The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Major N I Whitty
Major Noel Irwin WHITTY, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.
Hart’s Annual Army List 1908 – 24th January 1906, 2nd Lieutenant.
AWARDS: DSO
London Gazette 19th October 1914.
The under mentioned Lieutenants to be Captains. Dated 19th September, 1914. - Noel I. Whitty
London Gazette 28th February 1916
Royal West Kent Regiment - Captain Noel I. Whitty to be temporary Major. Dated 27th September, 1915.
London Gazette 18th November 1916.
Royal West Kent Regiment - Captain N. I. Whitty to be temporary Major - 27 September 1915.
London Gazette 22nd November 1916.
Royal West Kent Regiment - Temporary Major N. I. Whitty to be acting Lieutenant Colonel whilst commanding a Battalion. - 30 September 1916.
London Gazette 4th January 1917
War Office, 2nd January, 1917.
The following despatch has been received by the Secretary of State for War from General Sir Douglas Haig, G.C.B., Commander-in-Chief of the British Armies in France:
General Headquarters, 13th November, 1916.
I have the honour to submit a list of names of those officers, ladies, non-commissioned officers and men, serving, or who have served, under my command, whose distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty I consider deserving of special mention.
I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient Servant, D. HAIG, General. - Commander-in-Chief, The British Armies in France.
Whitty, Captain (temporary Major) N. I.
London Gazette 3rd March 1917.
Royal West Kent Regiment - Captain (Temporary Major) N. I. Whitty, relinquishes the acting rank of Lieutenant Colonel on ceasing to command a Battalion. - 19 January 1917.
London Gazette 25th May 1917.
War Office,25th May, 1917.
The following is in continuation of Sir Douglas Haig's Despatch of 9th April, submitting names deserving of special mention, published in the London Gazette of Tuesday. 15th May, 1917:
Royal West Kent Regiment. - Whitty, Captain (temporary Major) N. I.
London Gazette 6th February 1918.
Royal West Kent Regiment - Temporary Major N I Whitty, D.S.O., (Captain Royal West Kent Regiment), to be Lieutenant - Colonel while commanding a Battalion - 18th November 1917 to 28th December 1917.
London Gazette 28th March 1918.
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) - The under mentioned to command a Battalion, and to be temporary Lieutenant - Colonels. 27th December, retaining present seniority:
Temporary Major N I Whitty, D.S.O.,(Captain Royal West Kent Regiment), from acting Lieutenant - Colonel, a Service Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment.
London Gazette 8th February 1919.
Special Appointments - Cl BB - The surname of Captain N I Whitty, DSO, Royal West Kent Regiment, is now as described, and not as in the Gazette of 21st January 1919.
London Gazette 3rd June 1919.
The KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthday, to approve of the under mentioned rewards for distinguished service in connection with Military Operations in France and Flanders.
To Brevet Major:
Captain (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) N I Whitty, DSO., Royal West Kent Regiment.
London Gazette 9th July 1919.
The following is a continuation of Sir D Haig's despatch of 16th March 1919, submitting names deserving of special mention:
Royal West Kent Regiment - Whitty Captain (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel), N I., DSO., (formerly Commanding 24th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps).
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