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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 15.04.2006 |
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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 15.04.2006 |
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Eastern Command
Headquarters: Hounslow
Encompassing the Counties of Cambrigdeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex (expect Purfleet and Rainham Rifle
Range; and (when occupied by Foot Guards) the Guards' Barracks at Warley); Herfordshire, Bedfordshire, Middlesex,
Kent, Sussex and Surrey (less portion in the Aldershot Command and London District), and Woolwich (exclusive of the
Territorial Army Troops quartered therein).
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| GENERAL OFFICIER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF | LTG Sir G.C. Williams |
| Personal Appointment | |
| Aide-de-Camp | CPT J.L. Steward |
| STAFF | |
| General Staff | |
| Brigadier | BG D.G. Watson |
| General Staff Officers, 2nd grade | MAJ G.H.A. MacMillian
LTC M.N. Cox |
| General Staff Officer, 3rd grade | MAJ C.H.M. Bruncker |
| General Staff Officer for Weapon Training | CPT A.C.F. Jackson |
| General Staff Officer for Physical Training | MAJ D.S. Lister |
| General Staff Officer for Anti-gas Training | MAJ E.F. Davies |
| Air Liason Officer (General Staff Officer, 3rd grade) | MAJ H.M. Whitecombe (attd. R.A.F.) |
| Adjutant-General's and Quarter-Master-General's Staff | |
| Major-General in charge of Admininstration | MG L.I.G. Morgan-Owen |
| Asst. Adjt.-Gen. | COL J.P. Duke |
| Dep. Asst. Adjts.-Gen. | MAJ R.W.F. Fagan
LTC L.R. Messum |
| Asst. Qr.-Mr.-Gen. | COL B. Cuff |
| Dep. Asst. Qr.-Mrs.-Gen. | LTC J.M. Benoy
MAJ B.G. Mason LTC T. Slingby |
| Staff Captains | MAJ J.H. Orgill
1LT L.M. Goodall |
| ATTACHED TO THE STAFF | |
| Artillery | |
| Brigadier, Royal Artillery | BG W.E. Duncan |
| Staff Officer, Royal Artillery, (G.S.O. , 2nd grade) | MAJ E.P.N. Jones |
| Instructors in Gunnery | MAJ I.G.G.S. Hardie
MAJ T.W.D. Hackett MAJ C.H.R. Wynne |
| Engineers | |
| Chief Engineer | BG W. Cave-Browne |
| Deputy Chief Engineers | COL A. Mason |
| Staff Officers, Royal Engineers | MAJ W.W. Boggs
LTC R.D. Jackson |
| Staff Officers, Royal Engineers (E. & M.) | LTC R.M.H. Lewis
MAJ R. Winders |
| Signals | |
| Chief Signal Officer | COL R.H.R. Neale |
| SERVICES | |
| Engineer Services (under Chief Engineer) | |
| Senior Surveyor of Works | MAJ (Surv. of Works) L.G. Robertson |
| Command Land Agent | Mr. H.O. Reed |
| Chaplaincy Services | |
| Asst. Chaplain-General | Rev. J.H. McKew |
| Supplies and Transport | |
| Asst. Dir. of Supplies and Transport | COL G.K. Archibald |
| Dept. Asst. Dir. of Supplies and Transport | LTC R.J.O. Dowse |
| Medical | |
| Dept. Dir. of Medical Services | MG J.W.L. Scott |
| Asst. Dir. of Medical Services | COL G.A. Blake |
| Asst. Dir. of Hygiene | LTC W. Campbell |
| Asst. Dir. of Pathology | |
| Asst. Dir. of Dental Service | LTC A. Gibson |
| Ordnance | |
| Asst. Dir. of Ordnance Services | COL C. Cansdale (also O.C. R.A.O.C.) |
| Dept. Asst. Dir. of Ordnance Services | MAJ V.O. Lonsdale |
| Chief Ordnance Mechanical Engineer | COL W.A. Stack |
| Pay | |
| Command Paymaster | COL E.E.E. Todd |
| Asst. Command Paymaster | MAJ E.T.C. Smith |
| SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS | |
| Asst. Millitary Secretary | CPT F.R.L. Mears |
| Asst. Provost Marshal | CPT R.L. Preston (also of London Area) |
| Command Barrack Officer | MAJ C.H. Keane |
| Supervising Officer for Physical Training | 1LT J.T. Bannatyne |
| Passive Air Defence Officer | MAJ S.A. Sanford |
| Command Education Officer | LTC R. Inglis |
| At Outstation: | |
| Asst. Dir. of Medical Services | COL A.D. Stirling |
| Dep. Asst. Dir. of Ordnance Services | MAJ J.P. Wills
MAJ W.S. Mackay |
| Garrison Adjutants | CPT G.K. Barker
CPT G.E. Hicks MAJ J.B. McCance |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE PERMANENT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR
(detached from the War Office for duty at Headquarters of the Command) |
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| Army Auditor | Mr. F.E. Gowan |
| Assistant Army Auditor | Mr. W.H. Hall Mr. G.R. Cairns |
