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British, Colonial, and Dominion Armies
With thanks to David A. Ryan, Graham Watson, and Robert Michel
Headquarters, Northern Command
3 September 1939
Northern Command
Headquarters: York
Encompassing Berwick-on-Tweed (expect Regulars), Northumberland, Durham, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
GENERAL OFFICIER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF GEN   Sir W.H. Bartholomew
    Personal Appointment
       Aides-de-Camp CPT  C.R. Scott
1LT  C.J. Deedes (extra, unpaid)
STAFF
    General Staff
        Brigadier BG  E.L. Morris
        General Staff Officer, 2nd grade MAJ  J.W.N. Haugh
LTC  G.E. Tallents
        General Staff Officer, 3rd grade MAJ  W.H. Ray
        General Staff Officer for Weapon Training MAJ  C.R. Buchanan
        General Staff Officer for Physical Training CPT  H.P. Mackley
        General Staff Officer for Anti-gas Training MAJ  F.G. Matthewes
        Air Liason Officer (General Staff Officer, 3rd grade) CPT  H.P. Williams (attd. R.A.F.)
    Adjutant-General's and Quarter-Master-General's Staff
        Major-General in charge of Admininstration MG  E.C. Gepp
        Asst. Adjt.-Gen. COL  Hon. E.H. Wyndham
        Dep. Asst. Adjt.-Gen. LTC  J.H. Woods
        Asst. Qr.-Mr.-Gen. COL  C.E.G. Shearman
        Dep. Asst. Qr.-Mrs.-Gen. LTC  R.F.S. Denning
MAJ  M.H. Jackson
        Staff Captain MAJ  R.E. Hickson
ATTACHED TO THE STAFF
    Artillery
        Brigadier, Royal Artillery BG  C.E. Ryan
        Brigade-Major, Royal Artillery CPT  R.W. Macleod
        Instructors in Gunnery MAJ  F.W. Rice
MAJ  M.W. Denham
    Engineers
        Chief Engineer COL  V.E.G. Guinness
        Deputy Chief Engineers COL  A.F. Day
COL  W.A. FitzG. Kerrich
        Staff Officers, Royal Engineers MAJ  B.E.C. Dixon
MAJ  E.F.J. Payne
        Staff Officer, Royal Engineers (E. & M.) MAJ  A.W.H. Woods
    Signals
        Chief Signal Officer COL  R.E. Barker
SERVICES
    Engineer Services (under Chief Engineer)
        Senior Surveyor of Works MAJ  (Surv. of Works) R.F. Quirke
        Command Land Agent Mr.  R.E. Woodhams
    Chaplaincy Services
        Asst. Chaplain-General Rev.  H.F.S. Collier
    Supplies and Transport
        Asst. Dir. of Supplies and Transport COL  A.B.P. Pereira
        Dept. Asst. Dir. of Supplies and Transport MAJ  J.E. WittS.C.
Medical
        Dept. Dir. of Medical Services MG  R.W.D. Leslie
        Asst. Dir. of Medical Services LTC  E.A. Sutton
        Asst. Dir. of Pathology ?
        Asst. Dir. of Hygiene LTC  J.G. GillM.C.
        Asst. Dir. of Dental Service COL  R.M. King, also Asst. Dir. of Dental Service, Western Command
    Ordnance
        Asst. Dir. of Ordnance Services COL  W.E.C. Pickthall (also O.C. R.A.O.C.)
        Dept. Asst. Dir. of Ordnance Services MAJ  W.T. Cobb
        Chief Ordnance Mechanical Engineer COL  C.L. Gransden
    Pay
        Command Paymaster COL  N. Forde
        Asst. Command Paymaster LTC  G.W. Nelson
SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS
    Asst. Millitary Secretary MAJ  J.S. Cassels
    Command Barracks Officer LTC  J.E. Fasken
    Dep. Asst. Dir. of Ordnance Services MAJ  H.F.S. King
    Supervising Officer for Physical Training CPT  C.W.C. Packe
    Passive Air Defence Officer MAJ  H.J. Impsen
    Command Education Officer LTC  A.C.T. White
    Retired Officer CPT  E.K. Myles
At Outstation:
            Garrison Adjutant MAJ  J.A. Darie
            Asst. Provost Marshal CPT  A.C.J. Congreve
            Asst. Dir. of Medical Services COL  A.G. Wells
            Dep. Dir. of Pathology MAJ  W.H. Carter
            Dep. Asst. Dir. of Ordnance Services COL  R.F. Johnson
MAJ  C.S. Robinson
            Passive Air Defence Officer CPT  I.S.C. Rose
DEPARTMENT OF THE PERMANENT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR
(detached from the War Office for duty at Headquarters of the Command)
    Army Auditor ?
    Assistant Army Auditor Mr.  W. Kendall
 
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