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537-8 GRADATION LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE BRITISH ARMY.
M All R S—contin-ued.
TENNENT, Donald Colvin. Born 13/5/98. Y. & L.
R. 2-Lt. 7/4/16. Lt. 2/3/17. (temp. Capt. 14
Bn. 116117 to 613118; actg. Capt. 5J4J18 to
1017119.) Capt. 4/9/23. Adjt. 20/4/24 to 29/9/26.
Maj. 1/8/38.
Adjt. Aux. Force India 14/3/35 to 13/3/39.
1914-21. France & Belgium 3/9/16 to 28/9/18.
Wounded. B.W.M. V.M.
Iraq Operations 1919-20. Iraq. N.W. Persia. M.
and 2 CI.
HEWICK, John Seavill. Bom 20/10/96. Dorset
R. 2-Lt. 26/1/16. Lt. 26/3/17. (actg. Capt.
11111117 to 22I5J18.) Capt. 24/10/23. Adjt. 1/7/27
to 30/6/30. Maj. 1/8/38.
Staff Capt. India 21/1/32 to 20/1/36. Spec. Empld.
10/6/38.
1914-21. E.E.F. 26/4/18 to 31/10/18. Mesopotamia
4/9/16 to 25/4/18. Wounded. B.W.M.. V.M.
Malabar 1921-22. M. and C).
Palestine 1936-39. Despatches L.G. 23/7/37.
WALKER, Niel Alexander McDonald. Bom
22/8/95. Foresters. 2-Lt. 12/5/15. Lt. 6/7/16.
Capt. 9/11/23. Maj. 1/8/38.
Adjt. T.A. 6/11/34 to 5/11/38.
1914-21. France & Belgium 8/2/16 to -/5/17.
Italian Silver Medal for Military Valour.
B.W.M. V.M.
Waziristan 1921-24. M. and CI.
TOLLEY, William Edward, M.C. Bom 6/6/96.
Lincoln R. 2-Lt. 12/5/15. Lt. 4/7/16 (nHg.
Capt. 25I10I1S to 2913119). Capt. 14/11/23. Maj.
1/8/38.
1914-21. France & Belgium 11/2/16 to 19/3/16
and 5/1/17 to 11/11/18. Wounded. B.W.M.
V.M. M.C.
ROBINS, Christopher Gray. Born 24/6/98. Green
Howards. 2-Lt. 7/4/16 Lt. 7/10/17. Y. & L.R.
2-Lt. 7/4/16(28/3/18). Lt. 7/10/17 (28/3/18). Capt.
12/12/23. Adjt. 1/12/26 to 30/11/29. Maj. 1/8/38.
Adjt. T.A. 1/2/33 to 30/1/37. Spec. Empld. 2/10/38.
1914-21. Greek Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria,
European Turkey and the Islands of the
MseSLU Sea 2/10/16 to 11/11/18. B.W.M. V.M.
JORDAN, Francis Henry, M.C. Born 22/4/97. (Temp.
2-Lt. 1418115 to 3016117; temp. Lt. 1/7117 to
11J11I19 ; actg. Capt. 3/9117 to 1017/19; relqd.
commn. 12/11/19). Y. & L.R. Lt. 14/11/17
(17/12/20). Capt. 29/12/23. Maj. 1/8/38.
Spec. Appt. (Class H H) Irish Comd. (temp.)
26/7/21 to 5/10/22. Spec. Appt. (Class HH)
Turkey (temp.) 6/10/22 to 25/1/23. Spec. Appt.
(Class 00) Turkey (temp.) 26/1/23 to 4/10/23.
1914-21. France & Belgium -/8/16 to 81/8/18.
Wounded. B.W.M. V.M. M.C. and Bar.
ARBUTHNOTT, Robert Keith, D.S.O., M.C, p.s.c^.
Bom 21/8/97. Black Watch. 2-Lt. 14/7/15. Lt.
5/1/17 (actg. Capt. 3/12/17 to 16/1/37 and 17/2/18
to 10/7/19). Capt. 2/1/24. Adjt. 21/1/33 to 6/12/34.
Maj. 1/8/38.
G.S.0.3 War Office 7/12/34 to 15/10/36. Brig. Maj.
S. Comd. 16/10/36 to 18/12/37. G.S.0.2 (temp.)
(local Lt.-Col.) 16/12/38.
1914-21. France & Belgium 19/9/16 to 18/4/18.
Wounded. Despatches L.G. 24/5/18. B.W.M.
V.M. M.C.
Palestine 1936-39. Despatches L.G. 25/4/39. D.S.O.
TEMPLE, Norman Saurin, M.C. Bom 6/3/96. (Mobi.
Spec. Res. 1 yr. 14 dys.) (from Spec. Res.).
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 twice.
1914-15 S. B.W.M. V.M. M.C.
Sudun 1927-28. Despatches L.G. 2/1/31.
CAVENDISH, Ronald Valentino Cecil, M.G. Bom
14/2/96. (In ranks Mood. T.F. to 10/9/14—
37 dyt.; temp. 2-Lt. 11/9/14 to 2/2/15; temp.
Lt. 3/2/15 to 9/8/15; temp. Capt. 10/8/16 to
13/5/18.) Forostors. 2-Lt. 11/6/16 (17/2/17).
Lt. 1/10/16 (1/7/17). Capt. 5/1/24. Maj. t/8/38.
G.S.0.3 France (temp. Capt.) 14/5/18 to 7/4/19.
G.S.0.3 Rhine Army (teynp. 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.
Staff Capt. Sudan (tem.p.) 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. Bom 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. Bom 27/8/97. Wore. R.
2-Lt. 14/7/15 (M.G.C. 13/3/18 to 31/3/21). Lt.
19/10/16 (actg. Capt. M.O.C. 12/4/18 to 15/6/18;
actg. Maj. M.G.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 & 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.
Palestine 1936-39. Despatches L.G. 15/9/39.
BUCKNALL, William Rixon. Born 11/3/94. In
ranks 50 dvs. (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. Bom 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. Bom 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. Bom
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 Bumia 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.
Ira(! 1924-5. I.M.
FULFORD, Francis Edgar Anthony. Bora 23/7/98.
Rifle Bde. 2-Lt. 1/5/17. Lt. 1/11/18. Capt.
1/10/24. Maj. 1/8/38.
As8t. Mil. Sec. Egypt 10/6/31 to 19/12/34.
1914-21. France & Belgium 11/10/17 to 3/4/18
and 1/11/18 to 11/11/18. B.W.M. V.M.
Waziristan 1921-24. M. and CI.
AKEHURST, Charles Henry Irwin. Bom 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 B) Army Signal Sch. India 1/3/33 to
25/6/36. Staff Off. to Chf. Signal Off. India
18/6/38 to 1/2/39. G.S.0.2, 2/2/39.
1914-21. Served in ranks Canadian Mil Forces.
France & Belgium -/10/16 to -/3/17.
Wounded. B W.M. V.M.
Afghanistan, N.W. Prmtier 1919. M. and CI.
Waziristan 1921-24. CL
M All R S—contin-ued.
TENNENT, Donald Colvin. Born 13/5/98. Y. & L.
R. 2-Lt. 7/4/16. Lt. 2/3/17. (temp. Capt. 14
Bn. 116117 to 613118; actg. Capt. 5J4J18 to
1017119.) Capt. 4/9/23. Adjt. 20/4/24 to 29/9/26.
Maj. 1/8/38.
Adjt. Aux. Force India 14/3/35 to 13/3/39.
1914-21. France & Belgium 3/9/16 to 28/9/18.
Wounded. B.W.M. V.M.
Iraq Operations 1919-20. Iraq. N.W. Persia. M.
and 2 CI.
HEWICK, John Seavill. Bom 20/10/96. Dorset
R. 2-Lt. 26/1/16. Lt. 26/3/17. (actg. Capt.
11111117 to 22I5J18.) Capt. 24/10/23. Adjt. 1/7/27
to 30/6/30. Maj. 1/8/38.
Staff Capt. India 21/1/32 to 20/1/36. Spec. Empld.
10/6/38.
1914-21. E.E.F. 26/4/18 to 31/10/18. Mesopotamia
4/9/16 to 25/4/18. Wounded. B.W.M.. V.M.
Malabar 1921-22. M. and C).
Palestine 1936-39. Despatches L.G. 23/7/37.
WALKER, Niel Alexander McDonald. Bom
22/8/95. Foresters. 2-Lt. 12/5/15. Lt. 6/7/16.
Capt. 9/11/23. Maj. 1/8/38.
Adjt. T.A. 6/11/34 to 5/11/38.
1914-21. France & Belgium 8/2/16 to -/5/17.
Italian Silver Medal for Military Valour.
B.W.M. V.M.
Waziristan 1921-24. M. and CI.
TOLLEY, William Edward, M.C. Bom 6/6/96.
Lincoln R. 2-Lt. 12/5/15. Lt. 4/7/16 (nHg.
Capt. 25I10I1S to 2913119). Capt. 14/11/23. Maj.
1/8/38.
1914-21. France & Belgium 11/2/16 to 19/3/16
and 5/1/17 to 11/11/18. Wounded. B.W.M.
V.M. M.C.
ROBINS, Christopher Gray. Born 24/6/98. Green
Howards. 2-Lt. 7/4/16 Lt. 7/10/17. Y. & L.R.
2-Lt. 7/4/16(28/3/18). Lt. 7/10/17 (28/3/18). Capt.
12/12/23. Adjt. 1/12/26 to 30/11/29. Maj. 1/8/38.
Adjt. T.A. 1/2/33 to 30/1/37. Spec. Empld. 2/10/38.
1914-21. Greek Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria,
European Turkey and the Islands of the
MseSLU Sea 2/10/16 to 11/11/18. B.W.M. V.M.
JORDAN, Francis Henry, M.C. Born 22/4/97. (Temp.
2-Lt. 1418115 to 3016117; temp. Lt. 1/7117 to
11J11I19 ; actg. Capt. 3/9117 to 1017/19; relqd.
commn. 12/11/19). Y. & L.R. Lt. 14/11/17
(17/12/20). Capt. 29/12/23. Maj. 1/8/38.
Spec. Appt. (Class H H) Irish Comd. (temp.)
26/7/21 to 5/10/22. Spec. Appt. (Class HH)
Turkey (temp.) 6/10/22 to 25/1/23. Spec. Appt.
(Class 00) Turkey (temp.) 26/1/23 to 4/10/23.
1914-21. France & Belgium -/8/16 to 81/8/18.
Wounded. B.W.M. V.M. M.C. and Bar.
ARBUTHNOTT, Robert Keith, D.S.O., M.C, p.s.c^.
Bom 21/8/97. Black Watch. 2-Lt. 14/7/15. Lt.
5/1/17 (actg. Capt. 3/12/17 to 16/1/37 and 17/2/18
to 10/7/19). Capt. 2/1/24. Adjt. 21/1/33 to 6/12/34.
Maj. 1/8/38.
G.S.0.3 War Office 7/12/34 to 15/10/36. Brig. Maj.
S. Comd. 16/10/36 to 18/12/37. G.S.0.2 (temp.)
(local Lt.-Col.) 16/12/38.
1914-21. France & Belgium 19/9/16 to 18/4/18.
Wounded. Despatches L.G. 24/5/18. B.W.M.
V.M. M.C.
Palestine 1936-39. Despatches L.G. 25/4/39. D.S.O.
TEMPLE, Norman Saurin, M.C. Bom 6/3/96. (Mobi.
Spec. Res. 1 yr. 14 dys.) (from Spec. Res.).
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 twice.
1914-15 S. B.W.M. V.M. M.C.
Sudun 1927-28. Despatches L.G. 2/1/31.
CAVENDISH, Ronald Valentino Cecil, M.G. Bom
14/2/96. (In ranks Mood. T.F. to 10/9/14—
37 dyt.; temp. 2-Lt. 11/9/14 to 2/2/15; temp.
Lt. 3/2/15 to 9/8/15; temp. Capt. 10/8/16 to
13/5/18.) Forostors. 2-Lt. 11/6/16 (17/2/17).
Lt. 1/10/16 (1/7/17). Capt. 5/1/24. Maj. t/8/38.
G.S.0.3 France (temp. Capt.) 14/5/18 to 7/4/19.
G.S.0.3 Rhine Army (teynp. 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.
Staff Capt. Sudan (tem.p.) 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. Bom 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. Bom 27/8/97. Wore. R.
2-Lt. 14/7/15 (M.G.C. 13/3/18 to 31/3/21). Lt.
19/10/16 (actg. Capt. M.O.C. 12/4/18 to 15/6/18;
actg. Maj. M.G.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 & 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.
Palestine 1936-39. Despatches L.G. 15/9/39.
BUCKNALL, William Rixon. Born 11/3/94. In
ranks 50 dvs. (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. Bom 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. Bom 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. Bom
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 Bumia 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.
Ira(! 1924-5. I.M.
FULFORD, Francis Edgar Anthony. Bora 23/7/98.
Rifle Bde. 2-Lt. 1/5/17. Lt. 1/11/18. Capt.
1/10/24. Maj. 1/8/38.
As8t. Mil. Sec. Egypt 10/6/31 to 19/12/34.
1914-21. France & Belgium 11/10/17 to 3/4/18
and 1/11/18 to 11/11/18. B.W.M. V.M.
Waziristan 1921-24. M. and CI.
AKEHURST, Charles Henry Irwin. Bom 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 B) Army Signal Sch. India 1/3/33 to
25/6/36. Staff Off. to Chf. Signal Off. India
18/6/38 to 1/2/39. G.S.0.2, 2/2/39.
1914-21. Served in ranks Canadian Mil Forces.
France & Belgium -/10/16 to -/3/17.
Wounded. B W.M. V.M.
Afghanistan, N.W. Prmtier 1919. M. and CI.
Waziristan 1921-24. CL
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