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Authorized form of name
Ashton, William Proctor Bell, 1897-1981, Brigadier
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Dates of existence
1897-1981
History
Born in 1897; 2nd Lt, 1918; served in France and Belgium, Aug-Oct 1918; entered Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1923; Capt, 1929; Maj, 1935; Deputy Assistant Director of Ordnance Services, 1938-1940; Lt Col, 1940; Deputy Director of Ordnance Services (Engineering), Malaya Command, 1941-1942; Col, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 1943; Assistant Director of Mechanical Engineering in the War Office, 1946-1947; Brig, 1948; died in 1981.
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Authority record identifier
KCL-AF0022
Institution identifier
0099 KCLMA
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Final
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Partial
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Further information is available at the National Archives (F47939)