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1939-1945

 

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Panday,
H P
H.P. Panday (Photo courtesy of Mr Charles Hawkshaw-Burn) 		?
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Maj.
 		(1947)
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(1947)
  
 		 
 		HQ Southern Command, India (Poona)
Parkash Singh see: Singh,
Parkash 		 
ParKhill,
A S M
A.S.M. Parkhill (Photo courtesy of Mr Charles Hawkshaw-Burn) 		?
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WS/Capt.
 		?
Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division) MBE
 ?
 ?
?

commissioned, General List
12.05.1946
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 		(04.1947)
 		General Staff Officer, 3rd grade (GSO3), General Staff, HQ Southern Command (Poona, India)
Parrott,
Frederick George
F.G. Parrott (Photo courtesy of Mr Charles Hawkshaw-Burn) 		?
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Wt.Offr.
 		?
Assistant Commissary (with rank of Lt.)
 		21.12.1943 [OS 523]
T/Capt.
 		15.06.1944-(04.1946)
T/Lt.Col.
 		(1947)
Long Service Good Conduct Medal LSGCM
 23.04.1948
 -
21.12.1943

commissioned, Indian Army Departments [emergency commission]
(1947)
  
 		 
 		HQ Southern Command (Poona, India)
Peterkin,
Harry
H. Peterkin 		?
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2nd Lt.
 		17.08.1940
WS/Capt.
 		14.06.1943
T/Maj.
 		03.02.1944-(04.1946)
17.08.1940

commissioned, Indian Army [emergency commission]



probably served with Gurkhas in Burma
Pizey,
Ray Martin *
W.J. Priest
* possibly the same as: Roy Martin Pizey (24.10.1900 Bristol, Avon - 12.1985 Newton Abbott, Devon)
 		?
-
2nd Lt.
 		16.05.1942 [EC 57632]
Maj.
 		1942? (reld 07.07.1943)
T/Lt.Col.
 		1942?-07.07.1943
Mentioned in Despatches MID
 16.12.1943
 Burma / Eastern Frontier of India
Tea planter.
16.05.1942

commissioned, Indian Army [emergency commission]
(1942)

Area Commander, Ledo Area, V Force (Burma)
Pocock,
Nicholas Edgar Innes
N.E.I. Pocock
Son of George Innes Pocock (1863-1925?), and Ellen Elizabeth Adams.		 12.01.1899
Bedford
-
15.03.1943
(KIA) [age 44]
[Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar, face 34]
2nd Lt. 30.01.1917 [IA 853]
Lt. 30.01.1918
A/Capt. 02.08.1918-29.01.1921
Capt. 30.01.1921
Maj. 30.01.1935
T/Lt.Col. ?
Lt.Col. 30.01.1943
Military Cross MC 10.08.1921 Mesopotamia *
* For gallantry on the 12th Octocer, 1920, near Tuwariz. When a bridge of boats, the destruction of which would have meant that the only means of communication across the river would be cut off, had been set on fire by the insurgents, this officer, regardless of all danger, at once rushed over at the head of his platoon and drove off the enemy. Whilst crossing the river Lt. Pocook was subjected to heavy fire from the enemy, at close range, and by his action not only saved the bridge from destruction, but also very materially assisted in the ensuing attack. Moreover, this sudden and unexpected assault so surprised the insurgents that they were compelled to retire, and fled in confusion.
30.01.1917     commissioned, Unataached List (for Indian Army)
01.02.1917     commissioned, Indian Army (attached 16th Rajputs (The Lucknow Regiment))
(1920)    

1/4th (with 13th) Rajputs
02.1941 - 15.03.1943 Commanding Officer, 8th Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles
Porritt,
Basil Ainslie
B.A. Porritt
Son of Oswald Henry Porritt (1868-1958), and Florence Mary McKellar (?-1945).
Married; one son, one daughter. 		20.06.1903
New Zealand
-
17.05.1956
New Zealand
Lt. (prob)
 		20.02.1933, seniority 26.07.1930 [MZ/12133]
Lt.
 		01.06.1934, seniority 26.07.1930
Capt. (prob)
 		26.07.1933
Capt.
 		21.12.1934, seniority 26.07.1933
Maj.
26.07.1940 (retd 11.05.1948)
Education: Wanganui Collegiate School (1916-1920); Otago Uiniversity (MB, ChB, 1926);, FRCS (Edin)
02.05.1928
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 		26.11.1929
 		commissioned, Royal Air Force (Medical Branch) (with rank of F/O) [short service commission]
27.11.1929
 -
 		20.02.1933
 		transferred to reserve
20.02.1933

commissioned, Indian Medical Service
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Potts,
Tom
T. Potts (Photo courtesy of Mr Tony Morris)
 Son of Tom Potts, and Ethel E. Bailey.		 25.10.1925
Ripon, Darlington district, North Riding of Yorkshire
-
03.1987
Carlisle district, Cumberland
2nd Lt. 03.06.1945 [EC 16074] (reld > 04.1947)
RAF:  
F/O (SSC) 11.11.1952, seniority 12.12.1951 [502759]
F/O 01.10.1955, seniority 12.12.1951
F/Lt. 12.12.1955
Sq.Ldr. 01.01.1964
W/Cdr. 01.07.1975 (retd 01.07.1979; own request)
      served in the ranks (as Craftsman 14429253), Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
03.06.1945     commissioned, Indian Army [emergency commission]
11.11.1952     short service commission, RAF Regiment
01.10.1955     permanent commission
1955?     on attachment to the Aden Protectorate Levies
?     transferred, RAF (Security Branch)
AMBIM.
Powell,
Brian Lloyd
 B.L. Powell
Son (with two brothers and two sisters) of W/Cdr. Frank James Bickley Powell, MBE, RAF (1885-1959), and Susanne Burns.
Brother of Maj. Peter L. Powell, RAOC, P/O David E.F. Powell, RAF, and  Flight Offr. Brenda M. Powell, WAAF.		 (09?).1916
Brentford district, Middlesex
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2nd Lt. 12.08.1943
WS/Lt. 12.08.1943 (reld > 04.1947)
12.08.1943     commissioned, Indian Army [emergency commission]
Pratt,
Frederick Albert James
F.A.J. Pratt 		14.01.1901
Taunton, Somerset
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2nd Lt.
 		14.03.1942 [355479]
WS/Capt.
 		20.05.1943
T/Maj.
 		20.05.1943
WS/Maj.
16.02.1945
Capt.
 		01.06.1947, seniority 20.05.1943
Maj.
 		15.03.1955 (reld 11.10.1957)
T/Col.
 		15.03.1955
Hon. Col.
 		11.10.1957
Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE
 01.01.1958
 New Year 58
Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE
 01.01.1949
 New Year 49
03.03.1919

enlisted service with the Somerset Light Infantry [personal no. 5662529]
14.03.1942

commissioned, Indian Army [emergency commission to 30.05.1947]



15th Punjab Regiment



served Movement Control, Assam/Burma
01.10.1945

transferred from Indian Army to Movement Control Section, Royal Corps of Engineers, British Army [short service commission from 01.06.1947]
Prendergast,
John Hume
J.H. Prendergast

15.11.1910
Lahore
-
09.02.2008
[Salisbury ?]
2nd Lt.
 		15.11.1931
Capt.
 		15.11.1939
A/Maj.
 		14.10.1940-13.01.1941
T/Maj.
 		14.01.1941-06.08.1941,
27.08.1941-28.03.1942,
06.07.1942-(01.1946)
A/Lt.Col.
 		03.06.1941-06.07.1941,
06.04.1942-(01.1946)
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Col.
 		23.07.1957 (retd 20.09.1960)
Hon. Brig.
 		20.08.1960
Distinguished Service Order DSO
 06.06.1946
 ?
Military Cross MC
 13.08.1937
 NW Frontier of India
Military Cross MC
 06.08.1940
 ?
Mentioned in Despatches MID
 09.05.1946
 ?



from Supplementary Reserve of Officers
15.11.1931
  
 		 
 		commissioned, Unattached List (for Indian Army)
22.01.1933

commissioned, Indian Army
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29.05.1948

transferred, York & Lancashire Regiment (British Army)
06.07.1948
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 		30.12.1950
 		GSO1 (MA), Kabul
15.09.1955
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 		(02.1957)
 		SO1 (Pt.), HQ 1 Corps, British Army of the Rhine
Prentice,
Henry Maunsell
H.M. Prentice
Son of Reginald Wickham Prentice.
Married (12.10.1940, St. Mary of Bethany, Quetta, India) Constance Augusta Hone (13.06.1916-10.1991).
 		10.08.1907
Alresford district, Hampshire
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07.1995
Crawley district, West Sussex
2nd Lt.
 		01.09.1927 [IA 260]
Lt.
 		01.12.1929
Capt.
 		01.09.1936
A/Maj.
 		04.02.1942-03.05.1942
T/Maj.
 		04.05.1942-31.08.1944
Maj.
 		01.09.1944 (retd 27.12.1948)
A/Lt.Col.
06.06.1945-(01.1946)
Hon. Lt.Col.
 		27.12.1948
Education: Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
01.09.1927

commissioned, Unattached List (for Indian Army)
23.10.1928

commissioned, Indian Army



served The Scinde Horse (14th Prince of Wales's Own Cavalry)
1947?
  
 		 
 		Special List (ex-Indian Army)
Prentice,
John Wickham
J.W. Prentice 		26.02.1913
Alresford district, Hampshire
-
1988
2nd Lt.
 		02.02.1933 [6 AI & 56814]
Lt.
 		02.05.1935
Capt.
 		02.02.1941
A/Maj.
 		15.01.1942-14.04.1944
T/Maj.
 		15.04.1942-30.06.1946
Maj.
 		01.07.1946 (retd 27.12.1948)
Hon. Lt.Col.
 		27.12.1948
Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE
 28.06.1945
 Italy
Military Cross MC
 13.08.1942
 Middle East (Egypt and Libya)
02.02.1933

commissioned, Unattached List (for Indian Army)
27.03.1934

commissioned, Indian Army (Poona Horse - Indian Armoured Corps)



served in Middle East (18th Cavalry) & Italy (17th Horse, HQ 43rd Gurkha Lorried Brigade)
Emigrated to Rhodesia, serving in the Rhodesian Guard Force at age 63.
Priest,
Walter James
W.J. Priest 		?
-
Conductor
 		?
T/Lt. (Assistant Commissary)
 		28.09.1940 (reld > 04.1946)
28.09.1940

commissioned, Indian Army Departments [emergency commission]
1942
 -
 		1945
 		POW in Japanese captivity

 

Prior,
Frank [Hershel James]
F. Prior
Married Rhoda Haynes; four children.
 		09.12.1897
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
-
05.1955
Eastbourne, East Sussex
Conductor
 		?
Lt. (Assistant Commissary)
 		19.03.1942
WS/Capt.
 		19.12.1945 (reld > 04.1947)
T/Maj.
 		03.08.1946-...
1939-1945 Star 39|45 St
 -
 -
Burma Star Bur St
 -
 -
British War Medal 1939-1945 BWM39|45
 -
 -
19.03.1942

commissioned, Indian Army Departments [emergency commission]



served Indian Army Ordnance Corps
14.08.1942

General Ordnance Sub-Depot
18.08.1942

Ordnance Officer, No. 4 Sub-Depot
18.11.1942

Flying Squad Officer HQ Eastern Army
16.06.1943

Ordnance Officer, HQ 151st Sub-Area
22.05.1944

HQ Sub-Area
16.09.1945

BRTC Ranchi
19.09.1945
 -
 		26.03.1946
 		Deputy Assistant Director of Ordnance Services, HQ BRT (voluntary deferment of release for two years 10.06.1945)
13.08.1946
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Ordnance Officer (Administration)
Language Spoken: Urdu Colloquial - exam taken at Ferozepore Arsenal in 1928.
Prosser,
Michael Kemp
"Mike"
M.K. Prosser 		?
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2nd Lt.
 		18.04.1943
WS/Lt.
 		18.10.1943
WS/Capt.
 		?
Capt.
 		18.04.1951 [415965]
T/Maj.
 		?
Hon. Maj.
 		18.04.1951
18.04.1943

commissioned, Indian Army [emergency commission]
18.04.1951

Brigade of Gurkhas - Regular Army Reserve of Officers (Honorary Major)
Puckridge,
Terence William
T.W. Puckridge (Photo courtesy of Mr Charles Hawkshaw-Burn) 		1913 ?
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2nd Lt.
 		09.07.1942
WS/Lt.
 		09.01.1943
Maj.
 		(1947)
09.07.1942

commissioned, Indian Army [emergency commission]
(1947)
  
 		 
 		HQ Southern Command, India (Poona)
Purslow,
Joseph Henry
J.H. Purslow 		02.11.1910
Belgaum, India
-
02.05.1986
Perth, Western Australia
2nd Lt.
 		15.01.1941 [EC 1558]
WS/Capt.
 		15.04.1943 (reld 1948)
T/Maj.
 		15.04.1943-(04.1947)
1940

Officer Training School, Bangalore
15.01.1941

commissioned, Indian Army [emergency commission]



served Royal Indian Army Service Corps
14.03.1945
 -
 		(04.1947)
 		a Deputy Assistant Director of Suplies, Quartermaster-General's Branch, India HQ Staff
Emigrated to Australia, mid 1950s.

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