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Remembered Today:

CORPS STAFF OFFICERS


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Guest FRANKBARTHOLOMEW

In an Army Corps, what positions would be filled by Staff Officers? Having checked via search engine and this site, I cannot find out much: except that a Corps had 18 staff officers, was commanded by a Lieutenant General or General, and its senior staff officer was a Brigadier General.

Any help?

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Based on Becke, in 1918 there'd be:-

BGGS - Brigadier-General General Staff

GSO1 (I think (very unsurely) that he was the former's deputy)

DA & QMG - Deputy-Adjutant & Quartermaster-General

BGRA - Brigadier-General Royal Artillery (Commander of the Artillery of the Corps)

CE - Chief Engineer

AD Signals - Assistant-Director(?) Signals

DDMS - Deputy Director of Medical Services

ADVS - Assistant-Director Veterinary Services

I also think there would be GSO2 and GSO3 grades and assume that all the above had deputies to their posts. That could (stretching a point) make just about the right numbers for your 18, Frank.

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Guest FRANKBARTHOLOMEW

Thanks Bryn,

I'll look up some biographies on the internet for WWII General Officers and see what I can dig up.

What ranks held the posts of DA&QMG, CE, AD Signals, DDMS and ADVS?

Sorry, I should have asked earlier.

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