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CHART OF STAFF APPOINTMENTS MADE AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WAR,
as issued by the War Office, 7th October, 1899.
LINES OF COMMUNICATION.
The Lines of Communication will be under the general command and direction of Lieut.-General Sir F. W. E. F. Forestier-Walker, K.C.B., C.M.G.
The following Officers will be employed and will have the Staff position shown opposite their names:—
| Names of Officers Selected. | Staff Position. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel H. H. Settle, C.B., D.S.O., p.s.c. | Colonel on Staff. | ||
| Captain F. A. Molony, p.s.c., R.E. | Staff Officer to Colonel on Staff. | ||
| Colonel J. W. Murray, p.s.c. | Colonel on Staff. | ||
| Colonel W. D. Richardson, C.B. | Deputy Adjutant-General for Supplies and Transport. | ||
| Lieut.-Colonel F. F. Johnson, Army Service Corps | Staff Officer to Deputy Adjutant-General for Supplies and Transport. | ||
| Brevet-Colonel C. H. Bridge, C.B., Army Service Corps | Deputy Adjutant-General for Transport. | ||
| Brevet-Major (local Lieut.-Colonel) E. P. C. Girouard, D.S.O., R.E. | Director of Railways.A | ||
| Captain H. G. Joly de Lotbinière, R.E. | Staff Officer to Director of Railways. | ||
| Captain (local Major) J. H. Twiss, R.E. | Assistant Directors of Railways.B | ||
| Captain (local Major) V. Murray, R.E. | |||
| Major J. E. Capper, R.E. | Deputy-Assistant Directors of Railways. | ||
| Captain H. C. Manton, R.E. | |||
| Capt. W. D. Waghorn, R.E. | |||
| Major (local Lieut.-Colonel) A. E. Wrottesley, R.E. | Director of Telegraphs.A | ||
| Colonel R. S. R. Fetherstonhaugh, h.p. | Station Commandants.A | ||
| Brevet-Colonel C. P. Ridley, 2nd Bn. Manchester Regt. | |||
| Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel P. T. Rivett-Carnac, 1st Bn. West Riding Regt. | |||
| Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel H. P. Shekleton, p.s.c., 1st Bn. South Lancashire Regt. | |||
| Capt. J. G. Baldwin, Royal Garrison Artillery | Staff Officers to Station Commandants.C | ||
| Captain A. E. Lascelles, 2nd Bn. Norfolk Regt. | |||
| Captain C. R. Ballard, 1st Bn. Norfolk Regt. | |||
| Captain C. V. C. Hobart, D.S.O., 2nd Bn. Grenadier Guards | |||
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