Officers of the British Army 1939-1945

British Army Officers
1939-1945

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ABBI

ABBO
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ABBO

ABBS
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ABDY

ABEA
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ABUL

ACAR
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AIZL

AKER
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AMSW

ANDE
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APPL

ARBU
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ARBU

ARCH
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AZZO

C.W. A'Bear to A. Abulafia

A'Bear,
Charles Winstone
C.W. A'Bear

Son of ... A'Bear, and ... Winstone.
Married ((03?).1945, Southwell district, Nottinghamshire) Muriel Mitchell.

18.01.1916
Cheltenham district, Gloucestershire
-
02.1985
East Retford district, Nottinghamshire

2nd Lt.	02.05.1943 [284296]
WS/Lt.	02.11.1943

02.05.1943

commissioned, Royal Armoured Corps [emergency commission]

A'Bear,
Sidney Arthur
S.A. A'Bear

Son of John Burton A'Bear (1858-1937), and Ada May (1870-1955).
Married ((09?).1946, South Cerney, Cirencester district, Gloucestershire) Audrey E.M. Habgood; one daughter.

30.07.1909
Rotherfield Peppard, Henley district, Oxfordshire
-
10.2002

2nd Lt.

23.01.1943 [275523]

23.01.1943

commissioned, Territorial Army Reserve of Officers - Special List (for service with the Army Cadet Force - Gloucester)

A'Bear,
Stanley George
S.G. A'Bear

Married ((09?).1914, Brentford district, Middlesex) Marjorie G. Browne.

16.07.1914
Brentford district, Middlesex
-
01.1995
Isle of Wight

2nd Lt.	09.09.1944 [335542]
WS/Lt.	09.03.1945

09.09.1944

commissioned, Corps of Royal Engineers [emergency commission]

Abel,
Alfred
A. Abel

?
-

Lt.	04.11.1942 [257531]
WS/Capt.	04.11.1943
T/Maj.	29.04.1945

04.11.1942

commissioned, Royal Army Medical Corps - Palestine Section [emergency commission]

Abel,
Albert James
A.J. Abel

12.07.1910
Newark district, Lincolnshire / Nottinghamshire
-
02.1999
Keighley district, Yorkshire

Cadet	? [2063727]
2nd Lt.	19.11.1943 [300633]
WS/Lt.	19.05.1944
Hon. Lt.	1945/46 (retd)

19.11.1943

commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission]

Abel,
the Reverend Alec William
A.W. Abel

?
-

Capt.	03.06.1940 [131834] = Chaplain to the Forces (4th class)
Hon. Capt.	1945/46 (retd)

Education: MA

03.06.1940

commissioned, Royal Army Chaplains' Department - Church of Scotland [emergency commission]

Abel,
Bernard Leslie
B.L. Abel

Married ((09?).1937, Leominster district, Herefordshire / Hereford and Worcester) Cecily B. Crimp.

14.09.1907
Cirencester district, Gloucestershire / Wiltshire
-
09.1990
Weston-super-Mare district, Somerset

2nd Lt.	12.10.1940 [153466] 1526b
WS/Lt.	12.09.1941
WS/Capt.	23.09.1945
Hon. Capt.	1945/46 (retd)

12.10.1940

commissioned, Royal Army Service Corps [emergency commission]

Abel,
C W
C.W. Abel

?
-

2nd Lt.	?
WS/Lt.	?

commissioned,

Abel,
Donald
D. Abel

?
-

2nd Lt.	28.06.1941 [194187]
WS/Lt.	01.10.1942
T/Capt.	25.10.1942
WS/Capt.	29.06.1945
Capt.	08.11.1946?, seniority 29.06.1945
T/Maj.	29.06.1945

28.06.1941			commissioned, Royal Tank Regiment - Royal Armoured Corps [emergency commission to 07.11.1946]
08.11.1946			permanent commission

Abel,
Miss Dorothy Mary
Miss D.M. Abel

?
-

Sister

30.05.1941 [209680]

30.05.1941

commissioned, Territorial Army Nursing Service

Abel,
Frederick Henry
F.H. Abel

?
-

2nd Lt.

24.03.1943 [286362]

24.03.1943

commissioned, Territorial Army Reserve of Officers - Special List (for service with the Army Cadet Force - County of Middlesex) [emergency commission]

Abel,
Fred Leslie
F.L. Abel

?
-

2nd Lt.	18.04.1939 [94777]
T/Capt.	28.03.1943
WS/Capt.	10.06.1944
T/Maj.	?
Hon. Maj.	1945/46 (retd)
Lt.Col.	01.05.1947

	MID	22.03.1945	NW Europe
	TD	23.05.1947	?

			late Cadet, Liverpool College Contingent, Junior Division, OTC
			Gunner, Royal Artillery - Territorial Army
18.04.1939			commissioned, The Cheshire Regiment - Territorial Army
			5th Battalion The Cheshire Regiment
24.08.1939			mobilized TA

Abel,
George
G. Abel

?
-

2nd Lt.	16.07.1940 [139970]
WS/Lt.	17.01.1942
T/Capt.	28.07.1942
Hon. Capt.	03.09.1948 (retd; disability)

			Acting Sergeant, The East Lancashire Regiment
16.07.1940			commissioned, The East Lancashire Regiment [emergency commission]
1946?	-	03.08.1948	short service commission

Abel,
George Brydon
G.B. Abel

?
-

2nd Lt.	21.06.1942 [240108]
WS/Lt.	21.12.1942
T/Capt.	23.04.1943
Hon. Capt.	29.03.1946 (retd)

21.06.1942

commissioned, Corps of Royal Engineers [emergency commission]

Abel,
Maurice John
M.J. Abel

?
-

Cadet	? [11273619]
2nd Lt.	19.11.1943 [300634]
WS/Lt.	19.05.1944

19.11.1943

commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission]

Abel,
Richard John Frederick
R.J.F. Abel

Son of John Harold and Winifred Annie Abel, of Crofton, Kent.

1911 ?
-
19.06.1944
(KIA) [age 33]
[Bayeux War Cemetery, XIV.F.2]

2nd Lt.	20.07.1940 [140800]
WS/Lt.	20.01.1942
A/Capt.	06.08.1942

20.07.1940

commissioned, 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards (Royal Armoured Corps) [emergency commission]

Abel,
Ronald Walter
R.W. Abel

?
-

Cadet	? [7934931]
2nd Lt.	02.07.1944 [330754]

02.07.1944

commissioned, Royal Army Service Corps [emergency commission]

Abel,
Samuel
S. Abel

?
-

2nd Lt.	13.04.1943 [281337]
WS/Lt.	13.10.1943
T/Capt.	12.05.1945

13.04.1943

commissioned, Intelligence Corps [emergency commission]

Abel,
Thomas William
T.W. Abel

?
-

2nd Lt.	17.06.1941 [191357]
WS/Lt.	01.10.1942
T/Capt.	21.09.1944

17.06.1941

commissioned, Corps of Royal Engineers [emergency commission]

Abel,
William Jonathan
W.J. Abel

?
-

Lt.	16.10.1939 [106030]
WS/Capt.	16.10.1940
T/Maj.	24.07.1942
Hon. Maj.	1945/46 (retd)

Education: MB

16.10.1939

commissioned, Royal Army Medical Corps [emergency commission]

Abel,
William Kenneth John
W.K.J. Abel

10.08.1916
-
12.2006
Truro district, Cornwall

2nd Lt.	10.01.1943 [258435]
WS/Lt.	10.07.1943
T/Capt.	?

MID

23.05.1946

Mediterranean

10.01.1943

commissioned, Royal Corps of Signals [emergency commission]

Abel Smith,
[Sir] Alexander
A. Abel Smith

Son of late Lt.Col. Francis Abel Smith, DL; married 1st, 1936, Elizabeth (died 1948), daughter of David B. Morgan, Biltmore, North Carolina, USA; one son one daughter; 2nd, 17.02.1953, Henriette Alice Cadogan (Lady Abel Smith); one son one daughter. Brother of Col. Henry Abel Smith.

18.09.1904
-
17.04.1980
[Quenington, Cirencester, Glos. ?]

Lt.	01.11.1938 [78480]
T/Capt.	07.02.1940
WS/Lt.Col.	21.08.1943
A/Col.	21.02.1943
T/Col.	21.08.1943
T/Brig.	?
Hon. Brig.	1945/46 (retd)

	KCVO	31.12.1979	?
-	Kt	1968	?
	TD	?	?

Order of Legion of Merit, USA. Knight (1st Class) Order of Dannebrog (Denmark).

Education: Eton College; Magdalen College, Oxford

			Lance-Bombardier in the 54th (City of London) Anti-Aircraft Regiment
01.11.1938			commissioned, 80th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery - Territorial Army
24.08.1939			mobilized TA
01.11.1940			transferred to the Royal Army Ordnance Corps
			British Army Staff, Washington

Retired Merchant Banker; J. Henry Schroder Wagg and Co. Ltd, 1946-1967; Chairman: Pressed Steel Co., 1955-1965; Provident Mutual Life Assurance Association, 1966-1973; Director of other companies.
Member, BNEC, 1965-1969; Deputy Chairman, Export Council for Europe, 1963-1969. Chairman, Sussex Church Campaign, 1970-; Trustee, Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, 1956-1979.
JP Herts 1949, JP Sussex 1955.

Abel Smith,
Anthony
A. Abel Smith

Son of Col. Bertram Abel Smith and Rhona Margaret Ada Hanbury-Tracy. Married Olwyn Heywood-Jones, daughter of Captain Llewellyn Heywood-Jones and Constance Violet Hope-Johnstone, on 26 January 1940; one son.

18.07.1909
-
1979

2nd Lt.	29.08.1931, seniority 30.01.1930 [47021]
Lt.	30.01.1933
Capt.	01.08.1938
A/Maj.	01.12.1940-28.02.1941
T/Maj.	01.03.1941-20.12.1944, 18.03.1945-30.06.1946
Maj.	01.07.1946
T/Lt.Col.	22.12.1948-07.07.1950
Lt.Col.	08.07.1950 (supernumerary 08.07.1953) (retd 07.03.1958)
T/Col.	26.11.1951
local Brig.	26.11.1951
Hon. Col.	07.03.1958

	OBE	?	?
	MID	01.03.1945	services in the field

Education: psc

			from the General List, Territorial Army
29.08.1931			commissioned, 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own), RAC
29.04.1939	-	03.09.1939	specially employed, Mechanical Cavalry Depot
04.09.1939	-	04.07.1940	Intelligence Officer, British Expeditionery Force
(04.1941)			specially employed
10.01.1947	-	31.12.1947	Deputy Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster General (DAA&QMG), British Army of the Rhine
01.01.1948	-	10.01.1948	General Staff Officer 2nd grade (GSO2) (Operations), ...
26.11.1951	-	27.11.1954	Military Attaché (Col./local Brig.), Athens
05.02.1955	-	?	Commandant, RMSM Eastern Command

Abel Smith,
Bertram
B. Abel Smith

Son of Robert Smith and Isabel Adeane. Married Rhona Margaret Ada Hanbury-Tracy (died 1926), 17.08.1905; 2 daughters, one son (Col. Anthony Abel Smith). Of Ratcliffe Hall, near Leicester.

06.02.1879
-
21.09.1947

2nd Lt.	[...]
WS/Lt.
Capt.	(1916)
Maj.	?
T/Lt.Col.	?
Col.	16.02.1924 (retd)

DSO	15.02.1919	Belgium *
MC	03.06.1916	?
TD	?	?

* As battalion commander at Houthem, on September 29th, 1918, he showed great gallantry and power of command. When the left flank of his battalion had been left in the air, he overcame a difficult situation by very able handling of his command. Again, near Gheluwe, on October 1st, 1918, he led his battalion to the attack with great gallantry through very heavy machine-gun and shell fire, though suffering from the effects of gas. His leadership and personal example maintained a fine fighting spirit in his battalion.

			commissioned, Nottinghamshire Yeomanry
			South Nottinghamshire Hussars
(1918)			Commanding Officer, 23rd Battalion The Middlesex Regiment
1924?			joined the Territorial Army
26.05.1926	-	06.02.1946	Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the King (additional)

Honorary Colonel, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 23.05.1937-31.03.1946. Co-opted Member (04.1941-04.1946), later Military Member (04.1944), County of Nottingham Territorial Army and Air Force Association.
Sheriff, Nottinghamshire, 1915.

Abel Smith,
Henry

see:

Smith,
Henry Abel

inexplicable why he is officially listed under "Smith", while his brother is listed under "Abel Smith"

Abel Smith,
Lionel Robert
L.R. Abel Smith

Son of Maj. Reginald Abel Smith, JP (brother of Col. Bertram Abel Smith) and Margaret Alice Holland.

05.02.1893
-
before 10.1971

2nd Lt.	? [309590]
2nd Lt. SR	22.06.1929
Lt. SR	22.06.1932
Lt. RARO	15.06.1918 (retd 05.02.1944; age limit)

?			commissioned, Grenadier Guards
			transferred to the Supplementary Reserve, Category B, later Regular Army Reserve of Officers, Class III (voluntarily)
			?

Abel Smith,
Robert Eustace
R.E. Abel Smith

Son of Eustace Abel Smith, JP (brother of Col. Bertram Abel Smith) and Lady Ailleen Geta Catherine Conolly; husband of Mary Sidney Clive Abel Smith, of Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire.
Of Longhills Lincoln in the county of Lincoln and also of Lodge Farm Much Hadham in the county of Hertford and of 34 Montpelier Square in the county of London.

24.03.1909
-
21.05.1940
(KIA) [age 30]
[Esquelmes War Cemetery, IV.A.4]

2nd Lt.	? [42107]
Capt. SR	23.06.1939

Education: graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University

			commissioned, Grenadier Guards
			transferred to the Supplementary Reserve, later Regular Army Reserve of Officers, Class I (voluntarily)
?	-	21.05.1940	3rd Battalion The Grenadier Guards (France [killed in action])

Abel Smith,
Wilfred Lyulph
W.L. Abel Smith

Son of Col. Wilfred Robert Abel Smith (brother of Col. Bertram Abel Smith), and Violet Elizabeth Katherine Somerset.

26.01.1905
-
04.1988
Kensington & Chelsea district, London

2nd Lt.	01.11.1935? [78481]
Lt.	01.11.1938
T/Capt.	10.07.1940
WS/Capt.	16.04.1941
T/Maj.	16.04.1941
WS/Maj.	06.05.1944
T/Lt.Col.	?
Hon. Lt.Col.	1945/46 (retd)

MID

09.05.1946

Burma

01.11.1935?			commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery - Territorial Army
24.08.1939			mobilized TA

Abela,
Charles
C. Abela

Son of Paul and Amalia Abela; husband of Antoinette Abela, of Birkirkara.

1905 ?
-
24.01.1945
(KIA) [age 40]
[Imtarfa Military Cemetery, 3.1.11C]

2nd Lt.	19.08.1940 [205330]
WS/Lt.	19.02.1942

19.08.1940			commissioned, The King's Own Malta Regiment [emergency commission]
	-	24.01.1945	2nd Battalion The King's Own Malta Regiment

Abela,
Emanuel
E. Abela

?
-

Lt. QM	07.04.1941 [202143]
WS/Capt. QM	?
Hon. Capt. QM	09.04.1945 (retd)

			Regimental Sergeant-Major
07.04.1941			commissioned, Royal Malta Artillery

Abela,
J P
J.P. Abela

?
-

2nd Lt.	24.01.1944 [?]
WS/Lt.	24.07.1944

24.01.1944

commissioned, Royal Malta Artillery [emergency commission]

Abela,
Joseph Anthony
J.A. Abela

?
-

Serjt.	? [10350981]
2nd Lt.	29.06.1945 [248690]
WS/Lt.	29.12.1945

29.06.1945

commissioned, Intelligence Corps [emergency commission]

Abela,
Joseph Vincent
J.V. Abela

31.12.1903
-

2nd Lt.	16.09.1925 [37983]
Lt.	16.09.1927
Capt.	27.05.1933
A/Maj.	03.09.1939-02.12.1939
T/Maj.	03.12.1939-21.08.1941, 01.03.1942-15.09.1942
Maj.	16.09.1942
A/Lt.Col.	02.03.1945-13.05.1945, 21.07.1945-...
Lt.Col.	26.02.1948 (retd 29.10.1951)

	OBE	01.01.1954	New Year 54
	MBE	11.07.1940	?

Commander of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (12.1945)

			served King's Own Malta Regiment
16.09.1925			commissioned, Royal Malta Artillery
04.11.1934	-	14.11.1937	Captain Instructor in Gunnery
			?
(1953)			Civil Defence Commissioner and Commandant of the Civil Defence School, Malta

Abela,
Wiiliam Joseph
W.J. Abela

?
-

2nd Lt.	02.01.1941 [178378]
WS/Lt.	02.07.1942
Hon. Lt.	14.08.1944 (retd)

			Private
02.01.1941			commissioned, Royal Malta Artillery [emergency commission]

Abeles,
Walter
W. Abeles

?
-

Lt.	11.10.1943 [301317]
WS/Capt.	11.10.1944

11.10.1943

commissioned, Royal Army Medical Corps - Palestine Section [emergency commission]

Abell,
Miss Brenda Evelyn
Miss B.E. Abell

?
-

2nd Sub.	09.10.1942 [250049] 2455e
WS/Sub.	09.04.1943
T/Jun.Cdr.	21.09.1945

09.10.1942

commissioned, Auxiliary Territorial Service

Abell,
Brian William
B.W. Abell

16.11.1922
-
12.2002
Plymouth district, Devon

2nd Lt.	05.11.1942 [251249]
WS/Lt.	05.05.1943

05.11.1942

commissioned, The Suffolk Regiment [emergency commission]

Abell,
Ernest Samuel
E.S. Abell

?
-

2nd Lt.	? [122123]
Lt.	05.06.1940 (retd 1945/46)

05.06.1940			commissioned, Highland Light Infantry [emergency commission]
26.07.1942			transferred to the Pioneer Corps

Abell,
Horace Kenyon
H.K. Abell

09.03.1904
-
(03?).1971
Bristol district, Gloucestershire

2nd Lt.	15.10.1939 [103862]
WS/Lt.	02.09.1940
T/Capt.	04.06.1942
WS/Capt.	29.06.1945
T/Maj.	?
Hon. Maj.	1945/46 (retd)

15.10.1939			commissioned, The Wiltshire Regiment [emergency commission]
07.09.1941			transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps

Abell,
James Edward
J.E. Abell

05.12.1907
-
06.1992
Bradford district, Yorkshire

Lt.	04.04.1942 [199569]

Education: MB.

04.04.1942

commissioned, Royal Army Medical Corps - unemployed list [emergency commission]

Abell,
John Guy
J.G. Abell

?
-

Capt.	?
2nd Lt.	14.05.1941 [188307] 1381h
WS/Lt.	14.05.1941
T/Capt.	14.08.1941
Capt.	30.04.1945 (retd; re-granted rank)

14.05.1941

commissioned, General List, Infantry [emergency commission]

Abell,
Robert Lloyd
R.L. Abell

?
-

T/2nd Lt.	04.11.1914
A/Capt.	14.07.1916
T/Capt.	?
A/Maj.	17.11.1917-09.02.1919
Lt.	09.07.1940 [139741]
T/Capt.	28.12.1940
`WS/Maj.	19.02.1944
T/Lt.Col.	19.02.1944
Hon. Lt.Col.	1945/46 (retd)

	DSO	01.01.1919	New Year 19
	MC	01.01.1917	New Year 17

04.11.1914			commissioned, Royal Field Artillery
14.07.1916	-	?	Battery Commander, Royal Horse & Royal Field Artillery
(1918)			104th Battery, 22nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
09.07.1940			commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission]

Abell,
Robert Peter
R.P. Abell

?
-

2nd Lt.	15.03.1941 [177067]
WS/Lt.	24.06.1942

15.03.1941

commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission]

Abell,
Stephen Thomas James
S.T.J. Abell

26.10.1910
-
01.1980
North Walsham district, Norfolk

Lt.	05.08.1940 [141858]
WS/Capt.	05.08.1941
Hon. Capt.	1945/46 (retd)

05.08.1940

commissioned, Army Dental Corps [emergency commission]

Abels,
Graham Evlyn Manners
G.E.M. Abels

25.10.1918
-
(12?).1975
Stafford district, Staffordshire

2nd Lt.	22.08.1942 [242934]
WS/Lt.	12.02.1943
T/Capt.	21.04.1944

22.08.1942

commissioned, Royal Corps of Signals [emergency commission]

Abels,
John
J. Abels

?
-

Lt.	24.04.1943 [270914]
WS/Capt.	24.04.1944

24.04.1943

commissioned, Royal Army Medical Corps [emergency commission]

Abelson,
Sidney George
S.G. Abelson

?
-

Lt.	01.06.1939
WS/Capt.	01.06.1940
Hon. Capt.	1945/46 (retd)

Education: MB

01.06.1939			commissioned, Royal Army Medical Corps - Territorial Army
24.08.1939			mobilized TA

Aberbach,
Friedrich
F. Aberbach

?
-

Lt.	16.01.1943 [263412]
WS/Capt.	16.01.1944 (retd 26.07.1946)

16.01.1943

commissioned, Royal Army Medical Corps [emergency commission]

Abercorn,
The [3rd] Duke of (cr. 1868);
Hamilton, James Albert Edward
Duke of Abercorn

30.11.1869
-
12.09.1953

2nd Lt.	441a
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abercrombie,
Miss E
Miss E. Abercrombie

?
-

2nd Lt.	2343c
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abercrombie,
H
H. Abercrombie

?
-

2nd Lt.	698c
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abercrombie,
H D
H.D. Abercrombie

?
-

2nd Lt.	387r
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abercrombie,
H M
H.M. Abercrombie

?
-

2nd Lt.	2073b, 3125i
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abercrombie,
J
J. Abercrombie

?
-

2nd Lt.	1357c, 3447a
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abercrombie,
R
R. Abercrombie

?
-

2nd Lt.	1848a
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abercromby,
F S
F.S. Abercromby

?
-

2nd Lt.	637d
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abercromby,
Sir George William
G.W. Abercromby

18.03.1886
-
09.09.1964

2nd Lt.	1317a, 2734a
WS/Lt.
Bt. Col.

1905?			commissioned, Scots Guards
1920	-	1927	Commanding Officer, 6th (Territorial) Battalion The Gordon Highlanders
			?

Honorary Colonel, 6th Gordon Highlanders, 1931-1944.

Abercromby,
H
H. Abercromby

?
-

2nd Lt.	1318e
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abercromby,
J C
J.C. Abercromby

?
-

2nd Lt.	2048a
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abercromby,
Robert Alexander
R.A. Abercromby

15.08.1895
-
c. 1961/65
Tenerife, Spain

2nd Lt.	11.11.1914 [] 2734a, 3057b
WS/Lt.
Maj.	04.02.1931 (retd 20.05.1933)

commissioned,

Abercromby,
Robert Ogilvie
R.O. Abercromby

?
-

Lt.	25.11.1940 [159269]
WS/Capt.	25.02.1941

25.11.1940

commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission]

Abercromby,
R O
R.O. Abercromby

?
-

Maj.

? (retd)

			commissioned,
14.03.1942	-	(04.1944)	Assistant Inspector (Civilian), Armaments Inspection Department, Ministry of Supply Area No. 1, Newcastle

Abercromby,
Roy William
R.W. Abercromby

?
-

2nd Lt.	15.10.1939 [102966]
WS/Lt.	15.07.1940
T/Capt.	15.07.1940
WS/Capt.	01.08.1942
T/Maj.	01.08.1942
Hon. Maj.	1945/46 (retd)

15.10.1939			commissioned, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) [emergency commission]
?			transferred to the unmeployed list

Aberdare,
The Lord
Lord Aberdare

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Aberdeen,
The Lord Provost of
Lord Provost of Aberdeen

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Aberdeen and Temair,
The Marquis of
Marquis of Aberdeen and Temair

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Aberdein,
J
J. Aberdein

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Aberdein,
Robert Cassie
R.C. Aberdein

18.09.1907
-
(12?).1977
Ipswich district, Suffolk

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Aberdein,
R J
R.J. Aberdein

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abergavenny,
The Marquis of
Marquis of Abergavenny

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abernathy,
W W
W.W. Abernathy

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abernethy,
D A N
D.A.N. Abernethy

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abernethy,
Peter Paul
P.P. Abernethy

29.06.1897
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.
Lt.Col.	30.01.1943

commissioned,

Abernethy,
Victor A
V.A. Abernethy

1911 ?
-
(12?).1948
St Pancras district, London

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abernethy,
William Drummond
W.D. Abernethy

19.01.1913
-
04.1988
Surrey Mid Eastern district

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Aberstone,
R I
R.I. Aberstone

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abery,
E A
E.A. Abery

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abery,
R T
R.T. Abery

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abey,
F F
F.F. Abey

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abey,
H W
H.W. Abey

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abey,
H W
H.W. Abey

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abigail,
R A
R.A. Abigail

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abigail,
Sidney Herbert G
S.H.G. Abigail

15.06.1889
-
(12?).1976
Depawade district, Norfolk

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abinett,
Vernon Victor
V.V. Abinett

03.04.1917
-
(09?).1981
Isle of Wight

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abinett,
William Godfrey
W.G. Abinett

04.09.1899
-
(09?).1971
Folkestone district, Kent

2nd Lt.	17.07.1919
WS/Lt.
Brig.	14.05.1952 (retd 09.06.1954)

commissioned,

Abinger,
The Lord [8th Baron, cr. 1835];
Scarlett, James Richard
Lord Abinger

28.09.1914
-
09.2002
Braintree district, Essex

2nd Lt.	16.10.1935
WS/Lt.
T/Maj.	01.07.1942-12.08.1944

commissioned,

Abington,
Edward Richard S
E.R.S. Abington

11.09.1909
-
(09?).1971
St Marylebone district, London

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abington,
Miss K S
Miss K.S. Abington

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Able,
N H
N.H. Able

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ableson,
Mrs J
Miss J. Ableson

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ablethorpe,
E
E. Ablethorpe

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ablett,
C B
C.B. Ablett

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ablett,
D
D. Ablett

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ablett,
D J
D.J. Ablett

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ablett,
Harold Arthur
H.A. Ablett

12.09.1921
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.
Maj.	12.09.1955

commissioned,

Ablett,
H G
H.G. Ablett

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ablett,
John James L
J.J.L. Ablett

22.11.1915
-
02.1997
York district, Yorkshire

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ablett,
M H D
M.H.D. Ablett

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ablett,
N E
N.E. Ablett

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ablett,
R A
R.A. Ablett

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ablett,
R N
R.N. Ablett

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ablett,
S R
S.R. Ablett

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ablewhite,
C L G
C.L.G. Ablewhite

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ablewhite,
Miss V M
Miss V.M. Ablewhite

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abley,
H S R
H.S.R. Abley

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abley,
William Edward A
W.E.A. Abley

16.01.1910
-
(06?).1978
Surrey North Western district

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ablitt,
E C
E.c. Ablitt

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ablitt,
H G
H.G. Ablitt

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ablitt,
J F
J.F. Ablitt

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ablitt,
John Henry O
J.H.O. Ablitt

01.05.1909
-
(12?).1976
Shepway district, Kent

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Ablitt,
L G
L.G. Ablitt

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abnett,
J
J. Abinett

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Aborn,
Charles Brooks
C.B. Aborn

09.03.1914
-
02.1991
Nottingham district, Nottinghamshire

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahall,
Albert Edward
A.E. Abrahall

11.06.1899
-
(06?).1976
Newcastle-upon-Tyne district

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahall,
Walter James
W.J. Abrahall

26.12.1915
-
09.2005
Mansfield district, Nottinghamshire

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
C
C. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
C C
C.C. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
C F
C.F. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
D P
D.P. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
G J
G.J. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
H G W
H.G.W. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
J A G
J.A.G. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
J C
J.C. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
J G
J.G. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
J H C
J.H.C. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
J W
J.W. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
K MacL
K.M. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
M F H
M.F.H. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
R G H
R.G.H. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
R M
R.M. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
R S
R.S. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
S M O'H
S.M.O'H. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
T E
T.E. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
T S J
T.S.J. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abraham,
W
W. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned, Royal Regiment of Aritllery

Abraham,
W
W. Abraham

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned, Pioneer Corps

Abraham,
[Sir] William Ernest Victor
W.E.V. Abraham

Son of John Thomas and Frances Abraham, Enniskillen.
Married 1st (1928), Susan Jeanette Bidwell (died 1965), Kinsley, Kansas, USA; one son, two daughters.
Married 2nd (1966) Rosemary Eustace, daughter of Louis H. King, Berrow, Somerset.

Residence: (1943) London.

Private papers

21.08.1897
Enniskillen
-
06.02.1980
Lechlade, Glos.

2nd Lt.	1927
Lt.	1930
Capt.	1932
Maj.	1933
Lt.Col.	1933 (reld 1938)
2nd Lt.	18.06.1940 [136810]
WS/Lt.	18.09.1940
T/Capt.	18.09.1940-19.09.1941
WS/Maj.	20.09.1941
T/Lt.Col.	20.09.1941-29.07.1943
WS/Lt.Col.	30.07.1943
A/Col.	29.01.1943-29.07.1943
T/Col.	30.07.1943-...
A/Maj.Gen.	01.08.1944-(01.1946)

Kt	11.06.1977	HM's Silver Jubilee & birthday 77: National Chairman, Burma Star Association
CBE	05.08.1943	Tunisia
OBE	18.02.1943	Middle East 05.42-10.42
MID	15.12.1942	Middle East 11.41-04.42
MID	?	Middle East

Education: Methodist College, Belfast; Royal College of Science, Dublin; Staff College, Camberley (1940?)
Geologist for the Burmah Oil Company (India & Burma), 1920-1937.

1920	-	1921	joined Burma Auxiliary Force as a Trooper
1933	-	1938	CO Upper Burma Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force
1938			Army Officers' Emergency Reserve and affiliated to 1st Battalion, The Rangers, The King's Royal Rifle Corps
18.06.1940			commissioned, General List [emergency commission]
1940			Staff Captain, War Office
			served in Greece
1941			served in Middle East (on Staff of Gen Sir Archibald P. Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East)
1942?	-	1943	served in Tunisia & Sicily
01.11.1943			transferred to Corps of Royal Engineers [gazetted 26.11.1943 and (erroneously?) dated as 01.11.1942]
1943	-	1945	served in India & Burma
1945			Controller General of Military Economy, India

Re-employed by Burma Oil Co. Ltd., 1945-1955 (formerly managing director). Lay-member of the Restrictive Practices Court, 07.07.1961-1970. National Chairman, Burma Star Association, 1962-1977 (Life Vice-President, 1977). Member of British Transport Consultative Committee. FGS.
Published: Time off for war : the recollections of a wartime Staff Officer (1982; privately published)

Abraham-Williams,
Emlyn
E. Abraham-Williams

26.02.1893
-
(12?).1969
North Cardiganshire

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahams,
A C W
A.C.W. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahams,
A G
A.G. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahams,
B G
B.G. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahams,
C H G
C.H.G. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahams,
D C
D.C. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahams,
G M
G.M. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery

Abrahams,
G M
G.M. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned, Royal Army Medical Corps

Abrahams,
H G C
H.G.C. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahams,
J
J. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahams,
J A
J.A. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahams,
J W;
Esq.
J.W. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahams,
K
K. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahams,
L C
L.C. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahams,
Miss L M C
L.M.C. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahams,
Miss M J
M.J. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahams,
M J
M.J. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahams,
P L
P.L. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahams,
R J H
R.J.H. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahams,
Miss V H
V.H. Abrahams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrahamson,
Arnold Mogens
A.M. Abrahamson

21.12.1904
-
(12?).1981
Haringey district, London

Lt.	06.01.1943 [123011] = EME 4th cl.
T/Capt.	10.11.1943

AMIEE

Education: BSc (Eng).

06.01.1943

commissioned, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers [emergency commission]

Abram,
Edwin Burrow
E.B. Abram

?
-

Cadet	? [7952408]
2nd Lt.	12.12.1943 [302943]
WS/Lt.	12.06.1944
Hon. Lt.	14.12.1946 (retd; disability)

12.12.1943

commissioned, Royal Armoured Corps [emergency commission]

Abram,
Edward Vincent
E.V. Abram

27.01.1910
Manor Park, East London
-
(09?).1974
Newham district, Essex

2nd Lt.	16.07.1943 [285108]
WS/Lt.	16.07.1943 (reld < 04.1946)
T/Capt.	?
Hon. Capt.	< 04.1946

16.07.1943

commissioned, Pioneer Corps [emergency commission]

Abram,
Henry
H. Abram

?
-

WS/Sub.Cond.	05.09.1943 [7622217]
2nd Lt.	28.12.1943 [313257]
WS/Lt.	28.06.1944

05.09.1943			Warrant Officers (Class I), Royal Army Ordnance Corps
28.12.1943			commissioned, Royal Army Ordnance Corps - Administrative Branch [emergency commission]

Abram,
John
J. Abram

?
-

Cadet	? [2621346]
2nd Lt.	02.10.1943 [295312]
WS/Lt.	02.04.1944

02.10.1943

commissioned, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers [emergency commission]

Abram,
Kenneth
K. Abram

?
-

CQMS	?
2nd Lt.	23.04.1941 [181829]
WS/Lt.	01.02.1942
T/Capt.	23.03.1943
WS/Capt.	23.02.1943
T/Maj.	23.03.1943

MID

19.09..1946

Burma

23.04.1941

commissioned, Corps of Royal Engineers - Transportation [emergency commission]

Abram,
the Reverend Norman
N. Abram

?
-

Capt.

26.08.1940 [144656] = Chaplain to the Forces 4th class

MID

04.04.1946

NW Europe

26.08.1940			commissioned, Royal Army Chaplains' Department [emergency commission] - Church of England
01.06.1947			short service commission [5 years]

Abram,
Willoughby Harvey
W.H. Abram

Son of Ernest Samuel and Annie Harvey Abram, of Acton, Middlesex.

1920 ?
-
16.06.1944
(KIA) [age 24]
(Orvieto War Cemetery, I.C.5]

2nd Lt.	11.01.1941 [166297]
WS/Lt.	11.07.1942

11.01.1941			commissioned, Royal Tank Regiment [emergency commission]
			[transferred or seconded to?] The Warwickshire Yeomanry

Abram,
William John Cresswell
W.J.C. Abram

Son of William Cresswell Abram, and Beatrice Dearing.
Married; two sons, one daughter.

07.12.1915
Leyton, East London
-
25.03.1977
Thames Ditton, Surrey

2nd Lt.	19.09.1942 [245617]
WS/Lt.	19.03.1943 (reld 06.1946?)
T/Capt.	25.11.1943-(04.1944)
Hon. Capt.	06.1946?

19.09.1942			commissioned, General List [emergency commission]
01.11.1942			transferred, Corps of Royal Engineers - Movement Control Section
(11.1942)			staff work for Operation Torch (landings in North Africa)

Abramovitch,
H
H. Abramovitch

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrams,
A
A. Abrams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrams,
B S
B.S. Abrams

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrams,
Frank Victor,
Esq.
F.V. Abrams

28.05.1900
-
(03?).1970
Aylesbury district

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrams,
Frederick William B
F.W.B. Abrams

28.03.1908
-
(09?).1970
Hitchin district, Hertfordshire

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrams,
Reginald Frank
R.F. Abrams

26.04.1907
-
10.1996
Tunbridge Wells district, Kent

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrams,
Thomas E
T.E. Abrams

?
-
1943

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned, RA

Abrams,
William George
W.G. Abrams

24.09.1906
-
01.1989
Kensington & Chelsea district, London

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

a'Brassard,
R
R. A'Brassard

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abrey,
A D
A.D. Abrey

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Absalom,
J H
J.H. Absalom

?
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Absalom,
Maurie Reginald J
M.R.J. Absalom

(09?).1906
Swindon district, Wiltshire
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Abse,
David Wilfred
D.W. Abse

Son of Reuben Abse, and Kate Shepherd.
Married ((06?).1947, Birmingham district, Warwickshire) Elaine R. Candleshine.

15.03.1915
Cardiff, Glamorgan / Monmouthshire
-
04.11.2005

2nd Lt.	? [231077]
WS/Lt.

commissioned, Royal Army Medical Corps

Absolon,
Alfred George
A.G. Absolon

Married ((12?).1923, Walshingham district, Norfolk) May Pearson.

21.06.1893
Islington district, London
-
(12?).1979
Chicester district, West Sussex

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Absolon,
John de Mansfield
J. de M. Absolon

Son of ... Absolon, and ... Ball.

(06?).1923
Basford district, Derbyshire / Nottinghamshire
-

2nd Lt.
WS/Lt.

commissioned,

Absolon,
Leslie Robert John
L.R.J. Absolon

Married ((09?).1935, Westminster district, London) Marion W. Milburn.

08.11.1907
Islington district, London
-
06.1997
Winchester district, Hampshire

2nd Lt.	29.01.1940 [116691]
WS/Lt.	?

29.01.1940

commissioned, Corps of Royal Engineers [emergency commission]

Abson,
Cyril Vernon
C.V. Abson

12.10.1909
North Bierley district, West Riding of Yorkshire
-
12.2004
Lancaster district, Lancashire

2nd Lt.	24.12.1940 [161979]
WS/Lt.	24.06.1941
WS/Capt.	22.11.1944
T/Maj.	?
Hon. Maj.	1945/46 (retd)

24.12.1940

commissioned, Royal Army Ordnance Corps - Administrative Branch [emergency commission]

Abson,
Edward William
E.W. Abson

24.04.1903
Edmonton district, Essex / Hertfordshire / Middlesex
-
(12?).1983
Surrey South Western district

WS/Sgt.Maj.	24.02.1944 [6791233]
2nd Lt.	20.06.1944 [322532]
WS/Lt.	20.06.1944
T/Capt.	08.07.1945

24.02.1944			Regimental Warrant Officer, Class I, Royal Armoured Corps
20.06.1944			commissioned, Royal Army Ordnance Corps [immediate emergency commission]

Abson,
Hugh William
H.W. Abson

Son of ... Abson, and ... Hulme.
Married ((06?).1939, Hyde district, Cheshire) Kathleen Potts.

(12?).1912
Merthyr Tydfil district, Breconshire / Glamorgan
-
(09?).1964
North East Cheshire district

Lt.	30.11.1938 [...]
WS/Capt.	02.09.1940
Hon. Capt.	1945/46 (retd)

30.11.1938			commissioned, Army Dental Corps - Territorial Army Reserve of Officers
24.08.1939			mobilized TA

Abson,
James
J. Abson

?
-

2nd Lt.	14.06.1939 [...]
WS/Lt.	01.01.1941
T/Capt.	02.02.1941
Hon. Capt.	1945/36 (retd)

14.06.1939			commissioned, The Cheshire Regiment
24.08.1939			mobilized TA
?	-	(04.1944)	V & M School

Abson,
John Kenneth
J.K. Abson

Married ((09?).1933, St Pancras district, London) Maria L. Skivington.

18.06.1905
Sheffield district, Yorkshire
-
01.1994
Eastbourne district, Sussex

2nd Lt.	30.01.1940 [118012] 629w
WS/Lt.	26.09.1940
T/Capt.	26.09.1940
WS/Capt.	26.06.1943
T/Maj.	26.06.1943
Hon. Maj.	1945/46 (retd)

MID

22.03.1945

NW Europe

30.01.1940			commissioned, Corps of Royal Engineers - Transportation [emergency commission]
08.06.1940	-	?	Adjutant, ...

Abulafia,
Albert
A. Abulafia

Married ((06?).1928, London City) Golda E. Pshibisch (née Beach).

1903 ?
-
(12?).1968
Brent district, London NW

2nd Lt.

12.05.1941 [188308]

12.05.1941

commissioned, General List - unemployed list [emergency commission]

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