ARMY COMMANDS
IMPORTANT CHANGES.
HOME GUARD TRAINING.
(United Press Association—Copyright.) (British Official Wireless.) (Rec. 12 noon) RUGBY, Sept. 27. Important Army changes are announced by the War Office.
Lieutenant-General Sir H. R. Pownall, Inspector-General of the Home Guard, is appointed to command the British troops in Northern Ireland. Lieutenant-General Pownall served as Chief of the General Staff under Lord Gort during the recent operations in France and upon the formation of the Home Guard he was appointed to the newly-created post of InspectorGeneraf in order that his experience might be utilised to co-ordinate and supervise the organisation of this new and highly-important force. His place as Inspector-General of the Home Guard is being taken by Major-General T. R. Eastwood. Major-General Eastwood distinguished himself in the Great War, serving in Gallipoli, Egypt and France. Immediately previous to the outbreak of the present war he was Commandant of the Royal Military College at Sandhurst and during the recent operations in France, , including the Dunkirk evacuation, he served with distinction as a Major-General on the staff under 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 the Home Guard. •
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 258, 28 September 1940, Page 7
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203ARMY COMMANDS Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 258, 28 September 1940, Page 7
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