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Lansdale, Roderick Stuart	09.05.1901 Southwark, Greater London - 03.01.1977	2nd Lt. 01.01.1919 Lt. 01.01.1922 Capt. 01.01.1930 Maj. 01.09.1939 (retd 27.11.1947)	20.06.1924 - (01.1925) HMS Marlborough (battleship) (Mediterranean) 18.01.1927 - (07.1927) HMS Argus (aircraft carrier) (China) (08.1929) Plymouth Division, Royal Marines 15.01.1930 - (04.1940) HMS Comus (cruiser) (Atlantic Fleet) 08.07.1930 - (02.1931) HMS Renown (battlecruiser) (Atlantic Fleet) (01.1932) Supplementary List of Officers on Half Pay (08.1932) Plymouth Division, Royal Marines 23.08.1932 - (01.1934) HMS Caradoc (cruiser) (China) 24.04.1935 - (02.1936) HMS President (for study of foreign languages; for 9 months' study in Estonia) 02.07.1936 - (04.1939) Naval Intelligence Division, Admiralty [HMS President] (08.1939) - (04.1940) Plymouth Division, Royal Marines 01.04.1940 - (02.1941) HMS Illustrious (aircraft carrier) (08.1942) Plymouth Division, Royal Marines 11.08.1942 - (10.1943) HMS Gosling (training establishment, Risley, nr Warrington, Lancs) (12.1943) RM Training Group, Towyn (04.1944) - (06.1944) Lympstone Camp, Royal Marines (07.1945) - (04.1946) Chatham Division, Royal Marines
Lumley, Heaton	18.01.1900 - 24.05.1941 KIA a/b HMS Hood [Portsmouth Naval Memorial]	2nd Lt. 01.09.1917 Lt. 20.12.1918 Capt. 01.09.1928 Maj. 01.09.1938	01.09.1917     commissioned into the RM Artillery, soon transferred to RM 24.04.1929 - (08.1929) RM Officer, HMS Cambrian (cruiser) 09.09.1929 - (02.1931) RM Officer, HMS Dorsetshire (cruiser) & since 16.09.1930 also for training Land Artillery Specialists 31.08.1931 - (09.1932) RM Officer, HMS Champion (cruiser) (01.1934) - (07.1935) Plymouth Division, RM (02.1937)     Chatham Division, RM 01.06.1939 - 24.05.1941 RM Officer, HMS Hood (battle cruiser) & as Squadron RM Officer, Battle Cruiser Squadron
Lumsden, Bruce John David "Bertie"	23.07.1907 Westhampnett, Sussex - 30.04.1965 [Kensington, London ?]	2nd Lt. 01.09.1926 Lt. 27.06.1930 Capt. 3011.1936 A/Maj. 09.09.1941-30.11.1942, 08.01.1944-02.03.1944 Brev. Maj. 31.12.1942 Maj. 04.01.1946 A/Lt.Col. 01.12.1942-07.01.1944, 03.03.1944-13.09.1944 Lt.Col. 31.12.1950 A/Col. 14.09.1944 Col. 30.06.1954 (retd 22.12.1957) CBE 01.01.1958 New Year 58 OBE 01.01.1945 New Year 45	Education: Cheltenham College 1925 Cadet, RN, HMS Thunderer 1926 - 1929 various courses (08.1929) Portsmouth Division, RM 04.09.1930 - (02.1931) HMS Valiant (battleship) [until 02.12.1930 probationary] 1931 HMS Cornwall, China Station 20.06.1932 - (09.1932) Specialist Physical and Recreational Training Course, Portsmouth 1932 - 1935 Physical Training Officer, Plymouth Division, RM (02.1937) Plymouth Division, RM 29.06.1937 - (08.)1939 RM Officer, HMS Sussex (cruiser) (Mediterranean Station) 1939 - 1940 Adjutant, Chatham Division, RM 1940 - 1942 RM Division (08.1942) 101st RM Brigade 01.12.1942 - 12.1943 CO 41 RM Commando (Sicily & Salerno) 27.01.1944 - (04.1944) HMS Dorlin (Combined Operations base, Dorling House, Acharacle, Argyll) (06.1944) RM Training Group Wales 29.09.1944 - (07.)1945 Staff of JSM, Washington & British Combined Operations Representative with US Amphibious Forces, Pacific [HMS Saker] 15.10.1945 - 1947 Staff of Combined Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC, as Chief of Combined Operations Representative [HMS Saker] 1946 War Office Observer, Bikini Atomic Bomb Tests 1948 raised RM Forces Volunteer Reserve 1949 - 1952 CO 40 RM Commando (Hong Kong and Malaya) 1953 - 1955 Fleet RM Officer, Home Fleet [HMS Vanguard] 1955 - 1957 CO Depot RM and Commandant RM School of Music, Deal Common Cryer and Serjeant-At-Arms City of London, 1958; Swordbearer to the Lord Mayor of London, 1959-1961. Hon. Col RMFVR (City of London) 1961-.Comdt United Service Corps of Commissionaires, since 1958; Director: Pimms Ltd; H. D. Davies and Co. Ltd; Express Travel and Transport Co.

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