The Archive · 1938

Colonel. Temporary Brigadier

Johnson will command the 4th Division: with the temporary rank of Major-General in succession to Lt.-General C. G. Liddell, who has been appointed Adjutant General to the forces.

Colonel, Temporary Brigadier B. C. T, Paget is to be Commandant of the Staff College at Camberley, with the temper ary rank of Major-General, in success lon to It-Gen, Sir Ronald F. Adam.

Colonel, Temporary Brigadier H. R. Pownall is to be Director of Military Operations and Intelligence at the Wa: Office with the temporary rank of Major: General in succession to Ma)-Gen. R. H Colonel T. R. Eastwood has been appointed Commandant of the Royal Milt-ary College at Sandhurst, with the temporary rank of Major-General, in place of It-Gen. W. D. S. Brownrigg, who was originally selected for this appointment, but has now been rats Military Secretary 10 the Secretary of State for War.

Colonel, Temporary Brigadier P Neame is to be Commandant of the Royal Military Acsdemy at Woolwich, with the temporary rank of Major-General. in succession to Maj.-Gen. A A. posca It has been stated that, although several of the newly appointed officers rank low from the point of view of age, their promotions were not intended finally to block their seniors' hopes of advancement.

The establishment of Major-Generals has been (Wet up temporarily, but officers who have been passed over may again be considered for the higher posts when they fall vacant in three years time.

Maj.-Cen. H. R, L. Alexander the second youngest oticer of his rank in the Army.—Reuter.

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