PROMOTIONS IN BRITISH ARMY
YOUTH AND ABILITY REWARDED (Received January 12, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, January 11. Hie King has approved a number of promotions in the Army. Major-General W. D. S. Brownrigg, Military Secretary to the Secretary for War, becomes a lieutenant-general, and other appointments to the rank of lieutenant-general are those of MajorGeneral Sir Ronald Adam, DeputyChief of the Imperial General Staff and Major-General R. H. Haining. The latter will assume his appointment as General Officer Commanding the British Forces in Palestine and Transjordan. There are also quite a number of appointments to the rank of majorgeneral. The appointments, in which the ages of the officers promoted range from 46 to 53, develop the policy of the Secretary for War (Mr L. Hore-Belisha) of finding the right men for the commands, attention being paid to their comparative youth and ability irrespective of mere consideration of length of service.
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Southland Times, Issue 23406, 13 January 1938, Page 5
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