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1939-1945

 

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Fawcett,
William Henry Martin
W.H.M. Fawcett
Son of Edward Pinder Fawcett, and May Elizabeth Fawcett.
Cousin of Lt.Col. J.W.R.D. Ashdown, Indian Army.
Married (11.11.1939) Dorothy Ethel Joan (née ...) (born 19.10.1917), of Avondale, Southern Rhodesia; two sons.
 		25.10.1909
-
11.10.1947
Multan
[Karachi War Cemetery, Inidia, 2.A.12]
2nd Lt.
 		29.08.1929 [AI 744]
Lt.
 		29.11.1931
Capt.
 		29.08.1938
10.03.1939, seniority 01.08.1938
A/Maj.
 		01.10.1941-31.12.1941
T/Maj.
 		01.01.1942-13.03.1944
Maj.
 		29.08.1946
T/Lt.Col.
 		?
29.08.1929
  
 		 
 		commissioned, Unattached List (for Indian Army)
18.10.1930
  
 		 
 		commissioned, Indian Army (3rd Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment)
?
 -
 		08.1933
 		Special Instructors' certificate, Army Signal School, Poona
?
 -
 		11.10.1947
 		Commanding Officer, 3rd Mahratta Light Infantry (possibly killed in peacekeeping operations during the Partitioning of India)
Fazal-ud-Din,
Munshi *
M. Fazal-ud-Din
* also found with first name Mahomed, or even without specific first name
 		05.07.1888
-
T/Lt.
 		13.07.1917-16.03.1919
Lt.
 		17.03.1919
T/Capt.
 		17.03.1919-12.07.1920
Maj.
 		13.01.1929 (reld > 04.1946)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) OBE
 03.06.1927
 Waziristan
Education: MB
17.03.1919

commissioned, Indian Medical Service
(1927)

Agency Surgeon at Jandola, South Waziristan
?
 -
 		?
 		?
Feiling,
Geoffrey Severin Anthony
G.S.A. Feiling
Only son of Dr. Anthony Feiling, MD, FRCP (1885-1975), neurologist, and Helga Isabel Hope Hawkins (1895-1979), of London W1, later of Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey.
Engaged (1943) Antonina Szmidt, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Carl Szmidt, late of Bialystok, Poland.
Married ((06?).1951, Surrey Mid Eastern district, Surrey) Mrs Eva Veronika Stewart (née Varga), only daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Viktor Varga, of London NW2, formerly of Budapest.
 		06.10.1920
Paddington district, London
-
19.07.2005
Buenos Aires, Argentina
2nd Lt.
 		09.10.1941
T/Capt.
 		? (cashiered by sentence of a General Court Marital 16.05.1944)
Education: Westminster College; London University.



served in India & Persia
09.10.1941

commissioned, Indian Army [emergency commission]
(1943)

4th Bombay Grenadiers
Called to the bar, Lincoln's Inn, 1953. Emigrated to Argientina, 1954. Director of the high school department of Belgrano Day School & Vice-rector of Colegio San Pedro, 1954-1960. Director, Colegio Inglés de Rosario (Rosario English School), Buenos Aires, 1960-1967.
Felce,
Arthur
A. Felce (Photo courtesy of Mr Sunil Menon) 		?
-
RSM
 		?
Lt. (QM)
11.07.1942
WS/Capt. (QM)
 		(1947?)
Capt. TA
 		28.08.1952, seniority 07.07.1949 [425858] (reld 01.06.1954)
11.07.1942

commissioned, Special List of Quarter-Masters - Indian Army [emergency commission]
(1947)
  
 		 
 		2nd Punjab Regiment
1947/48?
  
 		 
 		Special List (ex-Indian Army)
28.08.1952
 -
 		01.06.1954
 		commissioned, Royal Army Service Corps - Territorial Army
Field,
Cyril Leonard
C.L. Field (Photo courtesy of Mr Charles Hawkshaw-Burn) 		?
-
T/Conductor
 		?
Assistant Commissary (Lt.)
 		26.03.1942
Capt.
 		(1947)
26.03.1942

commissioned, Indian Army Departments [emergency commission]
21.01.1946
 -
 		(04.1947)
 		Staff Officer, 3rd grade (SO3), Adjutant-General's and Quartermaster-General's Staff, Southern Army, India
(1947)
  
 		 
 		HQ Southern Command, India (Poona)
Fitch,
Keith Simpson
K.S. Fitch
Son of Wilmshurst Fitch.
Married 1st (1922, London) Agnes Faulkiner Stuart.
Married 2nd (06.04.1949, Ootacomund) Lilian Rosalie Margaret Inglis; one son.
 		28.08.1899
Waverley, NSW, Australia
-
19.03.1955
Wellington, New Zealand
2nd Lt.
 		31.01.1918
Lt.
 		31.01.1919
Capt.
 		31.01.1923 (retd 26.05.1923; receiving a gratuity)
Capt.
 		06.08.1929, seniority 13.04.1927 [MZ/8227]
Maj.
 		13.10.1935, seniority 13.10.1933
Lt.Col.
 		13.10.1943 (retd 16.05.1949)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) OBE
 01.01.1945
 for famine relief in Bengal
British War Medal 1914-1920 BWM 14|20
 -
 -
Victory Medal VM
 -
 -
Indian General Service Medal IndGSM
 -
 & clasp Afghanistan NWF 1919
& clasp Waziristan 1919-1920
& clasp North West Frontier 1930-31
39|45 St
 -
 -
Burma Star Bur St
 -
 -
Defence Medal Def M
 -
 -
British War Medal 1939-1945 BWM 39|45
 -
 -
Jubilee Medal 1935 Jub M
 -
 -
Coronation Medal 1937 Cor M
 -
 -
Education: MRCS, FRCS
31.01.1918
  
 		 
 		commissioned, Unattached List (for Indian Army)
07.02.1918
  
 		 
 		commissioned, Indian Army (54th Sikhs)

Became a Doctor of Medicine, studied at Guy’s Hospital and became MRCS and LRCS in 1929.
06.08.1929

commissioned, Indian Medical Service
1929

Indian Military Hospital, Dehra Dun
1932
  
 		 
 		Indian Military Hospital, Drosh
1933

leave ex India to 8 December
1934

Indian Military Hospital, Sialkot
1935

Civil Surgeon at Midnapur, Bengal
01.09.1935

Medical Officer, Presidency General Hospital Calcutta
14.04.1936

Civil Surgeon, Hooghly, Calcutta
01.11.1937
  
 		 
 		leave ex India
17.05.1939

Civil Surgeon, Darjeeling, Assam
15.05.1941

Honorary Surgeon to Governor of Bengal
1943
 -
 		1944
 		Director of Air Raid Precautions Casualty Services, Bengal



Deputy Surgeon General for Famine Relief, Bengal



Acting Civil Surgeon, Chittagong
08.01.1945
  
 		 
 		Deputy Director for Resettlement, Indian Medical Service
16.05.1949
 		 
 		 
 		Royal Army Medical Corps, Regular Army Reserve of Officers [personal number 406934]
Practiced medicine privately in India. After leaving India he practiced Medicine specialising in orthopaedic surgery, gynaecology at various times in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin and Sydney. In 1953, he was appointed to the Silverstream Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand. Died suddenly.
Fitzgibbon,
Paul Aster
P.A. Fitzgibbon 		22.10.1914
-
12.1993
Bracknell district, Berkshire
Cpl.
 		? [7020675]
2nd Lt.
 		15.11.1942
WS/Lt.
 		15.05.1943
WS/Maj.
1945? (reld > 04.1946, < 04.1947)
WS/Maj. (British Army)
 		01.10.1945, seniority 1945? [355933]
A?/Lt.Col. ?
 		?
Mentioned in Despatches MID?
 ?
 ?
12.12.1940
  
 		 
 		enlisted at Ballyumena
15.11.1942

commissioned, Indian Army [emergency commission]



served Indian Army Ordnance Corps
01.10.1945

transferred, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Adminsitrative Branch)
Flewett,
John Godfrey
J.G. Flewett
Son of the Rev. William Edward Flewett (1867-?), and Alice Francis Garde (1868-1950).
 		09.12.1900 *
-
10.07.1987
Southampton, Hampshire

* Death Index gives 09.12.1901
2nd Lt.
 		24.12.1920 [IA 500]
Lt.
 		24.03.1923
Capt.
 		24.12.1928
Maj.
 		01.08.1938
T/Lt.Col.
 		05.04.1945
Lt.Col.
 		24.12.1946
A/Col.
 		01.01.1945-(04.1946)
Col.
 		24.12.1947 (retd 29.06.1948)
A/Brig.
 		08.02.1945-(04.1946)
T/Brig.
 		24.12.1946-...
Hon. Brig.
 		29.06.1948
RAF:
 		 
Sq.Ldr.
 		23.01.1950, seniority 01.08.1938 [501078]
W/Cdr.
 		01.01.1951
Gp.Capt.
 		01.07.1952
Air Cdre.
 		01.07.1953 (reld 23.01.1960; retaining rank of A/Cdre.)
Distinguished Service Order DSO
 28.06.1945
 Burma
Distinguished Service Order DSO
 06.06.1946
 Burma
Mentioned in Despatches MID
 05.04.1945
 Burma
Mentioned in Despatches MID
 09.05.1946
 Burma
24.12.1920

commissioned, Unattached List (for Indian Army)
04.04.1922

commissioned, Indian Army
1922
 -
 		1929
 		1st Battalion 23rd Sikh Pioneers)



1st Punjab Regiment
22.11.1939
 -
 		(04.1941)
 		Staff Captain, ...
?
 -
 		1945
 		Commanding Officer, 5th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment
08.02.1945
 -
 		(08?.)1945
 		Commander, 64th Indian Infantry Brigade
1945
 -
 		1947
 		Commander, 64th Indian Infantry Brigade
1948/49?

Special List (ex-Indian Army) [personal no. 399855]
23.01.1950

commissioned, RAF Regiment [short service commission]



Commanding Officer, No. 1 (Armoured Car) Squadron RAF Regiment
08.02.1956

transferred to reserve
Franklen-Evans,
Ivor John
 I.J. Franklen-Evans 		23.11.1904
Saffron Walden district, Essex
-
Lt. (prob) 23.04.1935, seniority 23.04.1934
Capt. (prob) 15.10.1935, seniority 23.04.1935
Capt. 28.08.1942, seniority 23.04.1935
A/Maj. 01.10.1941-31.12.1941
T/Maj. 01.01.1942-04.10.1942,
22.11.1942-15.11.1943
WS/Maj. 09.04.1944
Maj. 23.04.1944
A/Lt.Col. 09.01.1944-08.04.1944
T/Lt.Col. 09.04.1944-(04.1947)
Education: BA, MB, BCh (Cambridge, 1930); MRCP (London 1931).
23.04.1935     commissioned, Indian Medical Service
? - ? ?
Served London Hospital, 1950s.
Franks,
William
W. Franks (Photo courtesy of grandson Joe) 		08.12.1914
Oldswinford, Stourbridge, Worcestershire
-
15.12.1973
Stourbridge, West Midlands
Sgt.
 		? [5248346]
2nd Lt.
 		21.01.1943 [EC 10504]
WS/Lt.
 		21.01.1943
A/Capt.
 		15.09.1943-14.12.1943
T/Capt.
 		15.12.1943-...
21.04.1931
 -
 		29.09.1942
 		joined (underaged) & served in the ranks, 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
30.09.1942
 -
 		20.01.1943
 		Officer Training School, Bengaum (India)
21.01.1943

commissioned, Indian Army [emergency commission]
21.01.1943
 -
 		?
 		7th Rajput Regiment
Fraser,
James Caldwell
J.C. Fraser 		08.12.1921
-
01.2002
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
2nd Lt.
 		15.03.1942 [353693]
Lt.
 		25.08.1945, seniority 08.06.1944
Capt.
 		08.12.1948 (retd 01.07.1953)
Hon. Maj.
 		01.07.1953
15.03.1942

commissioned, Indian Army [emergency commission to 25.08.1945]
25.08.1945

permanent commission, Royal Armoured Corps
(02.1950)

3rd Dragoon Guards
       

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