frontier of India (Loe Agra and Mohmand)
1935. Despatches L.G. 7/2/36 and 8/5/36 C.S.I.
I.M.S. X MILLS, Percy Strickland, CLE., M.B. Born
28/5/83. I.M.S. Lt. 1/2/06. Capt. 1/2/09. Maj.
1/8/17. Lt.-Col. 1/8/25. Col. 1/8/29 (21/8/35).
Maj.-Gen. 16/11/37.
K.H.P. 29/3/38.
R.A.P.C. RILEY, Henry Guy, CB. Born 5/11/84. (From
Mila.) N. Staff. R. 2-Lt. 23/.5/06. Lt. 19/3/09.
A.P.D. Lt. & Pavm. 1/12/10. R.A.P.C. Capt.
& Paym. 1/12/15 (temp. Maj. & Staff Paym.
1/7/21 to 9/3/22). Maj. & Staff Paym. 10/3/22.
Lt.-Col. & Staff PayDi. 1/7/26. Col. & Chf.
Pavm. 7/9/31. Maj.-Gen. & Chf. Paym. 28/11/37.
Chf. Paym. and Insp. of Army Pay Offices 28/11/37
1914-21. France & Belgium 17/8/14 to 24/6/16
and 16/1/17 to 28/2/17. Despatches L.G. 22/6/15
and 1/1/16. 1914 S. and CI. B.W.M. V.M.
I.A.XQUINAN, Edward Peilow, CB., D.S.O.,
O.B.E., i.d.c. ,p.s.c^. Bom 9/1/85. Unatt. 2-Lt.
9/1/04. I.A. 2-Lt. 25/3/05. Lt. 9/4/06. Capt.
9/1/13. Maj. (Brev.) 1/1/18. (actg. Maj. 2/11/18 to
8/1/19.) (Subst.) 9/1/19. Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 1/1/27.
(Subst.) 1/2/29. Col. (Brev.) 1/7/30. (Subst.) 1/7/30
(17/4/33). Maj.-Gen. 14/12/37. (Semi- Effective
List 21/3/38 to 20/7/38).
Prov. Marshal 7/3/15 to -/-/15. G.S.0.3 India
10/5/17 to 21/8/17. G.S.0.2 India 19/5/19 to
30/9/19. G.S.0.2 (Intell.) Waziristan Force
1/10/19 to 17/8/20. D.A.Q.M.G. India 26/10/22
to 25/10/26. Inst. (G.S.O.l) Staff Coll. Quetta
17/4/33 to 1/5/34. Brig. Comdr. India (temp.
Brig, to 13/12/37) 2/5/34 to 20/3/38. A.D.C. to
the KJng 23/4/36 to 13/12/37. Dist. Comdr.
21/7/38.
MAJOR-GENE RALi— continued.
Inf. ANDERSON, Desmond Francis, C.B., C.M.G.,
D.S.O.,p.s.cf. Bom 5/7/85. DevonR. 2-Lt.2S/l/05.
Lt. 20/8/08. E. York. K. Capt. 28/8/10 (3/9/10).
Adjt. 30/7/12 to 29/5/15. Mai. (Brev.) 1/1/17.
(Subst.) 1/9/15 (10/1/19). Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 1/1/21.
(Subst.) 4/11/27. Col. (Brev.) 1/1/31. A.:p. 4/11/31.
Col. 1/1/25 (4/11/31). f.p. 1/6/32. Mai.-Gen.
12/10/37. h.p. 12/1/38. f.p. 30/3/38.
G.S.0.3 France 30/5/15 to 9/2/16. Brie. Maj.
France 10/2/16 to 14/1/17. G.S.0.2 France
{temp. Maj.) 15/1/17 to 18/7/17. G.S.0.2 War
Office {temp.) {temp. Maj.) 19/7/17 to 22/2/18.
a.S.0.2 France (temp. Maj.) 10/3/18 to 5/8/18.
G.S.0.1 France (temp. Lt.-Col.) 6/8/18 to 23/3/19.
G.S.0.2 Rhine Armv 24/3/19 to 22/4/19.
G.S.0.2 War Office {temp.) 23/4/19 to 21/1/21.
G.S.0.2 Lend. Dist. 2/2/23 to 21/1/25. G.S.0.2
Staff Coll. Camberley 22/1/25 to 20/1/27.
A.Q.M.G. Aldershot Comd. 1/6/32 to 19/2/33.
G.S.O.l N. Comd. 20/2/33 to 30/11/34. D.D. of
Mil. Opns. & Intell. War Office (temp. Jirirj.)
1/12/34 to 30/9/36. D.D. of Mil. Intell. War Office
(temp. Brig, to 11110137) 1/10/36 to 11/1/38.
Maj. -Gen. i/c. of Admin. 30/3|38 to 3/9/39. Maj.-
Gen. Gen. Staff 419139.
1914-21. France & Belgium -/9/14 to -/7/17
and -/3/18 to -/ 11/18. Wounded. Despatches
L.G. 17/2/15, 1/1/16, 4/1/17 and 5/7/19. Brev.
of Maj. Legion of Honour 5th Class.
1914 S. and CI. B.W.M. V.M. C.M.Q. D.S.O.
R.E. NOSWORTHY, Francis Poitier, C B., D.S.O. ,
M.C., i.d.c, P.S.C1:. Born 21/9/87. ' R.E. 2-Lt.
18/12/07. Lt. 2/5/10. Capt. 30/10/14. Maj. (Brev.)
1/1/17 (Subst.) 20/11/24. Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 1/1/21.
(Subst.) 28/7/32. Col. 1/1/25 (22/9/32). h.p. 8/4/35.
f.p. 13/4/35. MaJ.-Gen. 12/10/37. h.p. 12/1/38.
f.p. 14/5/38.
a.S.0.3 France 17/1/16 to 25/8/16. G.S.0.2
France (temp. Maj.) 26/8/16 to 27/3/18. G.S.O.l
France (temp. Lt.-Col.) 28/3/18 to 18/5/19.
G.S.O.l Staff Coll. Quetta (temp. Lt.-Col.)
13/6/19 to -/-/22. G.S.0.2 War Office 22/9/22 to
6/1,26. Attd. to Sudan Def. Force 7/1/26 to
8/1/30 IChf. Staff Off. to 0.0. C. in the Sudan
(local Col.) 7/1126 to 611(30; 0.0. C. in the
Swlan (actg.) (local Col. Comdt. to 3115128 ;
local Brig. 116128) 15J312S to 2216128 and (local
Brig.) 3113129 to 1117129.] G.S.O. 1 China 22/9/32
to 7/4/35. Brig. Comdr. Aldershot Comd. (temp.
Brig, to 11110137.) 13/4/35 to 11/1/38. Spec.
Empld. India 14/5/38 to 17/7/28. Dep. Clif. of Gen.
Staff & Dir. of Staflf Duties, India 18/7/38 to
31/12/38. Dep. Ohf. of Gen. Staff 1/1/39.
1914-21. France & Belgium -/8/14 to 11/11/18.
Wounded twice. Despatches L.G. 17/2/15,
4/1/17, 15/5/17, 11/12/17, 20/12/18 and 5/7/19.
Brevs. of Maj. and Lt.-C;ol. French War Cross.
1914 S. and CI. B.W.M. V.M. D.S.O. and
Bar. M.C. and Bar.
Afghanistan N.W. Frontier 1919. M. and CI.
R.A.M.C. PRIEST, Robert GecW, M.D.,F.R.C.P. Bom
5/11/82. R.A.M.C. Lt. 30/1/09. Capt. 30/7/12.
(adg Maj. 912119 to 2911121.) Maj. 30/1/21.
Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 1/7/31. (Subst.) 1/3/34. Col.
(Brev.) 15/4/34. (Subst.) 15/4/34 (6/7/37). Maj.-
Gen. 13/10/37. (Supernumerary 13110137.)
K.H.P. 15/4/34. Consulting Phys. Mil. Forces
Palestine and Egypt (temp. CW.) 25/9/.'i6 to 20/12/36.
Prof, of Tropical Medicine and Consulting Phys. to
the Army 6/6/37.
1914-21. Mesopotamia 29/5/16 to 5/11/16. B.W.M.
V.M.
Palestim 1936-39.
R.A.M.C. FRASER, Alexander Donald, D.S.O., M.C,
M.B. Born 9/6/84. R.A.M.C. Lt. 28/1/07. Capt.
28/7/10. (temp. Maj. 2313116 to 2711119 ; actg.
Lt.-Col. 2218116 to 14110118.) Maj. 28/1/19. Lt.-
Col. (Brev.) 1/7/30. (temp. Lt.-Col. 26112130 to
2411/31.) (Subst.) 25'1/31. Col. 1 '7/34 (26/12/34).
Maj.-Gen. 13/10/37.
Spec. Empld. Uganda 6/2/08 to 23/10/11. D.D.M.S.
6/11/37. K.H.S. 16/4/39.
1914-21. France & Belgium 19/8/14 to 11/11/18.
Russia 29/5/19 to 10/10/19. Despatches L.G.
17/2/15 and 10/7/19. French War Cross. 1914 S.
and CI. B.W.M. V.M. D.S.(). and Bar. M.C.
Iraq Operations 1919-20. Iraq. M. and CI.
Ft. G'ds. ALEXANDER, Hon. Harold Rupert Leofric
George, C.B., C.S.I., D.S.O.. M.C, i.d.c, p.s.ct
Bom 10/12/91. I.G'ds. 2-Lt. 23/9/11. Lt. 5/12/12
(temp. Capt. WlllUto 612115). Capt. 7/2/15 (temjJ.
Maj. 22110115 to 1111/15 ; actg. Maj. 10/12/16 to
2/3/17 : actg. Lt.-Col. 3/3/17 to 22/5/17). Maj. 1/8/17
(actg. Lt.-Col. 15/10/17 to 19/12/18). U.-Col.
14/5/22. Extra Regtl. List 21/1/26. h.p.
22/12/27. Col. 14/5/26 (1/2/28). f.p. 21/3/28.
Comdg. I. G'ds. and Regtl. Dist. 31/3/28 to
13/1/30. h.p. 20/12/30. f.p. 17/1/31. Maj.-Gen.
16/10/37. h.p. 15/1/38. f.p. 17/2/38. Col. 3/2
Punjab R. 2/7/37.
Spec, empld. (tetnp. Lt-Col.) 1/7/19 to 8/6/20.
Mil. Student (Class X Rates) Imp. Def. Coll.
14/1/30 to 19/12/30. G.S.0.2 War Office (temp.)
17/1/31 to 29/2/32. G.S.O.l N. Comd. 1/3/32 to
13/4/34. Brig. Comdr. India (temp. Brig, to
15/10/37). 13/10/34 to 14/1/38. A.D.C. to the
King 7/3/36 to 15/10/37. Div. Comdr. 17/2/38.
1914-21. France <fc Belgium; 12/8/14 to 4/11/14,
16/8/15 to 7/7/17 and -/9/17 to 11/11/18.
Wounded twice. Despatches L.G. 1/1/16, 4/1/17,
27/12/18, 8/7/19 and 3/2/20. Legion of Honour
5th Class. 1914 S. B.W.M. V.M. D.S.O.
M.C.
N.W. Frontier of India (Loe Agra and Mohmand)
1935. Despatches L.G. 7/2/36 and 8/5/36 C.S.I.
I.M.S. X MILLS, Percy Strickland, CLE., M.B. Born
28/5/83. I.M.S. Lt. 1/2/06. Capt. 1/2/09. Maj.
1/8/17. Lt.-Col. 1/8/25. Col. 1/8/29 (21/8/35).
Maj.-Gen. 16/11/37.
K.H.P. 29/3/38.
R.A.P.C. RILEY, Henry Guy, CB. Born 5/11/84. (From
Mila.) N. Staff. R. 2-Lt. 23/.5/06. Lt. 19/3/09.
A.P.D. Lt. & Pavm. 1/12/10. R.A.P.C. Capt.
& Paym. 1/12/15 (temp. Maj. & Staff Paym.
1/7/21 to 9/3/22). Maj. & Staff Paym. 10/3/22.
Lt.-Col. & Staff PayDi. 1/7/26. Col. & Chf.
Pavm. 7/9/31. Maj.-Gen. & Chf. Paym. 28/11/37.
Chf. Paym. and Insp. of Army Pay Offices 28/11/37
1914-21. France & Belgium 17/8/14 to 24/6/16
and 16/1/17 to 28/2/17. Despatches L.G. 22/6/15
and 1/1/16. 1914 S. and CI. B.W.M. V.M.
I.A.XQUINAN, Edward Peilow, CB., D.S.O.,
O.B.E., i.d.c. ,p.s.c^. Bom 9/1/85. Unatt. 2-Lt.
9/1/04. I.A. 2-Lt. 25/3/05. Lt. 9/4/06. Capt.
9/1/13. Maj. (Brev.) 1/1/18. (actg. Maj. 2/11/18 to
8/1/19.) (Subst.) 9/1/19. Lt.-Col. (Brev.) 1/1/27.
(Subst.) 1/2/29. Col. (Brev.) 1/7/30. (Subst.) 1/7/30
(17/4/33). Maj.-Gen. 14/12/37. (Semi- Effective
List 21/3/38 to 20/7/38).
Prov. Marshal 7/3/15 to -/-/15. G.S.0.3 India
10/5/17 to 21/8/17. G.S.0.2 India 19/5/19 to
30/9/19. G.S.0.2 (Intell.) Waziristan Force
1/10/19 to 17/8/20. D.A.Q.M.G. India 26/10/22
to 25/10/26. Inst. (G.S.O.l) Staff Coll. Quetta
17/4/33 to 1/5/34. Brig. Comdr. India (temp.
Brig, to 13/12/37) 2/5/34 to 20/3/38. A.D.C. to
the KJng 23/4/36 to 13/12/37. Dist. Comdr.
21/7/38.
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