A distinguished Indian Arm; general is also to retire in Sir Hour Rhys Bryce, Master General of the Ordinance in India, He arrived home ruary after 43 years service ut-Gen. C. C. Armitage ha gone from the st division at Aldershot to succeed him. Sir Henry Bryce was at home on leave in 1914 and was roped in by the War Office io make the arrangements for the arrival of the Indian Corps in France, take a hand in forming the Welsh Division and Corps and to help in moving formations into the line.
He himself commanded a Division and when sent back to India he had successives jobs in forming the Senior Officers School, mechanizing the transport and artillery, replacing the old bullock tongas with motor ambulances, making a better system of control in disturbed Bengal, linking the ordnance factories with civil industries, increasing the munitions out-Put-and setting India on the way to be. self-supporting.
Lieut.-Gen. Brownr B's promotion comes to him at l. He was a captain t 30, colonel at 36. general at 48. It will remembered that he had charge of the administration of the Shaforce and North China from 1927 to 1931 and his work there ensured him becoming eral before the age of 50.
Gen. ing leaves London in March to take over the Palestine command.
Brid. H. R. Pownall will be promoted in March on becoming Director of Training at the War Office, Maj-Ged. W. G. Holmes, the youngest of his rank, takes over the East Lancashire Division in March Brig. J. S. Drew is being promoted this month to take over the Lo ud Division on March 30.
Brig. F. C. Roberts is another ing pr motion as Commander at Poona, He is 46 and is at the ament Lieut col. Brevet-Col and local brigadier. Commonwealth Government at ti He Brig. Riddell Webster takes over a major-general's appointment at the end of March as Director of Move-
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