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SUPPLEMENT to the LONDON GAZETTE, I JANUARY, 1945 10 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1945 Lieutenant (S) Desmond Ernest Jenkins, Royal To be Additional Members of the Military Navy (Folkestone). Division of the said Most Excellent Order: Lieutenant (S) Cyril Storey Mansfield, Royal Lieutenant-Commander Stanley Hammill Navy (Plymouth). Crawford, R.A.N.R. Temporary Lieutenant (S) Peter Bos wood Mr. William Payne, Commissioned Gunner Unwin, Royal Navy. (T), Royal Australian Navy. Temporary Lieutenant (S) Donald Bewick Ward, R.N.V.R. (North Shields). Wardmaster Lieutenant William Thomas Jack Crick, Royal Navy (Retired) (Alverstoke). CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Captain Charles Henry Rubie Lane, Royal OF KNIGHTHOOD. Marines (Retired). S*. James's Palace, S.W.I. Skipper Lieutenant Peter Cormack, R.D., ist January, 1945. R.N.R. (Retired) (Port Gordon). Acting Skipper Lieutenant John May, R.N.R. The KING has been graciously pleased to Skipper John Henderson, R.N.R., W.S.36i4 give orders for the following promotions m, and (St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney). appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of Temporary Skipper Frederick James Grimble, the British Empire: — R.N.R. (Woodbridge). Temporary Acting Chief Boom Skipper James To be Additional Knights Commanders of the Muir, R.N.R. (Cellardyke, Fife). Military Division of the said Most Excellent • Temporary Boom Skipper Percy Walter Gray, Order:— R.N.R. Major-General (temporary Lieutenant-General) Miss Helen Mary Minto, Second Officer, Adrian Carton de Wiart, V.C., C.B., C.M.G., W.R.N.S. (St. Austell). D.S.O. (836), retired pay, Colonel 4th/7th Miss Barbara Mary Towle, Second Officer, The Royal Dragoon Guards, Royal W.R.N.S. Armoured Corps. Temporary Sub-Lieutenant John Alfred Potter, Major-General (temporary Lieutenant-General) R.N.V.R. (Birmingham). ^ Gordon Nevil Macready, C.B., C.M.G., Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenant Charles D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C. (22930), late Royal Esme Thornton Warren, R.N.V.R. (Bickley, Engineers. Kentj. Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenant (E) To be Additional Commanders of the Military Frederick Roper, R.N.V.R. (Southampton). Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Temporary Lieutenant Isaac McBroom Park, Chief Commander (temporary Controller) The Royal Marine Engineers. Lady Maud Baillie (192040;, Auxiliary ferri- Mr. William Stanley Wilcox, Temporary tonal Service. Gunner (T), Royal Navy. Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Alick Drummond Mr. Charles Sydney Smith, Gunner, Royal Buchanan-Smith, O.B.E., T.D. (16186), The Indian Navy. Gordon Highlanders, Territorial Army. Mr. William Roy Cringle, Temporary Acting Colonel (temporary Major-General) John Commissioned Boatswain, Royal Navy Buckley, D.S.O., M.C. (21746), The King's (Grange-over-Sands). Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Mr. Edwin George Middlecote, Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Signal Boatswain, Royal Navy (Horley). John Albert Edward Burls, O.B.E., Mr. Harry Sydney Murcell Wilkins, Commis- A.M.I.Mech.E. (25781)., Royal Electrical and sioned Telegraphist, Royal Navy (Monifieth, Mechanical Engineers, Territorial Army. Angus). Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Mr. Mauri-e Edgar Holtoway, Warrant Tele- Edwyn Harland Wolstenholme Cobb (23655), graohist, Royal Navy (Portsmouth). Royal Engineers. Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Arthur Mr. Walter Frederick Harold Scott, Warrant Thomas Cornwall-Jones, O.B.E. (171552), Aircraft Officer, Royal Navy (Wivenhoe). 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army. Mr. John Campbell, Commissioned Engineer, Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Francis Royal Navy (Retired) (Dundee). Cockburn Curtis, M.A., A.M.I.E.E. (15130), Mr. Alfred Lewis Cunningham Walters, Royal Corps of Signals. Warrant Engineer, Royal Navy. Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Thomas Denis Mr. William Matthew Maughan, Acting Daly, M.C. (9491), late the Royal Welch Warrant Ordnance Officer, Royal Australian Fusiliers. Navy. Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Harry Hamilton Mr. John Thomas George Shobbrock, Warrant Dempsey (8387), late Royal Army Service Wardmaster, Royal Navy (Dartmouth). Corps. Mr. George Maughan, Superintendent, Royal Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Piers Duncan Marine Police. William Dunn, D.S.O., M.C. (5292), late The Border Regiment. Colonel Hugh Sidney Ellis, M.C., late Royal The KING has been graciously pleased, on Artillery. the advice of His Majesty's Australian Colonel (temporary Brigadier) John Meredith Ministers, to give orders for the following Jones Evans, M.C. (10401), retired pay, late appointments to the Most Excellent Order of Royal Welch Fusiliers. the British Empire: Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Francis Ernie Fowle, M.C. (5050), late Royal Engineers. To be an Additional Officer of the Military Colonel (temporary Brigadier) John Struthers Division of the said Most Excellent Order: Fulton, M.D., M.R.C.P. (Edin.) (39158), The Reverend William Henry Henderson, Royal Army Medical Corps, Territorial Chaplain, Royal Australian Navy. Army..
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