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Units / Commanding Officers

Major N I WHITTY, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

AWARDS: DSO

London Gazette 19th October 1914.

The undermentioned 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.