IRumD. 36309 SUPPLEMENT TO The London Gazette Of FRIDAY, the 31$* of DECEMBER, 1943 published by /lutyority Registered as a newspaper SATURDAY, i JANUARY, 1944 CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Sir Archibald John Kerr Clark Kerr, G.C.M.G., .OF KNIGHTHOOD. H.M. Ambassador Extraordinary and Pleni- St. James's Palace, S.W.1, potentiary at Moscow. ist January, 1944. William Mabane, Esq., M.P., Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Food since 1942. The KING has been graciously pleased to Assistant Postmaster General, June, 1939; signify His Majesty's intention of conferring Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Home Peerages of the United Kingdom on the Security, October, 1939. Member of Parlia- following: — ment for Huddersfield since 1931. To be Barons:— Wilfred Paling, Esq., M.P., Parliamentary Charles George Ammon, Esq., J.P., D.L., Secretary, Ministry of Pensions since 1941. M.P., Member of Parliament for North A Lord Commissioner of H.M. °Treasury, Camiberwell, February, 1922., to October, 1929-1931 and 1940-1941. Member of Par- 1931, and since November, 1935. Parlia- liament for Wentworth since 1933. mentary Secretary to the Admiralty, 1924, Captain Charles Waterhouse, M.C., D.L., and 1929-1931. For political and public M.P., Parliamentary Secretary, Board of services. Trade since 1941. A Lord Commissioner of Colonel The Right Honourable John Gretton, H.M. Treasury, 1937; Comptroller of H.M. C.B.E., J.P., D.L., Member of Parliament Household, 1937-1939; Treasurer of H.M. for South Derbyshire, 1895-1906; for Rut- Household, 1939-194-1. Member of Parlia- land, 1907-1918; and for the Burton Division ment for South Leicester since 1924. of Staffordshire, 1918-1943. For political and. public services. The KING has been graciously pleased to Sir Thomas Roy den, Bt., C.H., J.P., D.L., signify His Majesty's intention of conferring a Chairman, London, Midland and Scottish Baronetcy of the United Kingdom on the Railway Company. For public services. following: — Colonel Sir Courtauld Thomson, K.B.E., C.B. Sir (Sydney) Richard Wells, D.L., M.P., Mem- For philanthropic and public services. ber of Parliament for Bedford since 1922. William Westwood, Esq., O.B.E., F.R.S.A., For political and public services. J.P., President of the Engineering and Ship- building Trades Federation, 1933-1936; CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS President of the Confederation of Shipbuild- OF KNIGHTHOOD. ing and Engineering Unions, 1936-1939. Chief Industrial Adviser to the Admiralty. St. James's Palace, S.W.i, 1st Janu'ary, 1944. , The KING has been graciously pleased to The KING has been graciously pleased to declare that the undermentioned shall be sworn signify His Majesty's intention of conferring the of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Honour of Knighthood upon the following: — Council: — George Edwin Bailey, Esq., C.B.E., Works Ralph Assheton, Esq., M.P., Financial Secre- Director, Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical tary to the Treasury. Parliamentary Secre- Company Ltd. tary, Ministry of Labour and National Ernest Barker, Esq., Litt.D., D.Litt, LLJ)., Service, 1939-1942; Parliamentary Secretary, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Cam- Ministry of Supply, 1942-1943. Member of bridge University. Parliament for the Rushcliffe Division of Robert Barlow, Esq., Chairman of the Indus- Nottingham since 1934. trial Panel, Ministry of Production..