FENTON, CAPTAIN
Neg. No: (GP) 7538
Neg. Size: 12"x10"
Neg. Date: 26-09-1922

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Sitter: Temporary Captain, later Brigadier Guy Alexander Fenton (1896-1982).

Temporary Captain, later Brigadier Guy Alexander Fenton (1896-1982).

Biog: Entered Royal Artillery, 1914; Temporary Captain, 1919; employed under Foreign Office with plebiscite commission to Silesia, 1919-22; Captain, 1925 (Regimental seniority, 1917); Staff Captain, Shanghai Area, 1933-34; Major, 1935; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1942; Temporary Colonel, 1944; G.S.O 1 Home Forces, 1940 and 1942-43; Brigadier-General, Staff Allied Force, 1943-45.

Date: 26 September 1922.

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Descr: HL.

Costume: Full Dress uniform, Captain, Royal Horse Artillery.

Orders, Decorations & Medals: 1914-15 star; British War medal 1914-20; Allied Victory medal, 1914-19.

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Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 160 New Bond Street, London.

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No of poses: 1.

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: The Army List, 1914-1949.

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Costume: Dress Regulations for the Army, London, 1911.

Orders, Decorations & Medals: E.C. Joslin, A.R. Litherland & B.T. Simpkin, British Battles & Medals, London, 1988.

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