Personal Number: 44418 Rank: Major Name: William Joseph STIRLING Unit: Scots Guards London Gazette : 2 September 1932 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33860/page/5621/data.pdf FOOT GUARDS. S. G'ds— 2nd Lt. William Joseph STIRLING, from Lovat Scouts, T.A. 29th Jan. 1931, next below 2nd Lt. H. D. Tweedie. London Gazette : 30 January 1934 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34019/page/679/data.pdf The undermentioned 2nd Lts. to be Lts. 29th Jan. 1934. S. G'ds— W. J. Stirling. London Gazette : 24 January 1936 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34249/page/533/data.pdf FOOT GUARDS. S. G'ds.—William Joseph STIRLING (late Lt. S. G'ds.), to be Lt. 25th Jan. 1936, with seniority 29th Jan. 1934. London Gazette : 27 July 1945 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37198/page/3883/data.pdf Whitehall, July 27, 1945. The KING has been pleased, by Warrant under His Majesty's Royal Sign Manual, bearing date the 25th instant, to appoint the following gentlemen to fill vacancies that have occurred amongst the Commissioners under the Forestry Acts, 1919 to 1945: — Lieutenant-Colonel William Joseph Stirling of Keir London Gazette : 17 August 1951 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39311/supplement/4376/data.pdf FOOT GUARDS S. G'ds. Lt. (War Subs. Maj.) W. J. STIRLING OF KEIR (44418) to be Maj., 1st Jan. 1949. SOE HS9-1418-6
See also, his brothers: 72647 Archibald David STIRLING, DSO, OBE, MiD, Scots Guards attached SAS 75270 Hugh Joseph STIRLING, 2 Scots Guards