The British Military Mission got to work during February en the reorganization and training of the Army. Maj-Gen. Marshall-machine guns and artillery to make the Army Int for the defence of Eeypt, and equal: to being an ally of Great! Britain. Col. G. R- Smallwood is aci-Ing as Chief of Staff and Col. W. H. Oxley Is In charge of administration. 'A construction committee in relation to handing over barracks and bulld Ing new ones at Ismailia Is sitting. Brig. H. N. North is our RE. expert on it.
Maj-Gen. Marshall-Cornwall, was granted a commission in the Royal Artillery in 1007, He was promoted captain in 1914, brevet major in 1916, mater, 1017, brevet lieut-colonel in 101a and colonel in 1928, with sen-ferity from June, 1922. He was an offer at the Royal Military Academy: from: December. 1913 until the outs break of the Great War and then. served with the Army in France and Belgium until January 1918, when he was appointed General Staff Oficer. Ist Grade, at the War Oflce. From August, 1821 to. October,—i923, he held a special appointment in Turkey and from July, 1924. to November: 025, was employed with the Thracia Boundary Commission. He became Brigade Major Royal Artillery of the 'Shanghai Defence Force and North China from March 1927, to August] 1927. He was military' attache at! Berlin for a period of four years! from "April 1928, and. subsequently was. Commanding Royal Artillery, Scottish Command, until his prom tion to major-general in September. 1934, wounded during his war service in France and Belgium ard was men-ioned in despatches on five occasions.
addition to his British. roilitary decorations, he has been awarded the following foreign decorations: Ameri can Distinguished Service Medal, Belgian Order of the Crown, Belgian War Cross, Legion of Honour.
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