I AM VERY HAPPY TO OFFER THIS GOOD 1938 PALESTINE COVER POSTED TO MAJOR GENERAL MICHAEL BARKER WAR OFFICE GB. NOTE THIS COVER HAS AN EMBOSSED BRITISH GOVERMENT CREAST TO VERSO.
THE CONDITION OF THE COVERS IS VERY GOOD.
PLEASE LOOK AT ALL THE SCANS.
IF YOU NEED ANY HELP YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND ME A MESSAGE.


Barker, Michael George Henry

Lieutenant-General

* 15th of October 1884

† 21st of May 1960

(Royal Lincolnshire Regiment)

Promotions

1916-06-03Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1917-12-06Major
1918-04-26Temporary Brigadier-General
1919-01-01Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1919-04-01Reverted to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1921-02-04Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1924-02-12Reverted to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1927-03-22Lieutenant-Colonel
1931-03-22Colonel (Dated back to 1931-01-01)
1935-06-07Major-General
1939-07-14Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1938-06-28)

Service

1916-06-031918-04-25Commanding Officer 11th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment [France]
1918-04-261919-04-01Commanding Officer 53rd Infantry Brigade [France]
1920-03-181921-01-31General Staff Officer 2, Eastern Command [India]
1921-02-041924-02-12Instructor at Senior Officers' School Belgaum [India]
1927-03-221931-03-21Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment
1931-03-221931-04-02Half-pay
1931-04-021933-03-30Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 4th Infantry Division
1933-03-311935-09-30Brigadier General Staff, Eastern Command
1935-10-011936-12-01Half-pay
1936-06-011946-03-20Colonel, The York & Lancaster Regiment
1936-12-011939-07-13Director of Recruiting & Organisation, War Office
1939-07-141940-02-29General Officer Commanding British Troops in Palestine & Trans-Jordan
1940-03-071940-04-18General Officer Commanding Aldershot Command
1940-04-181940-05-31General Officer Commanding I Corps [France]
1940-06-161940-06-25General Officer Commanding Aldershot Command
1940-08-071941-02-15General Officer Commanding Aldershot Command
1941-08-15Retired
1941-XX-XX1942-XX-XXDeputy Regional Commander for Civil Defence London