British Army Officers
1939-1945

 

Looking for details on a British Army officer not listed here yet?
Just e-mail me, and I might be able to help out.
Of course, any additions, corrections etc. can also be e-mailed.

Note. Abbreviations and explanations can be found at the help page.
 

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

Underhay, H.M.J.
to
Uttley, P.B.R.

 

H.M.J. Underhay  to  P.B.R. Uttley
Underhay,
Henry Monnington Jameson
H.M.J. Underhay
09.09.1911
Wandsworth district, London
-
01.1992
Bath district, Somerset
Cadet
?
2nd Lt.
04.07.1940 [137917]
WS/Lt.
04.01.1942
T/Capt.
30.06.1943-(04.1944)
WS/Capt.
18.08.1945 (reld 03.06.1946)
T/Maj.
18.08.1945-(04.1946)
Hon. Maj.
03.06.1946
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) OBE
01.01.1959
New Year 59
39|45 St
-
-
Africa Star Afr St
-
-
Italy Star It St
-
-
France & Germany Star Fr&G St
-
-
British War Medal 1939-1945 BWM 39|45
-
-
Efficiency Medal (Territorial) EM
18.02.1949
-
Efficiency Medal (Territorial) EM
18.02.1949
1st clasp
04.07.1940


commissioned, The Gordon Highlanders [emergency commission]
Treasurer and Collector of Income Tax, Swaziland.
Underhill,
George Townley
G.T. Underhill
Second son (with two brothers) of Adm. Edwin Veale Underhill (1868-1928), and Cecilia Mary Caulfield (1877-1946).
Partner of Clara Graham (25.05.1913 - 11.07.2003), daughter of Francis James Graham (1880-1959), and Ada Laura Maria Victoria Jackson (1888-1948); one daughter.
Clara Underhill was earlier (1936) married to Douglas George Sawyer (with one daughter), and she had as later partners Leslie Ernest Gisborne, then James Spilsbury, then Eric Spilsbury.
15.10.1904
Portsmouth, Hampshire
-
04.12.1951
Germany
[Limmer Military Cemetery, Hannover, Germany, grave section 4, row D, grave number 5]
RAF:  
P/O ? (reld 20.06.1923)
Army:  
Cadet ?
2nd Lt. 06.11.1942 [249534]
WS/Lt. 06.11.1942 (reld > 07.1945, < 10.1945)
Hon. Lt. > 07.1945, < 10.1945
Lt. 02.10.1946, seniority 06.11.1942
Capt. 05.10.1949
? - 20.06.1923 commissioned, RAF (General Duties Branch) [short service commission]
06.11.1942     commissioned, Pioneer Corps [emergency commission]
02.10.1946     short service commission, Pioneer Corps [from 28.11.1946 Royal Pioneer Corps]
Underlin,
Maurice
M. Underlin (Photo courtesy of Mr Brian Elliott)
Son of Frank Underlin (1870-1933), and Harriet Bilton (1868-1946).
Married 1st ((09?).1925, Doncaster district, Lincolnshire / Nottinghamshire / West Riding of Yorkshire) Alice Maud Hockney (01.07.1897 - 01.1984).
Married 2nd ((09?).1950, Birmingham district, Warwickshire) Maria D.R. Terry.
29.03.1903
Hatfield district, Hertfordshire
-
(06?).1978
Surrey Mid-Eastern district
WS/RQMS ?
Lt. (QM) 26.01.1943 [263488] (reld < 04.1946)
Hon. Lt. < 04.1946
26.01.1943     commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission]
      may have served with the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry
Unwin,
Peter Frederic
P.F. Unwin
Son of ... Unwin, and .. Crameri.
(06?).1921
Downham district, Cambridgeshire / Norfolk
-
Cadet
?
2nd Lt.
28.12.1940 [165630]
WS/Lt.
21.01.1943 (reld 31.10.1948)
T/Capt.
?
Hon. Capt.
31.10.1948
?
-
28.12.1940
either 164th, 165th or 166th Officer Cadet Training Unit
28.12.1940


commissioned, The Royal Norfolk Regiment [emergency commission]
(05.1944)


Middle East Training Centre
Upjohn,
Gordon Farleigh
G.F. Upjohn (Photo courtesy of Mr Kimberly J. Lindsay)
09.05.1912
Lewisham, London
-
19.03.2001
2nd Lt. 29.08.1935 [66136]
... ...
T/Lt.Col. 06.07.1944-(01.1946)
... ...
Maj.Gen. 13.09.1962 (retd 01.11.1965)
Companion of the Order of the Bath CB 1966 ?
Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE 1959 ?
Mention in Despatches MID 30.06.1942 ?
Mention in Despatches MID 26.04.1945 ?
29.08.1935     commissioned, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment
... - ... ...
29.01.1942 - 23.05.1942 6th War Course, Middle East Staff School (Haifa)
1944     Commanding Officer, 6th Battalion The Nigeria Regiment
... - ... ...
Upton,
Thomas Arthur
T.A. Upton
?
-
CQMS ? [1181619]
2nd Lt. 26.05.1945 [353668]
WS/Lt. 26.11.1945 (reld 17.04.1949)
T/Capt. ?
Hon. Capt. 17.04.1949
Lt. RARO 21.02.1951
26.05.1945     commissioned, Corps of Royal Engineers [emergency commission]
21.02.1951     Regular Army Reserve of Officers
Uren,
Frederick Henry
F.H. Uren (Photo courtesy of Mr Chris Miller)
Married ((06?).1933, Totnes district, Devon) Lilian M. Hannaford; ... children.
26.05.1904
Camborne, Redruth district, Cornwall
-
09.1988
Torbay district, Devon
WS/RQMS ?
Lt. QM 09.07.1943 [294300]
WS/Capt. QM 09.07.1946
09.07.1943     commissioned, The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's) [emergency commission]
Usher,
Ernest Henry Broadbent
E.H.B. Usher (Photo courtesy of Clifton Rugby Footbal Club History website)
Son of Ernest Lawes Usher, and Martha Ann Broadbent.
Engaged (04.1919) Enid Lee, daughter of Mr & Mrs Wilfred Lee, of Heathfield, Nailsea, Somerset.
Married ((03?).1925, St George Hanover Square district, London) Gertrude Lynette Griffiths (03.03.1894 - 20.09.1988), daughter of Mr & Mrs W. Griffiths, of Pencaemawr, Merthyr Tydfil; one son, one daughter.

09.09.1892
Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire
-
23.04.1942
[Bristol (Canford) Cemetery, Q.1250]
2nd Lt. 03.04.1915 [13398]
T/Lt. (1917)
Lt. 01.07.1917 (retd 21.11.1928; receiving a gratuity)
A/Capt. (1917)
A/Maj. 17.04.1918-10.06.1919 (without pay and allowances)
Maj. (retd) 21.11.1928, seniority 28.09.1927
Maj. RARO 21.11.1928, seniority 28.09.1927
MC WW I ?
1914-1915 Star 14|15 St - -
Victory Medal VM - -
British War Medal 1914-1920 BWM 14|20 - -
Education: Clifton College (1907.2-1909.2; Oakeley's House).
     

ex-Cadet of the Officers Training Corps

03.04.1915     commissioned, Royal Field Artillery - Special Reserve of Officers
17.04.1918 - 10.06.1919 Battery Commander, 1st West Lancashire Brigade, Royal Field Artillery - Territorial Army
21.11.1928 - 23.04.1942 Regular Army Reserve of Officers
(1939)     Member of the Standing Joint Committee for Ex-Service Questions
01.04.1940 - (04.1941) specially employed
Joined Clifton Rugby Football Club, 1909.
Uttley,
Patrick Brian Richardson
"Pat"
P.B.R. Uttley
Son of ... Uttley, and ... Bairstow.
09.09.1923
Barnsley district
-
22.09.1972
Ashford district
Cadet
?
2nd Lt.
08.05.1943 [276072]
WS/Lt.
08.11.1943 (reld > 04.1946)
08.05.1943


commissioned, Royal Armoured Corps [emergency commission]
(06.)1944


Officer Commanding, 3 Troop, "C" Squadron 13th/18th Hussars (Normandy / NW Europe)
       
 
PREVIOUS PAGE (T) NEXT PAGE (V)

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

Underhay, H.M.J.
to
Uttley, P.B.R.