Here are the January selections for appointments under the new aiming at a limit of 50 ye:
Col. F. H. N. Davidson, 6.5.01. 2nd Division; Brig. C. F. Liardet, KA. Commander, Ist, London Division; Coi H. Williams, T.A. Commander, 2nd London Infantry Brigade; Col. 7. O. Shepherd. T-A., C.R.A. Highland Division; Lieut-Col. W. R. D. Robertson, TA. to the Imperial Defence College: Brig. J. C. Tilly, Commander, 1st Tank Brigade: Col V. V. Pope, General Staff Brigadier, Southern Command; Col. H. G. Martin. OKA. 4th Divisio: A: C. Fuller Deputy Director Engineering and Signals; Brig. C. Lo Martel, Deputy Director of Mechaniz tion: Col S. R. Wason, Commandant, School of Artillery; "Col. O'Moore Creagh, G.S.O.I Senior Officers School Lieut-Col C. Goldney. A.D.S. and T. Ey: Col. R, M. Scoble, AAG. War Otce, Col. MGN. Stopford, G.s.01 xat" College; "Máj-Gen. Alexander, Commander. Ist Division: Maj.-Gen. Johnson, Commander, 4th Division: Maj.-Goh. B. C. T. Paget. Commandant, Staff College; Brig. H: H. Pownall, Director of M. C. and I: Maj -Cen. T. R. Eastwood, Commandant, Royal Military College; Maj-Gen. P. Neame, Commandant, Royal Military Academy: Maj-Gen. W. G. Holmes, Commander. East Lancashire Division: Brig. R. V. Pollok. G. O, C.. Northern Ireland District: "Brig. istration, B. Drew. Commander. Lowi Brig. F. C. Roberts, Commander, Poons Brigade Area: Col. R. Guerney, Commandant. Small Arms School, and Col G. Body D. D. of Movements and Qitartering, India.
(or will be as four sets of tank battalion barracks are ordered for concentrating the 1st Tank Brigade), while the 2nd Cavalry (Light Tank) Brigade is of course at Tidworth. During 1939 the Small Arms School will be concentrated at Netheravon by removing the Rifle Wing from Hythe; chemical research goes on at Porton and air ce-operation at Old Sarum; a great ordnance depot is arising on the outskirts and away to the south will soon be posted a covering group of anti-aircraft guns and searchlight battalions. The Plain area itself will be extended to the valley of the Wylye and one need not be surprised to see the bridging camp of the RE. established there. Practically, the Plain from east to west stretches from Hampshire to Somerset and the radius for a modern, Royal Navy: Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Ramsay, East Indies, commanding, H.M.S. ' Norfolk, Emerald, Indus, Hindustan and Investigator from Indian waters; H.M.S. Dorsetshire, Wescott Duncan. les, Sth AA. e, cana: ing Singapore Brigade. (Ew Heavy Battery and 6th A. A. Battery) 3rd A. A. Bri-Malaya Signal Ca. ist Royal Inniskilling fade, 30, 34 and 4ist Fortress Companies,
Fusiliers, 2nd Gordon Highlanders 1/2nd Punjab Regiment and the Malay Regiment. R.AF.:—Air Vice-Marshall "A. W. Tedder, commanding eight squadrons from india, Iraq and ihe Far East, and the Straits Settlement Volunteer Air Force. In all there were 30 warships, 7,000 troops and 1:0 aeroplanes.
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