Personal Number: 5576 Rank: Brigadier Name: William Henry YORK, MC, MiD Unit: Royal Engineers London Gazette : 20 April 1917 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30028/page/3757/data.pdf CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS. The undermentioned temp. Lts. to be temp. Capts.:— W. H. York. 25th Feb. 1916. London Gazette : 17 May 1918 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30686/supplement/5840/data.pdf CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS. The undermentioned temp. Capts. to be temp. Majors, and to retain their actg. rank where specified. 9th Feb. 1918: — W. H. York. London Gazette : 3 June 1918 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30719/supplement/6506/data.pdf AWARDED THE MILITARY CROSS. T./Capt. William Henry York, R.E. NOTE.—Since the list of rewards (announced in this Gazette) was placed in the hands of the Printers, a number of Officers have been advanced in permanent, temporary or acting rank, and in some cases temporary or acting rank has been relinquished, but it has not been found practicable to make the necessary changes in description in the Gazette. London Gazette : 4 February 1919 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31161/supplement/1778/data.pdf CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS. The undermentioned temp. Capts. to be temp. Majs., with precedence as stated against their names: — A. Ford-Young, next below W. H. York. London Gazette : 6 January 1922 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32570/supplement/257/data.pdf CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS. Maj. R. E. Fryer, late R.E., to be Capt., 7th Jan. 1922, with seniority 5th Feb. 1921, and precedence next below W. H. York, M.C., and to relinquish the rank of Maj., granted in the Gazette of 2nd Nov. 1920. London Gazette : 29 March 1932 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33812/page/2106/data.pdf REGULAR ARMY, CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS. Capt. W. H. York, M.C., to be Maj. 15th Mar. 1932. London Gazette : 16 August 1938 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34542/page/5289/data.pdf REGULAR ARMY, The undermentioned to be Cols.: — Maj. & Bt. Col: W. H. York, M.C., from R.E., 10th Aug. 1938, with seniority 1st July 1938. London Gazette : 19 August 1938 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34543/page/5356/data.pdf REGULAR ARMY. The seniority of the undermentioned Cols. are as now shown and not as in the Gazette of 16th Aug. 1938:— W. H. York, M.C. 1st Mar. 1938. London Gazette : 22 March 1945 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36994/supplement/1548/data.pdf The KING has been graciously pleased to approve that the following be Mentioned in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe:— Commands and Staff. Brig, (temp.) W. H. York, M.C. (5576), late R.E. London Gazette : 23 September 1947 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38076/supplement/4460/data.pdf REGULAR ARMY RESERVE OF OFFICERS. GENERAL LIST. Col. (Hon. Brig.) W. H. YORK, M.C. (5576) having attained the age limit of liability to recall, ceases to belong to the Res. of Offrs., 1st Sept. 1947.
London Gazette : 20 March 1945 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36994/supplement/1548/data.pdf