Ekin, Roger Gillies, 1895-1990

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Ekin, Roger Gillies, 1895-1990

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        Dates of existence

        1895-1990

        History

        Ekin, Roger Gillies, son of Col. Tom Charles Ekin TA MICE, and Emily Mary, d. of Maj. Alfred Phillips IA; b. 18 Nov. I 895; adm. Sept. 1909 (H); left Dec. 1912; RMC Sandhurst; 2nd Lieut. IA Oct. 1914, Capt. Oct. 1918, Maj. Oct. 1932; Brevet Lieut.-Col. July 1936, Col. July 1939, Briga­ dierJune 1941, acting Maj.-Gen. Mar. 1946; served Palestine 1916-9, Waziristan 1919-21, NW Frontier 1930, 1938 and 1940; OC 5 Battn Frontier Force Rifles 1937-40, Tactical Sch. India 1940-1, 46 Infantry Bde Burma 1942, Nowshera Bde 1942-5, Kohat Bde 1945-6; GOC Bihar and Orissa 1946- 7, retd 1947; despatches five times, CIE June 1946; sec. Hereford Diocesan Board of Finance 1947-61; m. 1st 15 May 1923 Phyllis Marian, d. of Maj.-Gen. Sir Henry Leycester Croker KCB CMG of Donyland House, Essex; 2nd 8 Mar. 1972 Mona, widow of Etienne Bruno de Hamel of Tamworth, Staffs; d. 6 Mar. 1990.

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        Authority record identifier

        GB-2014-WSA-06720

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        GB 2014

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        International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition

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        Dates of creation, revision and deletion

        Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020

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            The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from Play 1919 to Election 1989, Volume 4, compiled by F.E. Pagan and H.E. Pagan, Padstow, 1992

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