Surname: | Creighton |
Initials: | L G |
Rank: | Captain (QM) |
Army Number: | 471406 |
Notes: | Provost Officer. Queens Royal Regiment. London Gazette 42710, 5015, 22/6/1962. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. 6103958 WO I Leslie Gordon Creighton, MBE. (471406) to be Lt (QM), 10/5/1962. Formerly Queen's Royal Regiment, No 6103958. London Gazette 43626, 3774, 16/4/1965. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Lt. (QM) L G Creighton, MBE. (471406) to be Capt. (QM), 14/5/1965. London Gazette 43933, 3351, 25/3/1966. Capt (QM) Leslie Gordon Creighton, MBE (471406) is cashiered by sentence of a General Court Martial, 21st Dec. 1965. London Gazette 44247, 1696, 14/2/1967. The Queen has directed that the appointment of Leslie Gordon Crieghton, formerly Captain (Quarter-Master) Corps of Royal Military Police, to be an Additional Member of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire dated 27/4/1951, shall be cancelled and annulled, and his name erased from the Register, in consequence of him having been sentenced to be imprisoned for six months and to be cashiered by sentence of a General Court Martial. See No. 6103958 WO I L G Creighton for more information. |
Decoration Record: | |
Decoration: | Member of the British Empire (London Gazette: 44247 Page: 1696 Feb. 12, 1967) |
Citation: | Singapore. April 49 - Nov 50. Citation for MBE: This Warrant Officer has been greatly responsible for the standard and smartness of this unit and to its state of discipline due to the nature of the unit he has had very little assistance and has proved himself to be a first class drill instructor and disciplinarian. Despite his youth he has handled NCO's of considerably greater experience, firmly and fairly and as a result has earned their respect and co-operation. He has a very hight sense of duty and has time and again shewn himslelf outstanding as a Warrant Officer. He takes a keen interest in the welfare of the M.O.R. NCO's and has always gone out of his way to guide and help them. By his bearing and personal conduct he has proved an outstanding example to all NCO's and men of this unit.Lieut-Col G S P Palmer MC CO 21 (Guard) Unit RMP. Maj-Gen GOC Singapore Base District. C in C Far East Land Forces, Singapore. National Archive WO373/129.Forfeiture of LS & GC and MBE awarded as other rank no 6103958. MBE cancelled and annulled and name erased from register, imprisoned for 6 months LG43933 Page 3351 25 March 1966. |
Decoration: | Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (London Gazette: 43948 Page: 4945 April 22, 1966) |
Citation: | Forfeiture of LS & GC and MBE awarded as other rank no 6103958. MBE cancelled and annulled and name erased from register, imprisoned for 6 months LG43933 Page 3351 25 March 1966. |
Provost Officer Appointments: | |
No appointments recorded |