Personal Number: 165057 Rank: Captain Name: William Edward CROWDER Unit: Irish Guards London Gazette : 14 January 1941 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35040/supplement/251/data.pdf The undermentioned Cadets, from Sandhurst and 162nd O.C.T.U.s, to be 2nd Lts., except as otherwise stated. 21st Dec. 1940: William Edward CROWDER (165057). London Gazette : 5 July 1946 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37640/supplement/3450/data.pdf I. G'ds. 2nd Lt. (War Subs. Capt.) William Edward CROWDER (165057) from Emerg. Commn. to be Lt., 6th July 1946, with seniority, 20th Jan. 1943. London Gazette : 22 July 1947 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38021/supplement/3429/data.pdf I. G'ds. Lt. (War Subs. Capt.) W. E. CROWDER (165057) to be Capt., 20th July 1947. London Gazette : 15 October 1948 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38430/supplement/5438/data.pdf I. G'ds. Capt. W. E. CROWDER (165057) resigns his commn., 13th Oct. 1948, and is granted the hon. rank of Maj. London Gazette : 31 July 1951 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39297/supplement/4096/data.pdf I. G'ds. Hon. Maj. William Edward CROWDER (165057) late I. G'ds., to be Capt., 30th Apr. 1951, retaining the hon. rank of Maj. (Substituted for the notifn. in Gazette (Supplement) dated 29th May 1951.)
From IG Journal, 1969 Officers, 3rd Battalion, Hoffnungstal, 1946. Back Row: Lieut. C.J. Atkins, Capt. W.E. Crowder, Capt. F.S. Collin, Lieut. R.D.C. Bacon, Lieut. C.R. Robertson Centre Row: Capt. C.W.D. Harvey-Kelly, Capt. R.B.H. Ingleby, Lieut. A.L. Samuelson, Capt. D.E.J. Radcliffe, Lieut. W. Moore, MC Front Row: Lieut. J.E. Russi, Capt. A.N. Bell MC, Major A.P. Dodd, Capt. K.G. Darrell-Rew, Lieutenant Colonel D.H. FitzGerald DSO, Major B.O.P. Eugster DSO, MC Sitting: Lieut. E.D.D. Ryder, Lieut. P.N.H. Fawcett, Capt. J.E.C. Lewis-Crosby, Lieut. P.H. Filmer-Sankey, Lieut. J.A. Aylmer, Capt. Lord Plunket, Capt. (QM) R. Hastings, Lieut. R.H.S. O’Grady MC
Irish Guards: Medal Rolls, General Service Medal, Palestine Clasp 1945 - 1948 Personal Number: 16507 Rank: Captain Name: W E CROWDER Unit: 1 Irish Guards GSM & Clasp: GSM, Palestine Clasp 1945 - 1948 TNA Reference: WO 100/526 Notes: 16507 W E CROWDER, 1 Irish Guards
