SIR GUY WILLIAMS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 120, 23 June 1941, Page 5

SIR GUY WILLIAMS

ADVISER TO GOVERNMENT ON MILITARY PROBLEMS Lieut.-General Sir Guy Williams, K.C.8., C.M.G., D.5.0., is now in New Zealand to advise the Government on problems reflating to the organisation and training of the New Zealand military forces. Lieut.-General Sir Guy Williams was a commandant of the College, Quetta, and late general officer commanding the Eastern Command in Great Britain. He was. born in Bangalore, India, in 1881, being a son of the late Colonel R. F. Williams, R.A. He married Miss Ruth Eleanor Cootie, elder daughter of the late Rev. Atlielstan Coode, and has, two sons. He was educated at Sherborne School, England, entered the army in 1900, find was promoted to captain in 1910, attached to the Royal Engi neers. Serving through the Great Wai he was promoted to lieutenant-col-onel (temp.) in 1915. He was mentioned in dispatches! seven times, was a major when awarded the P. 5.0., and a lieute>nant-colonel when he was made C.M.G. in 1919. Before the last war he was stationed in Bermuda and East Africa, where he carrigd out surveys from 1909 to 1914. He attended the Staff College, Carnberley, in 1919, and was Appointed G.S. 0., United Provinces District, India, in 1920. From there he went to the Staff College, Quetta, as G.S.O. 1, from 1922 to 1923. when he was made Deputy. Military Secretary to the War Office until 1927. He commanded the Eighth Bareilly Infantry until 1928, when he became Army Instructor at Imperial Defence College for four years. He was, Chief Engineer, A.klershot Command, in 1932-34. and commandant, Staff College, Quetta, from 1934 to 1937. When Lieutenant-General Sir Guy Williams was appointed to the Eastern Command he was commander of the Fifth Division, Cattenik. a position he has held since 1937.