ARMY COMMAND
NORTHERN IRELAND LIEUT.-GENERAL POWNALL NEW HOME GUARD CHIEF (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 28. 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, 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 the command of the British troops in Northern Ireland. General Pownall served as Chief of the General Staff under Viscount Gort during the recent operations in France. Upon the formation of the Home Guard he was appointed to the newly-created post of InspectorGeneral 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.
General Eastwood distinguished himself in the Great War, serving at Gallipoli, in Egypt and France. Immediately before the outbreak of the present war he was Commandant of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. During the recent operations in France, including the Dunkirk evacuation, he served with distinction as Major-General on the Staff under Viscount Gort. His appointment 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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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21230, 28 September 1940, Page 10
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203ARMY COMMAND Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21230, 28 September 1940, Page 10
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