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British, Colonial, and Dominion Armies
With thanks to David A. Ryan, Graham Watson, and Robert Michel
Headquarters, Northern Ireland District
3 September 1939
Northern Ireland District
Headquarters: Belfast
Encompassing Northern Ireland
GENERAL OFFICIER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF MG  R.V. Pollock
    Personal Appointment
       Aide-de-Camp ?
STAFF
    General Staff
        General Staff Officer, 2nd grade LTC  R.E. Hobday
    Adjutant-General's and Quarter-Master-General's Staff
        Dep. Asst. Adjt. & Qr.-Mr.-Gen. MAJ  E.M. Tyler
        Staff Captains MAJ  G.M.F. Prynne
MAJ  W.H. Grant
        Chief Recruiting Officer LTC  D. Gray
ATTACHED TO THE STAFF [1]
    Engineers
        Chief Engineer LTC  D. Morris
SERVICES
    Chaplaincy Services
        Asst. Chaplain-General Rev. P.M. Brumwell,
also Assistant Chaplain-General, Western Command
    Supplies and Transport
        Officer Commanding, R.A.S.C. LTC  D.W. Bolleau
    Medical
        Asst. Dir. of Medical Services COL   F.R.B. Skrimshire
        Dep. Asst. Dir. of Pathology & Hygiene MAJ  C.L. Emmerson
        Asst. Dir. of Dental Service COL  R.M. King,
also Asst. Dir. of Dental Service, Northern Command
    Ordnance
        Asst. Dir. of Ordnance Services MAJ  B.E.A. O'Reilly (also O.C. R.A.O.C.)
    Pay
        District Paymaster MAJ  C.D. Vint
SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS
    Supervising Officer for Physical Training 1LT  R.W. Boyd
    Command Education Officer MAJ  C.A. Wilson
DEPARTMENT OF THE PERMANENT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR
(detached from the War Office for duty at Headquarters of the Command)
    Army Auditor Mr. R.N. Bradley,
also Army Auditor, Western Command
    Assistant Army Auditor Mr. J.W. Hall
  [1] Brigadier, R.A., Western Command acts as Brigadier, R.A. Northern Ireland District for training duties.
 
Recruiting Organization
    Belfast Recruiting Zone Officer MAJ  G.L. Weeks
    Omagh Recruiting Zone Officer MAJ  F.S. Marchant
 
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