Help Needed to ID three British Officers.
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Hi Jo,
Is that not Lt. Gen. "Boy" Browning on the right? I'm puzzled by the toorie on his cap. Tinto |
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Don't think so ...he looks too old to be Browning. Jo |
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General Sir Gordon Holmes Alexander MacMillan on the right ??
GOC British Forces Palestine Trans-Jordan 1947-48 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gord...nder_MacMillan 1 LINCOLNS were in Jordan in 1948 At left Lt Col (later Brigadier) Ralph Henry Lefroy OULTON ?? Tim |
The same Lt Col Oulton who commanded O Force, Jordan (essentially comprised of 1 Lincolns). The O Force formation sign featured a swan (because in the view of the CO it was all a bit of a "swan" when compared to the Canal Zone). Mike
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The Lt Gen has Scarlet Gorgets, but the Brigadier seems to be darker as is his hat band? perhaps Blue??
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I think the officer in the centre is Brigadier John Hackett who took command of the Trans-Jordan Frontier Force in 1947.
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Looked him up and I'm mistaken. Medal ribbons don't tally.
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I am trying to remember which British units wore a whistle on their Sam Browns and then reconcile that with the various staff officer's gorget colours:
bright blue (engineers) dark blue (ordnance) pale blue (education) scarlet (general staff duties) cherry (medical) maroon (veterinary) purple (chaplains) green (dental) yellow (accountants) Eddie |
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The Scottish General has three Military Crosses (two rosettes on the ribbon).
And the "Force 136" Brigadier is Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross and Bar - and a Mention in Dispatches |
False Intelligence - Apologies
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His medals were sold by DNW in 2010 https://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archiv...&lot_id=187061 Tim |
Tim,
Excellent. Just goes to show you had to work hard to merit an OBE in those days - building roads in Malaya rather than pushing paper! Mike |
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