576/A
18 Dec 44
CCRA DDMS
CE DDOS
CSO DDME
DDST 102 Pro Coy
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General
- GOC 1 Corps will personally present the Commander-in-Chief’s Certificates to those offrs and men shown at Appx A to this letter.
- Presentations will take place at 1000 hrs 20 Dec in the main quadrangle at Main HQ 1 Corps.
Reporting
- Those shown at Appx A will report to CMP on duty at main entrance to the quadrangle at Main HQ 1 Corps at 0930 hrs. CMP will direct offrs and men to the reception room at the far end of the quadrangle.
Dress
- Battle Dress with trousers pressed, web belt and anklets; brasses polished.
- Greatcoats will be brought by all attending and in the event of inclement weather they will be worn if so ordered.
- Caps GS will be worn by offrs and ORs, except those belonging to Scottish Regts.
- Gloves will be brought by all ranks to be worn if so ordered.
- Black boots will be worn, which may be either polished or dubbined.
- Men attending should be warned that the web belt will be blancoed throughout in case it has to be extended to be worn over a greatcoat.
Arms
- Arms will not be carried by offrs or ORs attending the parade.
- OC1Corps Def Coy will be in charge of the parade and will mark out the quadrangle with tape, indicating the forming up place for recipients of the award, Stand for GOC, and formation to be taken up by 1 Corps Def Coy.
- On arrival of GOC, OC 1 Corps Def Coy will give the order “General Salute, Present Arms” and having given the order “Slope Arms” will hand the parade over to GOC 1 Corps. Having handed over the parade, OC 1 Corps Def Coy will take up posn on the right flank.
- On completion of the presentation, GOC will leave the stand and on a signal to be given by DAMS OC 1 Corps Def Coy will give the order “General Salute, Present Arms”. When the GOC has left the quadrangle OC 1 Corps Def Coy takes over and dismisses the parade.
- For the arrival and departure of the GOC, those men on parade to receive the Commander-in-Chief’s certificates will stand to attention and will not salute.
Methods of Presentation
- Offrs and ORs will be formed up in accordance with para 11 above. Their names will be called out by DAMS; they will then leave the ranks and march to GOC, halting three paces in front of GOC (exact spot will be marked by a white spot). After halting in front of GOC, recipient Salute; GOC presents certificate; recipient takes one step back, salutes, turns about and returns to his place in the ranks. Meanwhile the next name will have been called out and this man will not wait until the man in front of him has returned to the ranks; immediately his name is called he will commence to come forward.
- Those paraded in the rear rank will not break ranks but will fall out to the rear and then march to the GOC by the flank of the parade.
- OC 1 Corps Def Coy will arrange for a covered table at the GOC’s stand on which the certificates may be placed.
- After receipt of the certificate men will hold them in their hand and will not attempt to put them away in their pockets.
Transport
- Vehs bringing those attending the parade will be parked under arrangements to be made by APM, in visitor’s car park at Main HQ 1 Corps.
Route
- APM will please arrange to sign the route from car park to quadrangle, and for attendance of CMP on duty at the main entrance to the quadrangle for the purpose of guiding men as laid down in para 3 and for keeping unauthorised persons away from the quadrangle during the course of the parade.
Wet Weather
- In the event of wet weather, the presentations will take place inside Main HQ 1 Corps and those attending will be notified of the arrangements prior to the commencement of the ceremony.
Non-availability for parade
- DAMS 1 Corps will be notified immediately if any offr or OR shown at Appx ‘A’ is unable to be present.
Spectators
- CO’s of units concerned may attend the parade if they wish.
C.E. Knight
Major
for DA & QMG
1 Corps
Time of signature 2346 A
FIELD
CEK/AF
Copy to: –
ADC APM
DAMS OC 1 Corps Def Coy
BGS Civil Affairs
G(O) Camp (2)
A/Q
APPENDIX A 1.
Offrs.
| Arm | Unit | No. Rank, Name, Initials | Month in respect of which Certificate awarded |
| Inf RA RCE RE R Signals | HQ 1 Corps HQ 1Corps 1Cdn Mech Eqpt Coy RCE HQ1Corps Tps RE 1 Corps Sigs | 64966 Maj Chambres J. 70163 Capt Benham PC. Capt Adams RA. P/201261 Capt Turnbull RGH 219808 A/Capt Kidger CH | Jul Aug Jul Sep Aug |
APPENDIX A 2.
Ors.
| Arm | Unit | No. Rank. Name Initials | Month in respect of which Certificate awarded |
| RASC RASC REME RA RA RA RA RA RA RA RA RA RE RE RE RE RS RASC RASC RASC RASC RASC RASC RAMC RAMC RAOC RAOC RAOC RAOC REME REME CMP | HQ 1 Corps HQ 1 Corps HQ 1 Corps 62 A. Tk Regt RA 652 AOP Sqn RAF CBO 1 Corps 9 Svy Regt RA 9 Svy Regt RA 62 A. Tk Regt RA 62 A. Tk Regt RA 102 LAA Regt RA 102 LAA Regt RA 105 Corps Fd Pk Coy RE 234 Fd Coy RE 240 Fd Coy RE 1 Corps Sigs 89 Coy RASC CRASC 1 Corps Tps 319 Coy RASC 365 Coy RASC 290 Coy RASC 1611 Arty Pl 319 Coy RASC 132 Coy RASC (MAC) 33 FDS 20 FDS 1 Corps Tps Ord 1 Corps & Army Tps Sub Pk HQ 1 Corps Tps Ord 854 Lt Rec Sec REME 840 Hy Rec Sec REME 838 Hy Rec Sec REME 102 Pro Coy CMP | S/4623050 L/Cpl Simpson FK S/10707327 Pte Ashurst A 10531256 Cfn Chamberlain GE 787527 BSM Connolly EJ 952551 L/Bdr Swanson AH 41888566 Sjt Evans HC 1145163 L/Sjt Howarth C 1150577 L/Bdr Filewood LJ 906157 Sjt (AC) Hughes HJ 1544967 L/Bdr Weller WH 795415 RSM Taylor E 4808284 BQMS Berisford H 1868008 Sjt Fagan R 2077470 Sjt Curry A 14608656 L/Cpl Irvine R 2317962 Sjt Cartwright E T/800095 Sjt Brown J T/247045 Cpl Williams TA T/119174 CSM Gardham CR T/5064728 L/Cpl Amess JS T/112385 Sjt Walsh PJ T/64502 Sjt Merrett WE T/232050 Cpl Avenall W 7365347 Sjt Gourley SJ 7519764 Sjt Broomfield EL 7605055 WOI Rees WJ 125368 SQMS Suffell JA 14352814 L/Cpl Voysey WJ 86329 Sjt Flemming AA 14629090 Cpl Yates SJJ 7619282 Cpl Hall JW 5833197 Cpl Davis H | Jun Aug Jun Jun Jun Jul Jul Jul Aug Aug Sep Sep Jun Jul Aug Jun Jun Jun Jul Jul Aug Sep Sep Jun Aug Jun Jul Aug Jul Aug Sep Sep |
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