Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Royal Garrison Artillery 9.2" Howitzer of 91st Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery in position under camouflage netting in readiness for the opening barrage of Arras, 1 April 1917 Officer of 444 Siege Battery and kitten, Mk V howitzer, near Arras 19 July 1918 The football team of 95 Company, Royal Garrison Artillery, victors in the 1917 Governor ...
Both of these ranks, their squadron, and battery equivalents, and staff-sergeants in other arms, wore three chevrons and a crown, although, in 1915 company, battery, squadron, and troop sergeant-majors became warrant officers class II (by Army Order 70) and thereafter wore a single large crown, without any chevrons, on each forearm.
In 1920 it was promulgated in Army Order 545 of 1920 to abolish the rank of Brigadier General and substitute in its place the ranks Colonel Commandant (commander of a brigade or training school) and Colonel-on-the-Staff (staff officer, usually appointed Directors, Deputy Director etc. at the War Officer and in India), effective from 1 January ...
Royal Marines officers may hold the rank of lieutenant-general, serving in Ministry of Defence or joint forces positions. Royal Marine officers may reach the full rank of general, for example General Gordon Messenger. At various times (1775-1981) the O-7 rank in the USN has been called Commodore and briefly once, Commodore Admiral.
A Service Company of five officers and one-hundred and seventy other ranks departed for South Africa on 24 March 1900. Together with a Duke of Edinburgh's Own Edinburgh Artillery Service Company, it formed the Durham & Edinburgh Division Royal Garrison Artillery. Six other ranks were wounded. One officer was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
On 24 September, at the special request of Lord Kitchener, the Secretary of State for War, the 1st Wessex Division accepted liability for service in India in order to relieve Regular troops from garrison duty there. The infantry and field artillery embarked on 9 October. However, the heavy battery was not required in India, and remained in the ...
Joseph Brome (British Army officer, died 1796) Joseph Brome (British Army officer, died 1825) Ronald Bromley; Thomas Brooke, 2nd Viscount Alanbrooke; Richard Brooman-White; Henry Brougham (sportsman) Simon Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood; Chris Brown (British Army officer) John Gilbert Newton Brown; Mervyn Brown
Kennedy joined the Royal Navy in 1911 and then, after attending the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery at the start of World War I in July 1915 [2] going on to see action in France, Flanders and Egypt. [3] He was awarded the Military Cross during his service, the citation for which reads: