World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations

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British, Colonial, and Dominion Armies In cooperation with Robert Michel Order of Battle The Army in India General Headquarters Master-General of the Ordnance Branch 3 September 1939

 

MASTER-GENERAL OF THE ORDNANCE	LTG   Sir C. Clement Armitage
Deputys Master-General	MG  W.H. McN. Verschoyle-Campbell
Dep. Asst. Master-General	COL  S.W. Kirby
Dep.-Asst. Master-General	MAJ  E.S.B. Gaffney
DIRECTORATE OF ARMAMENTS AND MECHANIZATION
Director of Armaments and Mechanization	BG  M.C. Crofton
Dep. Dir. Armaments and Mechanization	COL  C.B. Evans
Asst. Dir. of Armaments	MAJ  W.H.G. Rogers
Asst. Dir. of Mechanization	MAJ  R.G. Breadmore
Dep. Asst. Dir. of Armaments (I)	MAJ  H.G. Parcell
Dep. Asst. Dir. of Armaments (II)	MAJ  J.H. Lawrence-Archer
Dep. Asst. Dir. of Armaments (III)	?
Dep. Asst. Dir. of Mechanization	MAJ  E. Bader
DIRECTORATE OF ORDNANCE SERVICES
Director of Ordnance Services	MG  W.H. McN. Verschoyle-Campbell
Principal Ordnance Mechanical Engineer	BG  F. Morris
Inspector, I.A.O. Services (Non-Tech.)	BG  A.H. Craine
Dep. Dir.	COL  R.D.T. Woolfe
Inspector, I.A.O. Services (Tech.)	COL  E. McGuinness
Asst. Dir.	LTC  H.G. Hayes
Asst. Dir.	LTC  H.E.A. Morris
Dep. Asst. Dir. (I)	MAJ  M. Glover
Dep. Asst. Dir. (II)	MAJ  S.W. Anketell-Jones
Ordnance Mechanical Engineer	MAJ  W.P. Dent
Staff Captain	CPT  R.C.B. Waller
Asst. Ordnance Mechanical Engineer	1LT  W.A. Hardy
Provision Section
Asst. Dir.	LTC  R.S. Lewis
Dep. Asst. Dir. (I)	MAJ  E.C.O. Morphy
Dep. Asst. Dir. (II)	CPT  P.F.B.N. Armstrong
Staff Captain	1LT  R.A. Blicks
DIRECTORATE OF ORDNANCE FACTORIES
Director of Ordnance Factories	Mr. G.S. Butler
Asst. Dir.	LTC  M.H. Cox
DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTS
Director of Contracts	COL  W. Le C. Brodick
Asst. Dir. (I)	LTC  A.F.F. Thomas
Asst. Dir. (II)	MAJ  P.J. Gibbs
Dep. Asst. Dir.	MAJ  E.J. Boughton
Staff Captain	MAJ  H.G. Fowler