Pim G.C. Lieutenant Colonel

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Name Pim George Cecil
Army number 12051
Rank Lieutenant Colonel.
Decorations Territorial Efficiency Decoration awarded November 1961. Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age (At time of death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in the Scots Guards - commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Territorial Army. Posted to the 2nd Battalion Princess Louise’s Kensington Regiment.
Company/Battery Battalion HQ.
Platoon or other sub-unit HQ.
Task or role Battalion Commander.
Joined Brigade From the date when the Battalion was allocated in support of 70th Infantry Brigade.
Promotions Promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to Lieutenant 20/10/1920 - gazetted on 21/1/1921. Captain. Moved to the Reserve of Officers. Promoted to Major with seniority from 22/12/1936. Promoted Lieutenant Colonel. Retired, retaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, 1/9/1948 - gazetted 22/6/1951. Ceased to carry a Reserve commitment on grounds of age on 27/6/1951.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address (To include family and marital details where possible).
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This Officer was featured in the photograph of the Battalion Sergeants' Mess taken in 1941.