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1939-1945

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Barker, Alan Robert	29.10.1898 Canterbury, Kent - 1984 Wiltshire	2nd Lt. 27.10.1916 [IA 74] Lt. 27.10.1917 Capt. 27.10.1920 Maj. 27.10.1934 A/Lt.Col. 01.10.1940-31.12.1940 T/Lt.Col. 01.01.1941-26.10.1942 Lt.Col. 27.10.1942 Col. 07.02.1947, seniority 27.10.1945 [28.11.1947, promotion antedated 01.01.1947] (retd 23.05.1948) A/Brig. 22.07.1942?-... T/Brig. 21.04.1943-(04.1946) Hon. Brig. 01.07.1949 Col. AERO ? [405716] DSO 18.10.1945 Italy OBE ? ? MC 01.01.1920 Afghan War 1919 [published 03.08.1920]	Education: Staff College (psc) 27.10.1916 commissioned, Unattached List (for Indian Army) 31.01.1917 - 04.08.1917 Royal Flying Corps 25.09.1917 commissioned, Indian Army (1919) 3/124th Baluchistan Infantry, Ind. Army, attached South Waziristan Militia 05.08.1928 - 29.07.1930 Instructor (Clas B), Small Arms School India 01.04.1937 - (01.)1940 Brigade Major, Peshawar Brigade (Northern Command, India)  1940 - 30.09.1940 General Staff Officer, 2nd grade (GSO2), India 7th Gurkha Rifles 22.07.1942 - (07?.)1943 Commander, 27th Indian Infantry Brigade (07.1944?) - (08.1945?) Commander, 43rd (Lorried) [Gurkha] Indian Infantry Brigade (Italy) 23.05.1948 retired, but retained on the Special List (Ex-Indian Army) to 30.06.1949 Army Emergency Reserve of Officers Honorary Colonel, 10th (Wiltshire) Battalion, Mobile Defence Corps.
Barnard, Jack	1909 -	2nd Lt. 09.1939? [ABRO 672] (reld 21.05.1947) [A?]/Capt. ? T/Maj. ? Hon. Maj. 21.05.1947 MC 16.12.1943 Burma 43	Burma Forestry Commission under Messrs. Bros. & Co Ltd. (Myitkyina). Officer Training Corps (Canford) 09.1939? commissioned, Army in Burma Reserve of Officers (ABRO) [emergency commission] Kachin Levies bush training school under Major Mike Calvert 1942 made the trek from Burma with the Chinese 96th Division to China 1942 - 1943? OSS Detachment 101 (to train in jungle warfare behind enemy lines under a Colonel Eifler) [with his 12 agents Capt. Barnard parachuted 250 miles behind enemy lines, destroying bridges and railways and 21 other objects on 7th February 1943] Published: The hump : the greatest untold story of the war (1960)
Barstow, Arthur Edward "Bustling Bill" Son of Lt.Col. Thomas Adam Anderson Barstow, Seaforth Highlanders, and Jane Cape Barstow. Married (1927) Nancy Lewkenor, of Cocking, Sussex, daughter of late Brig.Gen. Henry Lewkenor Knight, CMG, DSO. His brother, Brigadier John A. Barstow, MC, also died on service. ° Wikipedia ° papers	17.03.1888 - 28.01.1942 (KIA) [age 53] [Singapore Memorial, column 143]	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 25.01.1908 [185406] Lt. 25.04.1910 T/Capt. 01.09.1915 Capt. 06.04.1917, seniority 01.09.1915 A/Maj. 15.07.1917-23.09.1917, 02.07.1918-01.10.1918 T/Maj. 12.05.1919 Maj. (prov.) 25.01.1923 Maj. 16.01.1924, seniority 25.01.1923 Bt. Lt.Col. 01.07.1931 Lt.Col. 07.08.1932 Bt. Col. 26.01.1935 Col. 01.07.1935, seniority 26.01.1935 T/Brig. 18.06.1938 A/Maj.Gen. 28.09.1940 Maj.Gen. 01.04.1941, seniority 23.04.1940 CIE 20.06.1941 Waziristan 40 MC ? ? MID 19.12.1946 Malaya 42	Education: Bradfield; Royal Military College, Sandhurst; Imperial Defence College (idc); Staff College (psc) 25.01.1908 commissioned into the Army, Unattached List 11.03.1909 commissioned into the Indian Army, General List (1910) - (1919) served with 15th Ludhiana Sikhs (European War; wounded, despatches, MC); 15.07.1917-23.09.1917 & 02.07.1918-01.10.1918 Second-in-Command of a battalion 12.05.1919 - 19.07.1919 Deputy Assistant Adjutant & Qartermaster General (DAA&QMG), ... (Afghanistan) 1920 served in Iraq (despatches) 1923 served in Kurdistan (despatches) ? transferred to 2nd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment 01.04.1927 - 31.12.1928 Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General (DAQMG), ... (Northern Command, India) 01.01.1929 - 31.12.1929 General Staff Officer 2nd grade (GSO2), ... (India) 1930 served at the Northwestern Frontier (India) (despatches) 1933 - 1935 Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment 26.01.1935 - 23.04.1938 General Staff Officer 1st grade (GSO1), India Office 08.04.1938 Colonel of the 2nd Royal Battalion (Luhiana Sikhs), 11th Sikh Regiment 18.06.1938 - 1940 Commander, Kohat Brigade (Kohat District, Northern Command, India) 1940 - 27.09.1940 Commander, Waziristan District, India (despatches, CIE) 28.09.1940 - 28.01.1942 General Officer Commanding, 9th Indian Division (Malaya) Published: The Sikhs : an ethnology (1928)
Bate, Ronald Thomas Married; two sons, one daughter.	11.09.1919 - 01.05.2008 The Conifers Nursing Home, Hambleton, Lancashire	2nd Lt. 01.07.1939 [118240 .. ... WS/Capt. 26.12.1943 ... ... Maj. 01.07.1952 (retd 11.09.1974) A/Lt.Col. 02.03.1946-26.03.1946	01.07.1939 commissioned, Unattached List (for Indian Army) 31.01.1940     commissioned, Indian Army (Dorgans) 27.01.1948 transferred, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Baxter, Henry Joseph Patrick "Harry" Times obituary	08.04.1921 - 10.01.2007	2nd Lt. 11.10.1942 [363915] WS/Lt. 11.04.1943 A/Capt. 15.01.1945-14.04.1945 T/Capt. 15.04.1945-24.05.1945 WS/Capt. 25.05.1945 A/Maj. 25.02.1945-24.05.1945 T/Maj. 25.05.1945-04.07.1947 ... ... Brig. 30.06.1973 (retd 01.04.1976) CBE 30.12.1975 New Year 76 OBE 08.06.1968 HM's birthday 68 GM 13.02.1959 ? - KM ? Knight of Malta MID 28.05.1957 ?	11.10.1942 commissioned, Indian Army [emergency commission to 24.05.1946] 25.05.1946 permanent commission, Royal Irish Fusiliers (British Army) Commander Ulster Defence Regiment, 1973-1976.
Beaton, William Simon McKillican	1897? Inverness-shire, Scotland - 15.08.1946 Calcutta, India [Croy Churchyard, Inverness-shire, Scotland]	2nd Lt. 22.08.1942 [EC 7084] Capt. ? Maj. ? (reld 15.02.1946) T/Lt.Col. < 04.1945 Hon. Lt.Col. 15.02.1946 OBE ? ? MID 05.04.1945 Burma / Eastern Frontier of India	22.08.1942 commissioned into the Indian Army [emergency commission]
Beckett, John Kenneth	see:	British Army officers
Berry, John James "Jack"	31.08.1915 -	2nd Lt. 09.08.1941 WS/Lt. 01.10.1942 A/Capt. ?	09.08.1941 commissioned, Indian Army [emergency commission] Passed out from Sandhurst, shipped to Bombay in Oct 1941. Joined Poona Horse Division. Learned about tank technology. Sent to Egypt under Col. Hatch (3rd Indian Motor Brigade), later Col. Kilkelly. Was involved in a Stukker raid in Alexandria in 1942, injured and sent to Cairo hospital. Rejoined his regiment in Damascus a few months later. Spent some time in Cyprus. Returned home in 1947.
Birdwood, Travers John Durrant * Son of Lt.Col. Gordon Travers Birdwood (1867-1945), and Alice Caroline Finlay. Married Diana V. Turner; one son, one daughter. * last Christian name also found as: Durand	26.09.1913 - 23.11.2001 South & West Dorset	2nd Lt. 31.08.1933 [238 AI] Lt. 30.11.1935 Capt. 31.08.1941 A/Maj. 08.01.1944-07.04.1944 T/Maj. 08.04.1944-(04.1946) Maj. 31.08.1946 MID 13.01.1944 Middle East	31.08.1933 commissioned, Unattached List (for Indian Army) 15.11.1934 commissioned, Indian Army (1941) Officer Commanding, Indian 2 Patrol, Indian Long Range Squadron (ILRS), attached Long Range Desert Group
Black, Denis Victor	20.10.1897 Aylsham district, Norfolk -	2nd Lt. 11.08.1915 [5384] Lt. 12.12.1916 A/Capt. 25.01.1918-18.10.1918 T/Capt. 19.10.1918-13.12.1920 Capt. 05.09.1925 A/Maj. 03.11.1918-10.07.1919 Indian Army:   Lt. 20.04.1929, seniority 23.06.1916 Capt. 20.04.1929, seniority 23.06.1919 Maj. 23.06.1933 Lt.Col. 09.10.1938 Col. 07.03.1943, seniority 09.10.1941 (retd 29.03.1948) A/Brig. 01.10.1943-31.03.1944 T/Brig. 01.04.1944-(01.1946) Hon. Brig. 29.03.1948 MC 01.02.1919 * * For conspicuous gallantry valid ability in action on 8th and 9th August, 1918, E. of Amiens. The section of Tanks under his command did excellent work and reduced numerous enemy points of resistance, capturing or destroying many guns and machine guns. After Tanks of his own and other sections had been put out of action near Rosieres by direct hits, he went round the disabled Tanks under heavy fire, noting their position and condition, and seeing to the evacuation of the wounded. He also brought back valuable information as to the situation on the flanks. He behaved splendidly throughout.	1914 - 16.02.1915 mobilized Special Reserve for 49 days 11.08.1915 commissioned, East Yorkshire Regiment 09.01.1917 - 27.01.1917 Machine Gun Corps 28.07.1917 - 31.08.1923 Tank Corps [seconded to 2nd Battalion (1919)] 01.09.1923 transferred, Royal Tank Corps 07.12.1925 - 28.12.1928 Adjutant, ... 29.12.1928 - 19.04.1929 attached, Indian Army 20.04.1929 transferred, Indian Army (Royal Indian Army Service Corps) 09.10.1938 - 22.04.1940 Assistant Director of Supplies & Transport, India 23.04.1940 - 24.01.1941 Assistant Director of Supplies, India ? - 29.03.1948 Special List (ex-Indian Army) Participated in the 1920 Olympic games on the 4x100 m.
Blaquiere, John Arthur Brother of Capt. Norman Arthur Blaquiere.	1895 -	2nd Lt. 30.03.1942 [570] T/Maj. ? MID 26.06.1947 Netherlands East Indies	30.03.1942 commissioned, Army in Burma Reserve of Officers [emergency commission] served Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Indian Army
Blaquiere, Norman Arthur Brother of Maj. John Arthur Blaquiere. Formerly of Dehra Dun, India.	? - 31.07.1952 Swinton, Lancashire	2nd Lt. 05.08.1918 Capt. 31.08.1928, seniority 03.09.1924 2nd Lt. 01.04.1944 [EC 13335] WS/Lt. 01.10.1944	05.08.1918 commissioned, Indian Army Reserve of Officers (Infantry Branch) served Burma Frontier Service 01.04.1944 commissioned, Indian Army [emergency commission]
Bone, Norman Arthur Sydney	19.11.1920 - 03.2007 still alive	Cpl. ? 2nd Lt. 26.11.1942 WS/Lt. 26.05.1943	26.11.1942 commissioned, Indian Army [emergency commission] 4th Battalion Prince of Wales's Own Gurkhas
Bowie, Albert Gordon	29.04.1907 - 22.02.2007 Suffolk	2nd Lt. 01.02.1929 Lt. 01.05.1931 Capt. 31.01.1938 A/Maj. 13.07.1940-12.10.1940 T/Maj. 13.10.1940-06.04.1943 WS/Maj. 07.04.1943 A/Lt.Col. 07.01.1943-06.04.1943 T/Lt.Col. 07.04.1943-(01.1946)	from Supplementary Reserve of Officers 01.02.1929 commissioned, Unattached List (for Indian Army) 21.03.1930 commissioned, Indian Army ... - ... 1st/2nd KEO Gurkhas
Boyes, Thomas Plumer "Tom" Married Marjorie "Bill" (née ...) (died aged 87 27.12.2006, Whitford, Devon).	28.11.1920 - 01.1985 Exeter, Devon	Pte. ? 2nd Lt. 10.09.1941 [EC 3820] WS/Lt. 01.09.1942 T/Capt. 01.09.1942-(04.1944) WS/Capt. 15.08.1944 T/Maj. 15.08.1944-(04.1946) Lt. 11.01.1947, seniority 28.05.1943 [375303] Capt. 28.11.1947 Maj. 28.11.1954 (retd 28.11.1955) MC 17.01.1946 Burma MID 21.10.1952 Malaya 01-06.52	Education: Staff College (psc) served in the ranks 10.09.1941 commissioned, Indian Army [emergency commission] 10th Gurkha Rifles 11.01.1947 permanent commission, Royal Army Service corps 16.12.1954 - (08.1955) Junior Division Instructor, RASC Officers' School (Aldershot) 25.02.1956 Major, 10th Gurkha Rifles, Regular Army Reserve of Officers
Bridges, Reginald Frank	06.02.1903 Hitchin district, Bedfordshire / Hertfordshire -	Conductor ? Assistant Commissary (with rank of T/Lt.) 01.02.1941 WS/Maj. ? Maj. (OEO) 01.01.1949 [402315]	01.02.1941     commissioned, Indian Army Departments [emergency commission] 1946/47? Special List (ex-Indian Army) 01.01.1949 short service commission ? - 06.02.1958 Regular Army Reserve of Officers [age limit]
Butler, Saw	? -	2nd Lt. ? [ABRO 626] WS/Lt. ? T/Capt. ? T/Maj. ? DSO 25.09.1947 in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Field (prior to September, 1945) MC 08.02.1945 in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma and on the Eastern Frontier of India MID 07.11.1946 in recognition of gallant and distinguished services whilst engaged in special operations in South East Asia	? commissioned, Army in Burma Reserve of Officers (ABRO) [emergency commission] (1945?) attached Northern Kachin Levies
Bwye, Mark	01.03.1900 -	2nd Lt. 29.01.1920 Lt. 29.01.1921 Capt. 29.01.1927 Maj. 29.01.1938	29.01.1920 commissioned, Unattached List (for Indian Army) 05.02.1920 commissioned, Indian Army served 10/15 Punjabi Regiment ? - (04.1946) ?

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