Guest Guard 1 Posted 30 March , 2004 Share Posted 30 March , 2004 Hello, Does any one have any information on this officer. All the best Rowland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 31 March , 2004 Share Posted 31 March , 2004 Rowland London Gazette show him as :- Headquarters of Administration Services & Departments Railway Transport Officer Graded for purposes of pay as a Staff Lieutenant, 2nd Class General List Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesmessenger Posted 31 March , 2004 Share Posted 31 March , 2004 He was awarded the Portuguese Order of Aviz, 5th Class. Charles M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guard 1 Posted 31 March , 2004 Share Posted 31 March , 2004 Many thanks. Does this mean he was working on the railways in Portugal? Also does any one now what railway transport officer did? Does it mean they looked after the trains and rails or was it more for suppling trains for troops movements and supplies to the front? Any more help would be great. Rowland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesmessenger Posted 31 March , 2004 Share Posted 31 March , 2004 Rowland RTOs were responsible for allocating troops and supplies to trains. Your man was probably working as an RTO in support of the Portuguese Corps in Flanders during 1917-18. Charles M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 31 March , 2004 Share Posted 31 March , 2004 I think it more likely meant that some Portuguese bigwig arrived at his station and handed out decorations to those who had "facilitated" his journey. Was not the most decorated British officer of WW1 an interpreter on Haig`s staff? There were still RTOs in the 50s in Germany. I thought they handled paperwork for military trains etc. I never saw any with an oilcan and oily rag! Phil B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guard 1 Posted 2 April , 2004 Share Posted 2 April , 2004 Thats Great many thanks for all your help. Rowland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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