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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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Western Command
Headquarters: Chester
Encompassing Wales and the Countries of Cumberland, Westmorland, Lancashire, Straffordshire,
Shropshire, Herefordshire, Cheshire, and Beachley, Gloucestershire, The Isle of Man
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| GENERAL OFFICIER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF | LTG R.H. Haining |
| Personal Appointment | |
| Aide-de-Camp | CPT A.P.C. Crossley |
| STAFF | |
| General Staff | |
| General Staff Officer, 1st grade | COL F.G. Drew |
| General Staff Officer, 2nd grade | LTC D. St. J. Baxter |
| General Staff Officer, 3rd grade | MAJ C.W. Holdsworth-Hunt |
| General Staff Officer for Weapon Training | CPT F.W. Sandars |
| General Staff Officer, 3rd grade, for Physical Training | MAJ B.S. Watkins |
| General Staff Officer for Anti-gas Training | MAJ D. Percy-Jones |
| Adjutant-General's and Quarter-Master-General's Staff | |
| Brigadier in charge of Admininstration | BG R.F.B. Naylor |
| Dep. Asst. Adjt.-Gen. | MAJ R.A.G. Taylor |
| Asst. Qr.-Mr.-Gen. | MAJ C.J.E. Greenwood |
| Dep. Asst. Qr.-Mr.-Gen. | MAJ C.L. Rougier
LTC R.F. Francis |
| Staff Captains | MAJ P.G. Boon
MAJ A.T. Wilson Brand |
| ATTACHED TO THE STAFF | |
| Artillery | |
| Brigadier, Royal Artillery | BG H.M.M. Robertson |
| Staff Officeir, Royal Artillery, (G.S.O. 3rd grade) | CPT K.L. Beddington |
| Instructors in Gunnery | MAJ F.A.L. Cooper
MAJ P.A. Brooke MAJ F.T. Patchell |
| Engineers | |
| Chief Engineer | BG H.B.W. Hughes |
| Deputy Chief Engineer | COL J.H. Stafford |
| Staff Officer, Royal Engineers | MAJ R.A. Milne |
| Staff Officer, Royal Engineers (E. & M.) | MAJ F.G. Dufton |
| Signals | |
| Chief Signal Officer | LTC D.A. Brown |
| SERVICES | |
| Engineer Services (under Chief Engineer) | |
| Senior Surveyor of Works | MAJ (Surv. of Works) H.B.J. Hogg |
| Command Land Agent | Mr. A.P. Thorne |
| Chaplaincy Services | |
| Asst. Chaplain-General | Rev. P.M. Brumwell |
| Supplies and Transport | |
| Asst. Dir. of Supplies and Transport | COL C.L. St. J. Tudor |
| Dept. Asst. Dir. of Supplies and Transport | MAJ M.F. Farquharson-Roberts |
| Medical | |
| Dept. Dir. of Medical Services | COL H.H. Blake |
| Dept. Asst. Dir. of Medical Services | MAJ M.R. Burke |
| Asst. Dir. of Pathology & Hygiene | MAJ G.K. Fulton |
| Asst. Dir. of Dental Service | COL R.M. King, also Asst. Dir. of Dental Service, Northern Command |
| Ordnance | |
| Asst. Dir. of Ordnance Services | LTC H.A. Sansom |
| Dept. Asst. Dir. of Ordnance Services | ? |
| Chief Ordnance Mechanical Engineer | LTC U.W. Adams |
| Pay | |
| Command Paymaster | COL A.B. Cliff |
| Asst. Command Paymaster | MAJ J.F. Bellman |
| SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS | |
| Assistant Military Secretary | MAJ G. Adshead |
| Passive Air Defence Officer | MAJ J.R. Chidlaw-Roberts |
| Command Barrack Officer | LTC C.T. Boyd |
| Command Education Officer | MAJ P.L.C. Webster |
| Retired Officer | MAJ J.M. Ponsford |
| At Outstation: | |
| Dep. Asst. Dirs. of Ordnance Services | LTC J.P. Earp
MAJ L.C. Thurnbull |
| 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. R.N. Bradley |
| Assistant Army Auditor | Mr. D. Dinan |
