General Sir Frederick Pile

[Terry_Reeves]

The obituary of Colonel Sir Freddy Pile MC appeared in the Daily Telegraph today. He was the son of General Sir Frederick Albert Pile who was GOC Anti-Aircraft Command in WW2. A pre-WW1 soldier, Frederick Alfred Pile was a Lt in the RHA when war broke out. Does any one know which unit he was with in the RHA at this point?

TR

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His medal card doesn't seem to show it but its a very cluttered card.

No what you wanted but this is what the london gazette shows.

ROYAL REGIMENT OF ABTILLERY.

Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery, The

undermentioned Second Lieutenants to be

Lieutenants, under the provisions of Article; 29

of the Royal Warrant for Pay and Promotion,

1906. Dated 29th July, 1907.

Richard S. Ellis.

Zante G. Burmester.

Meyrick H. McConuel.

John K. Li Fitzwilliams.

Hubert F.. .Grant Suttie.

Frederick A. Pile. .

29oc1915

Staff Captain

Captain Frederick A. Pile, Royal Artillery,

and to be seconded, vice Captain A. R.

Roney Dougal, Royal Artillery.

ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTER UNITS.

Brigade Majors—

Captain (now, Major) Angus .E. M.

Sinclair Thomson, D.S.O., The Essex Regiment,

from a Staff Captain. Dated 6th

June, 1915.

Captain Frederick A. Pile, Royal Artillery,

from a Staff Captain. Dated 3rd January,

1916.

[Terry_Reeves]

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I have already been the same route, but many thanks for taking the trouble anyway.

TR

[Staffsyeoman]

Commissioned as a Gunner in 1904. Spent most of WW1 in staff appointments. Spent time in the 20s in the Royal Tank Corps, and to AA just pre-war.