| Surname: | Hughes-Jones |
| Initials: | W B |
| Rank: | Officer Cadet |
| Army Number: | 464455 |
| Notes: | Provost Officer. London Gazette 42009, 2779, 19/4/1960. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Short Serv. Commn. 23735573 Cadet William Barry Hughes-Jones (464455) to be 2/Lt, 5/3/1960. (Direct Entry.) London Gazette 42537, 9040, 15/12/1961. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Short Serv. Commn. 2/Lt W B Hughes-Jones (464455) to be Lt, 14/12/1961. London Gazette 42678, 4121, 22/5/1962, Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Lt William Barry Hughes-Jones (464455) from Short Serv. Commn. to be 2/Lt, 13/3/1962, with seniority 20/3/1961. To be Lt. 13/3/1962, with seniority 14/12/1961. W B Hughes-Jones (464455). London Gazette 44303, 4934, 2/4/1967. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Lt. W B Hughes-Jones (464455) to be Capt., 20/3/1967. London Gazette 46046, 9391, 7/8/1973. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. The undermentioned Capt. to be Maj., 30/6/1973: W B Hughes-Jones (464455). London Gazette 48677, 9301, 14/7/1981. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. The undermentioned Maj. to be Lt/Col., 30/6/1981: W B Hughes-Jones (464455). London Gazette 51696, 4289, 11/4/1989. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Lt/Col. W B Huges-Jones, OBE. (464455) retires on retired pay 1/4/1989 and is appointed to the res. of Offrs. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Order of the British Empire (London Gazette: 51365 Page: B6 June 11, 1988) |
| Citation: | Queens Birthday Honours. Lieutenant Colonel William Barry Hughes-Jones (464455), HQ SIB, BAOR, RMP. 1 Jan - 30 Nov 1987.Citation: Lieutenant Colonel Hughes-Jones commands the Special Investigation Branch of Military Police in the British Army of the Rhine (SIB RMP BAOR) This unit is responsible for investigation of all serious criminal offences and sudden deaths involving BAOR personnel and their dependents, and for a variety of sensitive but non-criminal inquiries as directed. His area of responsibility stretches from France, Belgium and Holland through West Germany, Berlin and included Bavaria, Sardinia and the British army Training Unit in Alberta, Canada. His unit consists of 60 investigators and has been under strength for most of this period. It has been a year of unprecedented pressure for SIB with major investigations into sudden deaths occurring in every region mentioned above, ranging from murder to misadventure, and death by negligence. The most prolonged and demanding of these incidents was the Zeebrugge Ferry disaster in March at which he and his men were present from within a few hours of the event and his team remained for twelve weeks involved with the Belgian authorities and the Kent County Police in the identification and post-mortem examination of the victims several of whom were members of British Forces Germany. As this work reached a peak of activity, pressure was added by the terrorist bomb attack at JHQ Rheindahlen later in March which demanded detailed and intimate cooperation over the forensic investigation with the West German authorities in which he played a leading role. Later in August he was involved in the investigation following the death of Rudolph Hess in Spandau Prison in Berlin with the associated delicate political implications. In addition to these important inquiries he has directed his team effectively to cover a constant series of quite exceptional investigations involving the interest of the national press. These include drug abuse, fraud, and the internal discipline of units. Meanwhile routine criminal cases have continued unabated. It is quite remarkable that he has achieved so much with so few over an area of responsibility wider than any other in his Corps. There is not doubt that this has bee at the expense of almost continuous pressure on both himself and his unit. So wide-ranging and demanding a service could not have been so effectively provided with the resources available without his thoughtful leadership and personal commitment which has been of the highest order, his extremely long working hours and by skilled assessment of priorities. Lt Col Hughes_Jones performance and dedication has been over a prolonged period far beyond that to be expected in the normal course of duty.recommended by: ? Col. HQ BAOR. Maj Gen. Chief of Staff BAOR. C in C BAOR. |
Provost Officer Appointments: | |
| No appointments recorded | |