42705 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir James Stuart COATS, MC, MiD, Coldstream Guards

Personal Number: 42705
Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel
Name: Sir James Stuart COATS, MC, MiD, 3rd Baronet
Unit: Coldstream Guards


London Gazette : 9 October 1914
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28932/page/8040/data.pdf
FOOT GUARDS.
Coldstream Guards, James Stuart Coats (University Candidate) to be Second Lieutenant. Dated 26th September, 1914.

London Gazette : 12 May 1915
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29160/supplement/4625/data.pdf
FOOT GUARDS
Coldstream Guards,
The undermentioned Second Lieutenants to be temporary Lieutenants, supernumerary to establishment:—
Dated 16th April, 1915.
J. S. Coats.

London Gazette : 1 January 1918
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30450/supplement/33/data.pdf
Awarded the Military Cross.
Capt. James Stuart Coats, C Gds

London Gazette : 4 April 1946
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37521/supplement/1690/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:—
C. G'ds.
Lt.-Col. (temp.) J. S. COATS, M.C. (42705).

 

From The Coldstream Guards, 1920-1946, Howard & Sparrow:
Appendix 3; Pgs 476

NAME : James Stuart COATS, MC, MiD

COMMISSION : Reserve of Officers

PROMOTIONS :
2nd Lieutenant - 26/09/1914
Lieutenant - 16/04/1915
Captain - 08/10/1915
Major - 17/06/1940
Lieutenant-Colonel - 05/02/1940

SERVICES :
Mob (Captain) Training Bn 18/09/1939
Commanding Officer 5 (SR) SCOTS GUARDS from 05/02/1940
Commanding Officer 20 Bn THE QUEENS REGIMENT from 10/05/1940
Commanding COATS MISSION from 09/10/1940
Commanding Officer Holding Bn from 11/02/1941
Training Bn from 02/11/1943
Commanding Officer 40 RHU from 15/02/1945
Released 01/07/1945

AWARDED :
Mention in Despatches

 

London Gazette :
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37521/supplement/1672/data.pdf


https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37521/supplement/1690/data.pdf

 

See also:

• James Coats - Wikipedia
• Person Page
• 5th Ski Battalion Scots Guards, 1940
  
• Coat's Mission & Morris Detachment
  
• 22906 Brian MAYFIELD, MiD, Scots Guards
• Coats Mission - Wikipedia
  
• The Coats Mission Transcript from IWM Tape supplied by Richard Hancock | British Resistance Archive (staybehinds.com)
• The King's Private Army

 

Buried Hanwell cemetery London
James Coats - Wikipedia.