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THURSDAY, 13 JANUARY, 1944

War Office, I3th January, 1944. Lieutenant (temporary Captain) John Roger Bodley Wright (130353), The Oxfordshire and Bucking- The KING lias been graciously pleased to approve hamshire Light Infantry (Tackley, Oxon) (since the following awards in recognition of gallant and died of wounds) (to be dated i2th November, distinguished services in Italy:— 1.943). Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) John Malcolm Second Bar to the Distinguished Service Order. Thorpe Churchill, M.C. (34657), The Manchester Brigadier (temporary) "Lashmer Gordon Whistler, Regiment (Res. of Off.) (attd. Special Service D.S.O. (13017), The Royal Sussex Regiment Troops). (Frimley Green, Hants.). (Chichester). Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) William Lyle Brown, M.B. (74826), Royal Army Medical Corps Bar to the Distinguished Service Order. (Gateshead-on-Tyne). Brigadier (temporary) Robert Harry Bertram Arkwright, D.S.O. (28043), iath Royal Lancers Second Bar to the Military Cross. (Prince of Wales's), Royal Armoured Corps (Fair- Captain (temporary Major) Peter Young, D.S.O., ford, Glos.). M.C. (77254), The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Ralph Cyril Regiment (attd. Special Service Troops) (Cobham). Cruddas, D.S.O. (647), Infantry (Fowey, Corn- wall) Bar to the Military Cross. Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Douglas Captain (temporary Major) Harry William Nevill Anthony Kendrew, D.S.O. (44766), Infantry Churchill, M.C. (66993), Royal Regiment of (Malin, Co. Donegal). Artillery (Tunbridge Wells). Captain (temporary Major) John Wilfred Brehaut, The Distinguished Service Order. M.C. (95625), The Hampshire Regiment (Farnham, Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Sir Ranulph Surrey). Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (26041), Royal Captain (temporary Major) Martin Edward Meakin Armoured Corps (Dragoons) (Sunningdale, Berks). Herford, M.B.E., M.C., M.B. (175256), Royal Colonel (acting) Francis Neville Mitchell (30902), Army Medical Corps (Reading). Royal Armoured Corps (Hussars) (Stratford-on- Avon). The Military Cross. Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Hugh Wilfred Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Philip Russell Lewis Cowan, O.B.E. (30520), Royal Regiment of Rendell Dunne (30978), Royal Horse Guards (Res. Artillery (Edinburgh). of Off.) (attd. Special Service Troops) (Kingsland, Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Angus Murray Herts.). McCracken, M.C. (45919), Royal Regiment of Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Harry Charles Neil Artillery (Res. of Off.) (Morpeth, North'd) (since Maxwell Oulton (101947), Royal Horse Artillery. died of wounds) (to be dated nth December, Lieutenant Frederick Weatherly (164768), Royal 1943)- Armoured Corps (Clacton-on-Sea). Captain (temporary Major) Thomas Knowles Captain (temporary Major) Peter Malise Berwick Hargreaves (137898), Corps of Royal Engineers (62561), Royal Armoured Corps (Dragoons) (Darwen, Lanes.). (Northampton). Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) John Chamber- Lieutenant Edwin Rowland Winwood Robinson layne Preston (40054), Infantry (Skipton, Yorks.). (123547), Royal Armoured Corps (Dragoons) Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Walter Henry (Cirencester). Broke Ray, M.C. (15834), Infantry (Cairo). Lieutenant Geoffrey Barton (302397), Royal Tank Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) David Peel Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps (Southport, Yates, O.B.E. "(52733), Infantry. Lanes.). Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Michael Lieutenant Reginald Frank Bruce Elliston (247456), Forrester, M.C. (69349), The Queen's Royal Regi- Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps ment (West Surrey) (). (Chester). Captain (temporary Major) Cedric George Delforce Captain (temporary Major) Frederick Burnaby (67612), The (City of London Regi- Edmeades (67051), Royal Regiment of Artillery ment) (London, S.W.i6). (Meopham, Kent). Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Richard Captain (temporary Major) James Seward Harris Chandler (28370), The Hampshire Regiment (72032), Royal Regiment of Artillery (London, (Reading). S.W.20).