| Surname: | Elliott |
| Initials: | F H |
| Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Army Number: | 120291 |
| Notes: | Provost Officer, SIB. General List. 20/12/43 serving Beirut HQ SIB. DPM/SIB. DPM SIB London. London Gazette 40231, 4157, 16/7/1954. Regular Army. Corps of Royal Military Police. Short Service Commn. Maj F H Elliott (120291) from Foresters (Emp List 4) to be Maj, 17/7/1954 retaining his present seniority. London Gazette 40527, 3868, 5/7/1955. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Maj Frank Henry Elliott, OBE (120291) from Short Serv Commn. to be Lt, 6/7/1955, with seniority 12/8/1941. The undermentioned Capt to be Maj, 6/7/1955, with seniority on the dates shown F H Elliott, OBE (120291), 12/2/1953. London Gazette 41442, 7043, 3/12/1957. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Maj F H Elliott, OBE. (120291) to be Lt/Col, 2/9/1957. London Gazette 43807, 10301, 5/11/1965. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army Reserve of Officers. Lt/Col. F H Elliott, OBE. (120291), having attained the age limit, ceases to belong to the Res. of Offrs., 4/11/1965. London Gazette 43271 2378, 17/3/1964. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Lt/Col. F H Elliott, OBE. (120291) retires on retired pay, 15/3/1964. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Order of the British Empire (London Gazette: 38929 Page: 2781 June 8, 1950) |
| Citation: | United Kingdom. DPM/SIB Sherwood Foresters. DPM SIB London. Citation for OBE: Lt Col F Elliott has been the senior officer of the Special Investigation Branch of the RMP for the last 2 years during which time the many difficulties caused by changes from war to peace conditions have been very apparent both in administration of his own branch and the investigation of crime in the army. Throughout this period, Col Elliott has manintained the highest morale in his branch, and by his personal example has done a great deal to counter crime, also his branch have saved the WD large sums of money, and material. He is 39 years of age and has spent 9 years with the Civil Police, which included 7 years CID experience in the Metropolitan Police and at Scotland Yard and 10 years with the RMP. The nature of his duites brings him into contact with many Senior Police Officers and also Senior Army Officers and his tact has played a big part in the good relationships that exists with the Civil Police. He never spares himself, and by his devotion to duty he has kept up and in fact enhanced the good record of the SIB.Brig L F E Wieler Provost Marshall. Maj Gen DPS War Office. National Archive WO 373/158. |
Provost Officer Appointments: | |
| No appointments recorded | |