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|name= Sir Walter Joseph Cawthorn | |name= Sir Walter Joseph Cawthorn | ||
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He transferred to the Indian Army as a lieutenant on 25 March 1918.<ref>January 1919 Indian Army List</ref> He served with the [[46th Punjabis]] in Palestine from September to October 1918 and was [[Mentioned in Despatches]] in the London Gazette 12 January 1920. He joined the 4th Battalion, [[16th Punjab Regiment]] on 25 September 1925 and attended the [[Staff College, Camberley|Camberley Staff College]] in 1929–30.<ref>July 1929 Indian Army list</ref> | He transferred to the Indian Army as a lieutenant on 25 March 1918.<ref>January 1919 Indian Army List</ref> He served with the [[46th Punjabis]] in Palestine from September to October 1918 and was [[Mentioned in Despatches]] in the London Gazette 12 January 1920. He joined the 4th Battalion, [[16th Punjab Regiment]] on 25 September 1925 and attended the [[Staff College, Camberley|Camberley Staff College]] in 1929–30.<ref>July 1929 Indian Army list</ref> | ||
Cawthorn married Mary Wyman Varley in 1927 in London and they had one son, Michael John Douglas Cawthorn, who was born 10 March 1930.<ref name=adb/> His son Michael would later attend the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]], and was commissioned into the [[Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders]] on 16 December 1949. However, he was killed serving in [[Korean War|Korea]] on 4 April 1951 with the 1st Battalion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1430298/|title=Michael John Douglas Cawthorn|work=Commemorative Roll|publisher=Australian War Memorial|access-date=9 January | Cawthorn married Mary Wyman Varley in 1927 in London and they had one son, Michael John Douglas Cawthorn, who was born 10 March 1930.<ref name=adb/> His son Michael would later attend the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]], and was commissioned into the [[Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders]] on 16 December 1949. However, he was killed serving in [[Korean War|Korea]] on 4 April 1951 with the 1st Battalion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1430298/|title=Michael John Douglas Cawthorn|work=Commemorative Roll|publisher=Australian War Memorial|access-date=9 January 2016}}</ref><ref>February 1950 Half Yearly Army List</ref> Cawthorn was appointed a company commander in the 4th Battalion, [[16th Punjab Regiment]] on 1 May 1930 and served on the [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–55)|North West Frontier]] that year.<ref name="ReferenceA">1941 War Services Supplement to Indian Army List</ref> | ||
Cawthorn served on the Staff of Baluchistan District as a General Staff Officer 3rd grade (GSO 3) from 15 December 1930 to 29 February 1932.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He was appointed Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General (DAQMG) on the Staff of Western Command at [[Quetta]] 1 March 1932 to 20 January 1935.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He served on the [[Mohmand campaign of 1935|Mohmand operations]] on the North West Frontier in 1935.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He was appointed a General Staff Officer 2nd grade (GSO 2) at the War Office in London from 6 January 1937 to 2 August 1939. On 3 August 1939 he was appointed a local colonel and temporary General Staff Officer 1st grade (GSO 1).<ref>October 1939 Indian Army List</ref> | Cawthorn served on the Staff of Baluchistan District as a General Staff Officer 3rd grade (GSO 3) from 15 December 1930 to 29 February 1932.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He was appointed Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General (DAQMG) on the Staff of Western Command at [[Quetta]] 1 March 1932 to 20 January 1935.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He served on the [[Mohmand campaign of 1935|Mohmand operations]] on the North West Frontier in 1935.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He was appointed a General Staff Officer 2nd grade (GSO 2) at the War Office in London from 6 January 1937 to 2 August 1939. On 3 August 1939 he was appointed a local colonel and temporary General Staff Officer 1st grade (GSO 1).<ref>October 1939 Indian Army List</ref> | ||