ARMY CHANGES
IMPORTANT NEW APPOINTMENTS (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY. September 27. (Received September 28, at noon.) Important Army changes are announced by the War Office. Lieutenant-general Sir Henry Pownall, Inspector-general of the Home Guard, has been appointed to command the British troops in Northern Ireland. He served as Chief of the General Staff under Lord Gort during the recent operations in France. Upon the formation of the Home Guard he was appointed to the newly-created post of inspector-general in order that his experience might be utilised to co-ordi-nate and supervise the organisation of this new and highly important force. His place as Inspector-general of the Home Guard is being taken by Majorgeneral T. R. Eastwood, who distinguished himself in the Great War, serving at Gallipoli, Egypt, and France. Immediately previous to the outbreak of the present war he was commandant of the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. During the recent operations in France, including the Dunkirk evacuation, he served with distinction as major-general on the staff of Lord Gort. The appointment of Major-general Eastwood as Inspector-general of the Home Guard is an indication of the importance attached to the training and supervision of this unit.
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Evening Star, Issue 23693, 28 September 1940, Page 12
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195ARMY CHANGES Evening Star, Issue 23693, 28 September 1940, Page 12
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