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Supplement to the London Gazette, 7 January, 1949 122 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 7 JANUARY, 1949 Captain (temporary) Thomas KEEN (281334), Intelli- To be Additional Members of the Military Division gence Corps. of the said Most Excellent Order :— Major (temporary) Cyril Ensor KNIGHT (72358), The Major (temporary) Percy Joseph BLAKE, M.C. East Lancashire Regiment. (85301), The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Major (temporary) Alfred MASON (212284), Royal Major Ian William GORE-LANGTON (62574), Cold- Pioneer Corps. stream Guards. Captain Ernest QUINN (255609), The King's Regiment Major Alwyne Tregelles KINGSTON (50823), Royal (Liverpool). Regiment of Artillery. Major (temporary) William George McHARDY, M.C. Major (temporary) Ronald Dare WILSON, M.C. (108205), The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire (96170), The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Buffs, The Duke of Albany's). The ranks shown were those held during the period Major Peter Minto MILLER (216808), Royal Army stated above. Pay Corps. 2733690 Warrant Officer Class I Arthur Tudor REES, Welsh Guards. CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Junior Commander (temporary) Eileen Margaret OF KNIGHTHOOD. TAYLOR-JONES (W/196684), 'Auxiliary Territorial Service. St. James's Palace, S.W.I. Second Lieutenant Francis Joseph TILBURY (377139), 1th January, 1949. 3rd The King's Own Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps. The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following appointments to the Most The ranks shown were those held during the Excellent Order of the British Empire, in recognition period stated above. of gallant and distinguished services in Palestine during the period 27th September, 1946 to 26th March, 1947: — CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD. To be Additional Officers of the Military Division St. James's Palace, S.W.I. of the said Most Excellent Order:— 0 lih January, 1949. Colonel (temporary) Hugh Arthur BAKER, M.C. (11363), Corp of Royal Engineers. The KING has been graciously pleased to give •Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) Vernon Harold orders for the following promotions in, and appoint- Chesterfield GAYFORD (123918), Royal Electrical ments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British and Mechanical Engineers. Empire, in recognition of gallant and distinguished Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) Eustace John Blois services in Palestine during the oeriod 27th Sep- NELSON, D.S.O., M.C. (53116), Grenadier Guards. tember, 1947, to 26th March, 1948:— To be Additional Members of the Military Division To be Additional Commanders of the Military of the said Most Excellent Order:— Division of the said Most Exellent Order:— Major (temporary) Peter Basil COATS (74511), Royal Brigadier (temporary) Thomas BRODIE (34236), The Regiment of Artillery. Cheshire Regiment. Major (temporary) Andrew Thomas DUNCAN Colonel (temporary) Wallace Edmund FARLEY, O.B.E. (113810), Corps of Royal Engineers. (77236), Corps of Royal Engineers. Major (temporary) Ian Gordon GILL, M.C. (79107), 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, Royal Armoured To be Additional Officers of the Military Division Corps. of the said Most Excellent Order:— 44195 Warrant Officer Class I Jack Baden POWELL, Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) David Michael Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Lindsay GORDON-WATS'ON, M.C. (63088), Irish Major (temporary) George, Redvers PRICE (92823), Guards. Royal Corps of Signals. Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) Gerald Hugh Major (temporary) William Edward STUBBS (134446), Campbell OVENS (359263), Royal Army Medical Royal Corps of Signals. Corps. 822015 Warrant Officer Class I George Alfred Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) Frederick Charles TOMLINSON, Royal Regiment of Artillery. Graham PAGE, D.S.O. (36741), Royal Regiment of The ranks shown were those held during the Artillery. period stated above. To be Additional Members of the Military Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Major (temporary) George Francis Cecil BROOKE CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS (69089), 17th/21st Lancers, Royal Armoured OF KNIGHTHOOD. Corps. St. James's Palace, S'.W.l. Captain (temporary) John Denis HALSTEAD (369469), 7th January, 1949. The King's Own Scottish Borderers. Major Percival Robert William HARVEY (75328), The KING has been graciously pleased to give Royal Army Dental Corps. orders for the following appointments to the Most Major (temporary) Tristian LASH (69130), The Lanca- Excellent Order of the British Empire, in recognition shire Fusiliers. of gallant and distinguished services in Palestine Major (temporary) Eric O'CALLAGHAN, M.C. (243580), during the period 27th March, 1947 to 26th Corps of Royal Engineers. September, 1947: — Major (temporary) Emerson Muir TURNBULL (204255), The Life Guards. To be Additional Commanders of the Military Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— The ranks shown were those held during the period stated above. Colonel (temporary) Michael Edwin FELL, M.C. (12220), General List. Brigadier (temporary) David Samuel RIDDELL (2079), CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. OF KNIGHTHOOD. Brigadier (temporary) Francis David ROME, D.S.O. St. James's Palace, S.W.I. (33507), The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. 1th January, 1949. ' To be Additional Officerst of the Military Division The KING has been graciously pleased to give of the said Most Excellent Order:— orders for the following promotions in, and appoint- ments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) James Henry HACKET Empire, in recognition of gallant and distinguished (53752), The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire services in Palestine during the period 27th March, and Derbyshire Regiment). 1948, to 30th June, 1948:— Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) Michael Ernest MELVILL (45440), The Royal Scots (The Royal To be an Additional Knight Commander of the Regiment). Military Division of the said Most Excellent Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) Peter George Francis Order:— YOUNG (55743), The Oxfordshire and Buckingham- Major-General Hugh Charles STOCKWELL, C.B., shire Light Infantry. C.B.E., D.S.O. (23894), Late-Infantry..
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