SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 6 JANUARY, 1944

Lieutenant (local Major) Bernal Osborne Masse CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF (33637), The Queen's Royal Regiment (West KNIGHTHOOD. Surrey) (Res. of Oft.). Captain (temporary Major) Joseph Lupton Maude St. James's Palace, S.W.i. (125070), Royal Army Pay Corps. 6th January, 1944. Captain (temporary Major) Lawrence Brodie The KING has been graciously pleased to approve McDougall (164139), Royal Army Service Corps the award of the George Medal, in recognition of (Bromley, Kent). gallant conduct in carrying out hazardous work in the Captain (temporary Major) Thomson Ian McLintock Middle East in a very brave manner, to:— (78786), Royal Regiment of Artillery (Kilmacolm, No. 1868224 Sapper John Buckley, Corps of Royal Renfrewshire). Engineers (Ashbourne, Derbyshire). Lieutenant Gerald Arthur Mitson (170716), Royal Regiment of Artillery (Barkingside, Essex). Captain (temporary Major) Alexander Smith Monro (169252), Corps of Royal Engineers. CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF Major (temporary) Frederick Cunningham Page KNIGHTHOOD. (213627 V.), South African Forces. Captain (temporary Major) George Palmer (108412), St. James's Palace, S.W.i. Corps of Royal Engineers (Grangemouth, Scot- 6th January, 1944. land). The KING has been graciously pleased to approve Subadar Partap Singh (I.O. 13342), Royal Indian the award of the British' Empire Medal (Military Army Service Corps. Division), in recognition of gallant and distinguished Captain (temporary) Hugh Ogilvie Paterson services in the Middle East, to the under- (105999 V.), South African Forces. mentioned : — Major (temporary) Gordon Lyall Paver (131761), South African Forces. No. 192079 T/Corporal George Cain, South African No. 5/132884 Warrant Officer Class II (Staff Quarter- Forces. master-Sergeant) William Percy Pitt, Royal Army No. 13063812 Company Quarter-Master-Sergeant Service Corps (VVordsley, Worcs.). Albert Edward Garnett, Pioneer Corps (Preston, Major (temporary Lieutenant-) Herbert Regi- Lanes.). nald Pouch (73724), The Essex Regiment (Brent- No. 3/199188 Staff-Sergeant William Edward wood). Hopwood, Royal Army Service Corps (Scar- Captain (temporary Major) Victor Michael Ralli borough) . (171574), The Cyprus Regiment. No. 2426 (V) T/Staff-Sergeant Richard Francis Captain (temporary Major) Ernest Alexander Henry Home, South African torces. Rankin (48299), Pioneer Corps (Res. of Oil.) (Seven No. 5/7663798 Staff-Sergeant (acting Warrant Kings, Essex). Officer Class II) (Staff Quarter-Master-Sergeant) Captain (temporary Major) Frank Read (119050), Peter Edward Hovvdle, Royal Army Service Corps Corps of Royal Engineers (Anglesey). (Sheffield). Lieutenant (Quartermaster) Cyril Reader (227092), No. 7380144 Sergeant (acting Staff-Sergeant) Harold The Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Nield, Royal Army Medical Corps (Wakeneld, Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Harold George Yorkshire). Richer (73357), Royal Regiment of Artillery No. 50894 Private Valentino Owori, African Auxi- (Lewes, Sussex). liary Pioneer Corps. Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Maurice Hart Rix No. 217134 (V) T / Staff-Sergeant James Patrick, (140458), Royal Regiment of Artillery (Transvaal, South African Forces. S.A.). No. 7263953 Sergeant John Pilling, Royal Army Captain (temporary Major) Robert Blackwood Medical Corps (Stretford, Manchester). Robertson, M.B. (72158). Royal Army Medical No. 131209 T/Sergeant Johannes Jacobus Potgieter, Corps. South African Forces. Captain (temporary Major) John Roger Sampson No. 133068 T/Corporal Abraham Jacobus Pretorius, (89930), Corps of Royal Engineers (Nottingham). South African Forces. Subaltern (temporary Junior Commander) Miss Kath- No. 1781907 Gunner Douglas James Riseley, Royal leen Hunter Sanderson (196660), Auxiliary Terri- Regiment of Artillery (Bythorne, Hants.). „ torial Service (Northampton). No. 6340681 Sergeant (local Warrant Officer Class JI) No. 2117386 Warrant Officer Class II (Armament ' (Company Sergeant-Major) Patrick Thomas Ryal, Quarter-Master-Sergeant) Arthur John Scarfl, The Worcestershire Regiment (Southend-on-Sea). Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. No. 6286980 Private Charles Sydney Thomas Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Harold Smither Stocklord, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment). (73389), Royal Corps of Signals (Farnham, Surrey). No. 7653093 Staff-Sergeant Joseph Harold Thornley, Lieutenant (temporary Captain) (acting Major) Percy Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Brecon, S. Wales). Spilsbury (119035), Corps of Royal Engineers No. 5/103470 Staff-Sergeant Albert Edward (Morden Park, Surrey). Wakeneld, Royal .Army Service Corps (Reigate). Captain (temporary Major) Reginald Stacey (98719), Royal Army Pay Corps (Abingdon). Lieutenant Edgar Charles Stevenson (243940), Royal Army Service Corps (Woodford Bridge, Essex). CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF Captain (Quartermaster) (temporary Major) Frederick KNIGHTHOOD. George Summers (56542), Royal Army Medical St. James's Palace, S.W.i Corps (Newtonmore, Scotland). 6th January, 1944. Captain (temporary Major) Eric Livingstone Tulloch (147012), Intelligence Corps. The KING has been graciously pleased to give Lieutenant (temporary) Graeme Morwood Walker orders for the following promotions in, and appoint- (131272), South African Forces. ments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British No. 7258010 Warrant Officer Class I (Sergeant- Empire, in recognition of gallant and distinguished Major) Frank William White, Royal Army Medical services in : — Corps (West End, Southampton). To be Additional Commanders of the Mihtary Captain (temporary Major) Lewis Morton Wilcockson Division of the said Most Excellent Order: — (98313), General List (Bromley). Captain (temporary Major) Richard Brian Williams Colonel (temporary) Hubert Victor George Blood- (67889), Royal Regiment of Artillery (Bedford). worth (105593), Royal Corps of Signals. Brigadier (temporary) Ivan De la Bere, O'.B.E. No. 7590701 Warrant -Officer Class II (Armament 2 Quarter-Master-Sergeant) (acting Warrant Officer (579 ), The Dorsetshire Regiment. Class I) (Armament Sergeant-Major) Frederick Brigadier (temporary) Arthur Bertie Duncan Hewitt Willis, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Edwards, O.B.E., M.C. (14302), Corps of Royal Engineers (Bury St. Edmunds). Engineers. Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Roy Harry To be Additional Officers of the Military Division Willmington (137568), Corps of Royal Engineers of the said Most Excellent Order: — (Dorchester). Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) William Captain (temporary Major) James Allan Wimshurst George Frederick Bale (42404), Royal Corps of (118558), Corps of Royal Engineers (Fareham, Signals (Cardiff). Hants). Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Felix Edgar Captain (temporary Major) John Gabriel Wynne- Jackson (98947), Royal Army Ordnance Corps Williams (94878), Royal Regiment of Artillery. (Chislehurst). A 2