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{{Short description|British politician (1876–1955)}}
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| office = [[Governor of Bombay]]
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'''Sir Leslie Orme Wilson''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|GCSI|GCMG|GCIE|DSO|PC}} (1 August 1876 – 29 September 1955) was a [[Royal Marines]] officer, [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician, and colonial governor. He served as [[Governor of Bombay]] from 1923 to 1926 and as [[Governor of Queensland]] from 1932 to 1946.
'''Sir Leslie Orme Wilson''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|GCSI|GCMG|GCIE|DSO|PC}} (1 August 1876 – 29 September 1955) was a British [[Royal Marines]] officer, [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician, and colonial governor. He served as [[List of governors of Bombay Presidency|Governor of Bombay]] from 1923 to 1926 and as [[Governor of Queensland]] from 1932 to 1946.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Wilson was the son of Henry Wilson, a stockbroker, and his wife Ada Alexandrina (née Orme), and was educated at St Michael's School, [[Westgate-on-Sea|Westgate]], and [[St Paul's School (London)|St Paul's School, London]].
Wilson was the son of Henry Wilson, a stockbroker, and his wife Ada Alexandrina (née Orme), and was educated at St Michael's School, [[Westgate-on-Sea|Westgate]], and [[St Paul's School (London)|St Paul's School, London]].


Wilson married Winifred May, daughter of Charles Smith, of [[Sydney]], Australia, in 1909.<ref name="MISCELLANEOUS">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50451784 |title=MISCELLANEOUS. |newspaper=[[The Examiner (Tasmania)|The Examiner]] |location=Launceston, Tas. |date=10 December 1910 |access-date=5 March 2011 |page=7 Edition: DAILY |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> They lived at the Manor House at [[Waltham St Lawrence]] in [[Berkshire]]. They had three children, two sons and a daughter:
Wilson married Winifred May, daughter of Charles Smith, of [[Sydney]], Australia, in 1909.<ref name="MISCELLANEOUS">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50451784 |title=MISCELLANEOUS. |newspaper=[[The Examiner (Tasmania)|The Examiner]] |location=Launceston, Tas. |date=10 December 1910 |access-date=5 March 2011 |page=7 Edition: DAILY |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=14 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214103248/http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50451784 |url-status=live }}</ref> They lived at the Manor House at [[Waltham St Lawrence]] in [[Berkshire]]. They had three children, two sons and a daughter:


* Peter Leslie Orme, born 4 June 1910 in London,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15116035 |title=Family Notices. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=9 June 1910 |access-date=5 March 2011 |page=8 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>[http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl FreeBMD], retrieved 5 March 2011.</ref> farmer and grazier,<ref>Queensland Electoral Roll, 1949.</ref><ref>Queensland Electoral Roll, 1959.</ref> died 6 July 1980 aged 70 years in Queensland and buried in [[Caloundra]] cemetery<ref>[http://www.interment.net/data/aus/qld/caloundra/caloundra_cem/caloundra_sz.htm Caloundra Cemetery, Surnames S-Z], retrieved 5 March 2011.</ref>
* Peter Leslie Orme, born 4 June 1910 in London,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15116035 |title=Family Notices. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=9 June 1910 |access-date=5 March 2011 |page=8 |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=14 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214103243/http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15116035 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl FreeBMD] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617225849/http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl |date=17 June 2016 }}, retrieved 5 March 2011.</ref> farmer and grazier,<ref>Queensland Electoral Roll, 1949.</ref><ref>Queensland Electoral Roll, 1959.</ref> died 6 July 1980 aged 70 years in Queensland and buried in [[Caloundra]] cemetery;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Caloundra Cemetery - Surnames S-Z - Queensland, Australia |url=https://www.interment.net/data/aus/qld/caloundra/caloundra_cem/caloundra_sz.htm |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=www.interment.net}}</ref>
* David Orme, who was killed on 30 November 1941 in North Africa during the Second World War<ref>[http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2769663 Commonwealth War Graves Commission], retrieved 5 March 2011.</ref>
* David Orme, who was killed on 30 November 1941 in North Africa during [[World War II]];<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Major David Orme Wilson {{!}} War Casualty Details 2769663 |url=https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2769663 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=[[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] |language=en |archive-date=14 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514031711/https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2769663/david-orme-wilson/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Marjorie Leila Orme, born 22 April 1914 at the Manor House, Berkshire, married 1941 John Richards (a former aide-de-camp of her father) in Surrey <ref>{{cite news |date=27 April 1914 |title=Family Notices |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15504092 |accessdate=14 May 2024 |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=23,805 |archive-date=14 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514031646/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15504092 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=12 August 1939 |title=DAUGHTER OF GOVERNOR. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17612454 |accessdate=14 May 2024 |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=17 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=31,705 |archive-date=14 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514031634/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17612454 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=4 March 1942 |title=No title |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231770492 |accessdate=14 May 2024 |newspaper=[[The Sun (Sydney)|The Sun]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=6 (LATE FINAL EXTRA) |via=National Library of Australia |issue=10035 |archive-date=14 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514031643/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/231770492 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Marjorie Orme


On his retirement as [[Governor of Queensland]], Wilson and his wife Winifred returned to live in [[Surrey]], England.<ref name="scouts"/> However, they visited Queensland on a number of occasions, including the marriage of their son Peter.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18150530 |title=MARRIED IN BRISBANE Social News And Events. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=3 March 1950 |access-date=6 March 2011 |page=10 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49717023 |title=The bride wore emeralds. |newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]] |location=Brisbane |date=3 March 1950 |access-date=6 March 2011 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
On his retirement as [[Governor of Queensland]], Wilson and his wife Winifred returned to live in [[Surrey]], England.<ref name="scouts"/> However, they visited Queensland on a number of occasions, including the marriage of their son Peter.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18150530 |title=MARRIED IN BRISBANE Social News And Events. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=3 March 1950 |access-date=6 March 2011 |page=10 |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112025900/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18150530 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49717023 |title=The bride wore emeralds. |newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]] |location=Brisbane |date=3 March 1950 |access-date=6 March 2011 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112030014/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49717023 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Wilson died after being hit by a truck while walking in September 1955, aged 79.<ref name="scouts"/> Winifred died at Caloundra, Queensland on 17 June 1959.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Death registration: Winifred May Wilson |url=https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/ecf0f393487338620fd2ae26bbf9f10d1c5fcee03bbe0188c61acc7dd63189f3 |access-date=14 May 2024 |website=Births, deaths, marriages and divorces |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |archive-date=14 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514031706/https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/ecf0f393487338620fd2ae26bbf9f10d1c5fcee03bbe0188c61acc7dd63189f3 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Spouses of the Governors of Queensland |url=https://www.govhouse.qld.gov.au/media/ce3b24fk/47619-government-house-spouses-book-12r.pdf |access-date=14 May 2024 |publisher=[[Government House, Queensland]] |pages=24–25 |archive-date=16 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316172840/https://www.govhouse.qld.gov.au/media/ce3b24fk/47619-government-house-spouses-book-12r.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
Wilson died after being hit by a truck while walking in September 1955, aged 79.<ref name="scouts"/>


==Military service==
==Military service==

Wilson was commissioned into the [[Royal Marine Light Infantry]] and served in the [[Second Boer War]], where he was wounded, [[mentioned in despatches]] and awarded the [[Queen's South Africa Medal]] with five clasps and the [[Distinguished Service Order]]. In 1901 he achieved the rank of captain.
Wilson was commissioned into the [[Royal Marine Light Infantry]] and served in the [[Second Boer War]], where he was wounded, [[mentioned in despatches]] and awarded the [[Queen's South Africa Medal]] with five clasps and the [[Distinguished Service Order]]. In 1901 he achieved the rank of captain.


From 1903 to 1909, Wilson served as [[aide-de-camp]] to the [[Governor of New South Wales]], [[Harry Rawson|Sir Harry Rawson]].<ref name="MISCELLANEOUS"/>
From 1903 to 1909, Wilson served as [[aide-de-camp]] to the [[Governor of New South Wales]], [[Harry Rawson|Sir Harry Rawson]].<ref name="MISCELLANEOUS"/>


During the First World War Wilson commanded the Hawke Battalion of the [[63rd (Royal Naval) Division|Royal Naval Division]] with the rank of temporary [[lieutenant colonel]] in the [[Royal Marines]] and fought at [[Gallipoli Campaign|Gallipoli]], where he was again mentioned in despatches, and in France, where he was severely wounded.
During [[World War I]], Wilson commanded Hawke Battalion of the [[63rd (Royal Naval) Division|Royal Naval Division]] with the rank of temporary [[lieutenant colonel]] in the [[Royal Marines]] and fought at [[Gallipoli Campaign|Gallipoli]], where he was again mentioned in despatches, and in France, where he was severely wounded.


On 2 December 1915, Wilson was carrying dispatches on the Greek ship ''Spetzia'' when officers from a German submarine boarded the ship and captured him and another officer, Colonel Napier.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15629982 |title=SUBMARINES. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=9 December 1915 |access-date=5 March 2011 |page=9 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
On 2 December 1915, Wilson was carrying dispatches on the Greek ship ''Spetzia'' when officers from a German submarine boarded the ship and captured him and another officer, Colonel Napier.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15629982 |title=SUBMARINES. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=9 December 1915 |access-date=5 March 2011 |page=9 |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112025905/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15629982 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Political life==
==Political life==
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In January 1910, at the General Election, Wilson unsuccessfully stood as the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] candidate for [[Poplar (UK Parliament constituency)|Poplar]]. In December 1910, he was [[Unionist Party (UK)|Unionist]] candidate for [[Reading (UK Parliament constituency)|Reading]], but was defeated by the sitting [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] candidate, [[Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading|Sir Rufus Isaacs]], the [[Attorney-General]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58162472 |title=ELECTION NOTES. |newspaper=[[The Register (Adelaide)|The Register]] |location=Adelaide |date=10 December 1910 |access-date=5 March 2011 |page=13 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10084929 |title=PERSONAL. |newspaper=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]] |location=Hobart, Tas. |date=10 December 1910 |access-date=5 March 2011 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


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In January 1910, at the [[January 1910 United Kingdom general election|general election]], Wilson unsuccessfully stood as the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] candidate for [[Poplar (UK Parliament constituency)|Poplar]]. In December 1910, he was [[Unionist Party (UK)|Unionist]] candidate for [[Reading (UK Parliament constituency)|Reading]], but was defeated by the sitting [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] candidate, [[Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading|Sir Rufus Isaacs]], the [[Attorney-General]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58162472 |title=ELECTION NOTES. |newspaper=[[The Register (Adelaide)|The Register]] |location=Adelaide |date=10 December 1910 |access-date=5 March 2011 |page=13 |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112025944/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58162472 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10084929 |title=PERSONAL. |newspaper=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]] |location=Hobart, Tas. |date=10 December 1910 |access-date=5 March 2011 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112025933/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10084929 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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In 1913 Wilson was returned to Parliament for [[Reading (UK Parliament constituency)|Reading]], a seat he held until 1922.

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In 1913, Wilson was returned to Parliament for [[Reading (UK Parliament constituency)|Reading]], a seat he held until 1922.
In 1919 Wilson was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the [[Minister of Shipping|Ministry of Shipping]] in the [[Coalition Government 1916-1922|coalition government]] headed by [[David Lloyd George]], a position he held until the Ministry of Shipping was abolished in 1921, and then served as [[Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury]] from 1921 to 1922. He was also the Conservative Chief Whip.
In 1919 Wilson was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the [[Minister of Shipping|Ministry of Shipping]] in the [[Coalition Government 1916-1922|coalition government]] headed by [[David Lloyd George]], a position he held until the Ministry of Shipping was abolished in 1921, and then served as [[Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury]] from 1921 to 1922. He was also the Conservative Chief Whip.


At the [[1922 United Kingdom general election|general election]] Wilson abandoned his Reading constituency to contest the [[Westminster St. George's (UK Parliament constituency)|Westminster St. George's]] division, but was defeated by an Independent Conservative. However within a few weeks he was re-elected at a by-election at [[Portsmouth South (UK Parliament constituency)|Portsmouth South]]. He was again Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from 1922 to 1923 under [[Bonar Law]] and later [[Stanley Baldwin]], and was admitted to the [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|Privy Council]] in 1922.
At the [[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922 general election]], Wilson abandoned his Reading constituency to contest the [[Westminster St. George's (UK Parliament constituency)|Westminster St. George's]] division, but was defeated by an Independent Conservative. However within a few weeks he was re-elected at a by-election at [[Portsmouth South (UK Parliament constituency)|Portsmouth South]]. He was again Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from 1922 to 1923 under [[Bonar Law]] and later [[Stanley Baldwin]], and was admitted to the [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|Privy Council]] on 20 June 1922.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32721|page=4621|date=20 June 1922}}</ref>


==Vice-regal service==
==Vice-regal service==

[[File:StateLibQld 1 138015 Sir Leslie and Lady Winifred May Wilson, ca. 1933.jpg|thumbnail|right|Sir Leslie and Lady Wilson, Queensland c.1933; he is wearing the full dress uniform of a member of HM Privy Council.]]
[[File:StateLibQld 1 138015 Sir Leslie and Lady Winifred May Wilson, ca. 1933.jpg|thumbnail|right|Sir Leslie and Lady Wilson, Queensland c.1933; he is wearing the full dress uniform of a member of HM Privy Council.]]


===Governor of Bombay===
===Governor of Bombay===

In July 1923 Wilson resigned from this position and his seat in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] on his appointment as [[Governor of Bombay]]. Wilson remained in Bombay until 1928. In the [[1929 New Years Honours]] he was appointed Knight Grand Commander of The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India.
In July 1923, Wilson resigned from this position and his seat in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] on his appointment as [[Governor of Bombay]]. Wilson remained in Bombay until 1928.<ref name=":0" /> In the [[1929 New Years Honours]] he was appointed Knight Grand Commander of The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}


===Governor of Queensland===
===Governor of Queensland===
[[File:StateLibQld 2 146459 Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, 1941.jpg|thumb|Leslie Wilson in 1941]]
In 1932 Wilson was made [[Governor of Queensland]], a post he held until 1946, one of the longest gubernatorial tenures in British history.
In 1932, Wilson was made [[Governor of Queensland]],<ref>{{cite news |date=25 February 1932 |title=NEW GOVERNOR. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23146926 |accessdate=14 May 2024 |newspaper=[[The Queenslander]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=31 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=14 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514031705/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23146926 |url-status=live }}</ref> a post he held until 1946, one of the longest gubernatorial tenures in British history.<ref name=":0">{{Citation |last=Cahill |first=Peter |title=Sir Leslie Orme Wilson (1876–1955) |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wilson-sir-leslie-orme-9143 |access-date=2024-05-14 |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024015001/https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wilson-sir-leslie-orme-9143 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was the longest-serving governor of the state.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-26 |title=Launch of the Leslie Wilson Outback Centre – BUSHkids |url=https://www.govhouse.qld.gov.au/the-governor-of-queensland/speeches/2021-may-launch-of-the-leslie-wilson-outback-centre-bushkids |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Government House Queensland |language=en-AU |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329234914/https://www.govhouse.qld.gov.au/the-governor-of-queensland/speeches/2021-may-launch-of-the-leslie-wilson-outback-centre-bushkids |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the early years of his appointment, Wilson toured the state widely and was concerned by the poor health of the children in rural areas due to prolonged drought, the [[Great Depression in Australia|Great Depression]], and the distance of medical services. He convened working parties to find a solution, resulting in the 1935 establishment of the Queensland Bush Children’s Health Scheme (now BUSHKids). It brought children from rural areas for six-week summer stays in coastal locations, where the children could enjoy a holiday, while receiving nutrious meals, medical and dental checkups, and appropriate treatments. Children with severe health problems would be flown to major hospitals. The scheme coordinated a number of organisations such as the [[Australian Red Cross|Red Cross]] and the [[Royal Flying Doctor Service]] to provide the holiday and healthcare arrangements. As at 2021, descendants of the governor remain involved with the service.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-26 |title=Launch of the Leslie Wilson Outback Centre – BUSHkids |url=https://www.govhouse.qld.gov.au/the-governor-of-queensland/speeches/2021-may-launch-of-the-leslie-wilson-outback-centre-bushkids |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Government House Queensland |language=en-AU |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329234914/https://www.govhouse.qld.gov.au/the-governor-of-queensland/speeches/2021-may-launch-of-the-leslie-wilson-outback-centre-bushkids |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History and Heritage – BUSHkids |url=https://www.bushkids.org.au/bushkids/history-and-heritage/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |language=en-US |archive-date=14 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514045520/https://www.bushkids.org.au/bushkids/history-and-heritage/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Queensland Bush Children's Health Scheme (1935 - ) |url=https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/qld/biogs/QE00438b.htm |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Find & Connect |publisher=Australian Government |archive-date=3 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203124420/https://findandconnect.gov.au/ref/qld/biogs/QE00438b.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>


On 13 May 1937, Wilson planted a small [[Araucaria bidwillii|bunya tree]] on [[North Quay, Brisbane]] to mark the name change of the River Road to [[Coronation Drive]] to commemorate the coronation of [[King George VI]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41643845 |title=IN OTHER CITIES. |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] |location=Adelaide |date=14 May 1937 |access-date=5 March 2011 |page=31 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
On 13 May 1937, Wilson planted a small [[Araucaria bidwillii|bunya tree]] on [[North Quay, Brisbane]] to mark the name change of the River Road to [[Coronation Drive]] to commemorate the coronation of [[King George VI]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41643845 |title=IN OTHER CITIES. |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] |location=Adelaide |date=14 May 1937 |access-date=5 March 2011 |page=31 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


From 1932 to 1942, Wilson was the Chief Scout of [[The Scout Association|The Boy Scouts Association's]] [[Scouting and Guiding in Queensland|Queensland Branch]], resigning in 1942 when he disagreed with the decision to make the Chief Commissioner of the Scouts a paid position.<ref name="scouts">[http://sirlesliewilson.scoutsqld.com.au/Sir_Leslie_Wilson.htm BIOGRAPHICAL DETAIL: Colonel Sir Leslie Orme WILSON, G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., D.S.O.], (research by Owen Richmond for his Woodbadge Project, 24 January 2006), retrieved 5 March 2011.</ref>
From 1932 to 1942, Wilson was the Chief Scout of [[The Scout Association|The Boy Scouts Association's]] [[Scouting and Guiding in Queensland|Queensland Branch]], resigning in 1943 when he disagreed with the decision to make the Chief Commissioner a paid position.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article186313927 |title=Governor resigns as Chief Scout |newspaper=[[Telegraph (Brisbane)|The Telegraph (Brisbane)]] |location=Queensland, Australia |date=23 June 1943 |access-date=19 August 2022 |page=2 (City Final Last Minute News) |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=20 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820065637/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/186313927 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="scouts">[http://sirlesliewilson.scoutsqld.com.au/Sir_Leslie_Wilson.htm BIOGRAPHICAL DETAIL: Colonel Sir Leslie Orme WILSON, G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., D.S.O.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216150607/http://www.sirlesliewilson.scoutsqld.com.au/Sir_Leslie_Wilson.htm |date=16 February 2011 }}, (research by Owen Richmond for his Woodbadge Project, 24 January 2006), retrieved 5 March 2011.</ref>

Leslie Wilson retired at the end of his service as [[Governor of Queensland]].<ref name="scouts"/>


==Freemasonry==
==Freemasonry==

Wilson was a freemason. He was initiated into the craft in the Lodge Ionic No. 65, in [[Sydney]], while serving as an aide-de-camp to [[Harry Rawson]]. When he returned to England, in 1909, he became a member of Navy Lodge No. 2612. He became Senior Warden of the Lodge in 1913 and Worshipful Master in 1917. He was the Primus Master of Old Pauline Lodge No.3969 consecrated on Friday 18 July 1919.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oldpaulinelodge.org.uk/about-us-2/about-us/|title=Lodge Number 3969|date=12 March 2018}}</ref><ref>Minute Book No 1, Old Pauline Lodge 3969</ref> In 1922 he was appointed Junior Grand Warden of the United Grand Lodge of England and District Grand Master of Bombay in the following year. To this day there is a Lodge in [[Pune]], Leslie Wilson Lodge No.4880 E.C., named for him.<ref>https://www.dglbombay.org/leslie-wilson-lodge/</ref> When he was appointed Governor of Queensland, he became Grand Master of Queensland's Grand Lodge serving for 12 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kenthenderson.com.au/m_papers03.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409023926/http://kenthenderson.com.au/m_papers03.html |archive-date=9 April 2013 }}</ref> After arriving in [[Brisbane]] aboard the R.M.S. Otranto on Monday, 13 June 1932, Sir Leslie Orme Wilson proceeded to the Queensland Parliament House, where he was sworn in as the 15th Governor of Queensland and representative of His Majesty King George V. At the Regular Meeting of Lamington Lodge, No. 110 U.G.L.Q., held on Thursday, 6 July 1933, a motion was passed that R.W. Bro. Wilson P.D.G.M. (Bombay), P.G.D. (England) be accepted as a joining Brother to Lamington Lodge. The Master read a letter from the United Grand Lodge of Queensland, dated Wednesday, 14 June, covering a special dispensation to ballot at the same meeting. After the ballot, the Master declared that R.W. Bro. Wilson was duly elected a member of Lamington Lodge. The following year, on Wednesday, 25 July 1934, R.W. Bro. Wilson was invested and installed as the Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Queensland. He was proclaimed as the Grand Master for the last time, on Wednesday, 24 July 1945, marking his entry upon his twelfth year as the Grand Master.<ref>{{Cite book| author1=McInnes, Dianne | title=Lamington Lodge : 100 years of freemasonry : a history of the Brisbane Masonic Community 1896-1996 | year=1996 | publication-date=1996 | publisher=Lamington Lodge Centenary Research Trust | isbn=978-0-646-28210-7|pages=57–60 }}</ref>
Wilson was a [[freemason]]. He was initiated into the craft in the Lodge Ionic No. 65, in [[Sydney]], while serving as an aide-de-camp to [[Harry Rawson]]. When he returned to England, in 1909, he became a member of Navy Lodge No. 2612. He became Senior Warden of the Lodge in 1913 and Worshipful Master in 1917. He was the Primus Master of Old Pauline Lodge No.&nbsp;3969 consecrated on Friday 18 July 1919.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oldpaulinelodge.org.uk/about-us-2/about-us/|title=Lodge Number 3969|date=12 March 2018|access-date=16 June 2019|archive-date=16 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616180024/https://oldpaulinelodge.org.uk/about-us-2/about-us/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Minute Book No 1, Old Pauline Lodge 3969</ref> In 1922 he was appointed Junior Grand Warden of the United Grand Lodge of England and District Grand Master of Bombay in the following year. To this day there is a Lodge in [[Pune]], Leslie Wilson Lodge No.&nbsp;4880 EC, named for him.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leslie Wilson Lodge|url=https://www.dglbombay.org/leslie-wilson-lodge/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904095235/https://www.dglbombay.org/leslie-wilson-lodge/|archive-date=4 September 2019|access-date=12 January 2022|website=District Grand Lodge of Bombay}}</ref> When he was appointed Governor of Queensland, he became Grand Master of Queensland's Grand Lodge serving for 12 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kenthenderson.com.au/m_papers03.html |title=Ken Henderson Freemasonry: Vice Regal Grand Masters - Who and why? |access-date=27 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409023926/http://kenthenderson.com.au/m_papers03.html |archive-date=9 April 2013 }}</ref> After arriving in [[Brisbane]] aboard the {{RMS|Otranto|1925}} on Monday, 13 June 1932, Wilson proceeded to the Queensland Parliament House, where he was sworn in as the 15th Governor of Queensland and representative of His Majesty King George V. At the Regular Meeting of Lamington Lodge, No.&nbsp;110 UGLQ, held on Thursday, 6 July 1933, a motion was passed that [[Worship (style)|RW Brother]] Wilson PDGM (Bombay), PGD (England) be accepted as a joining Brother to Lamington Lodge. The Master read a letter from the United Grand Lodge of Queensland, dated Wednesday, 14 June, covering a special dispensation to ballot at the same meeting. After the ballot, the Master declared Wilson was duly elected a member of Lamington Lodge. The following year, on Wednesday, 25 July 1934, Wilson was invested and installed as the Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Queensland. He was proclaimed as the Grand Master for the last time, on Wednesday, 24 July 1945, marking his entry upon his twelfth year as the Grand Master.<ref>{{Cite book| author1=McInnes, Dianne | title=Lamington Lodge : 100 years of freemasonry: a history of the Brisbane Masonic Community 1896–1996 | year=1996 | publication-date=1996 | publisher=Lamington Lodge Centenary Research Trust | isbn=978-0-646-28210-7|pages=57–60 }}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
Wilson was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]] in 1916, a [[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] in 1923, a [[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] in 1929 and a [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George]] in 1937.
Wilson was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]] 6 September 1916,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29736|page=8767|date=5 September 1916}}</ref> a [[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] 31 October 1923,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32876|page=7453|date=2 November 1923}}</ref> a [[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] 26 February 1929<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33472|page=1438|date=26 February 1929}}</ref> and a [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George]] 2 July 1937.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34414|page=4246|date=2 July 1937}}</ref>

A locality in [[Bangalore]], called Wilson Garden, is named after Leslie Wilson.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}


==References==
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==Further reading==

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The Right Honourable
Sir Leslie Wilson
GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, DSO, PC
Governor of Bombay
In office
10 December 1923 – 20 March 1926
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded bySir George Lloyd
Succeeded bySir Frederick Sykes
15th Governor of Queensland
In office
13 June 1932 – 23 April 1946
MonarchsGeorge V
Edward VIII
George VI
Preceded bySir John Goodwin
Succeeded bySir John Lavarack
Personal details
Born(1876-08-01)1 August 1876
London, England
Died29 September 1955(1955-09-29) (aged 79)
Chertsey, Surrey, England
SpouseWinifred May Smith
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceRoyal Marines
Years of service1895–1918
RankLieutenant Colonel
CommandsHawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsKnight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches

Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, DSO, PC (1 August 1876 – 29 September 1955) was a British Royal Marines officer, Conservative politician, and colonial governor. He served as Governor of Bombay from 1923 to 1926 and as Governor of Queensland from 1932 to 1946.

Personal life

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Wilson was the son of Henry Wilson, a stockbroker, and his wife Ada Alexandrina (née Orme), and was educated at St Michael's School, Westgate, and St Paul's School, London.

Wilson married Winifred May, daughter of Charles Smith, of Sydney, Australia, in 1909.[1] They lived at the Manor House at Waltham St Lawrence in Berkshire. They had three children, two sons and a daughter:

  • Peter Leslie Orme, born 4 June 1910 in London,[2][3] farmer and grazier,[4][5] died 6 July 1980 aged 70 years in Queensland and buried in Caloundra cemetery;[6]
  • David Orme, who was killed on 30 November 1941 in North Africa during World War II;[7]
  • Marjorie Leila Orme, born 22 April 1914 at the Manor House, Berkshire, married 1941 John Richards (a former aide-de-camp of her father) in Surrey [8][9][10]

On his retirement as Governor of Queensland, Wilson and his wife Winifred returned to live in Surrey, England.[11] However, they visited Queensland on a number of occasions, including the marriage of their son Peter.[12][13]

Wilson died after being hit by a truck while walking in September 1955, aged 79.[11] Winifred died at Caloundra, Queensland on 17 June 1959.[14][15]

Military service

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Wilson was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry and served in the Second Boer War, where he was wounded, mentioned in despatches and awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with five clasps and the Distinguished Service Order. In 1901 he achieved the rank of captain.

From 1903 to 1909, Wilson served as aide-de-camp to the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Harry Rawson.[1]

During World War I, Wilson commanded Hawke Battalion of the Royal Naval Division with the rank of temporary lieutenant colonel in the Royal Marines and fought at Gallipoli, where he was again mentioned in despatches, and in France, where he was severely wounded.

On 2 December 1915, Wilson was carrying dispatches on the Greek ship Spetzia when officers from a German submarine boarded the ship and captured him and another officer, Colonel Napier.[16]

Political life

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In January 1910, at the general election, Wilson unsuccessfully stood as the Conservative candidate for Poplar. In December 1910, he was Unionist candidate for Reading, but was defeated by the sitting Liberal candidate, Sir Rufus Isaacs, the Attorney-General.[17][18]

In 1913, Wilson was returned to Parliament for Reading, a seat he held until 1922. In 1919 Wilson was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Shipping in the coalition government headed by David Lloyd George, a position he held until the Ministry of Shipping was abolished in 1921, and then served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from 1921 to 1922. He was also the Conservative Chief Whip.

At the 1922 general election, Wilson abandoned his Reading constituency to contest the Westminster St. George's division, but was defeated by an Independent Conservative. However within a few weeks he was re-elected at a by-election at Portsmouth South. He was again Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from 1922 to 1923 under Bonar Law and later Stanley Baldwin, and was admitted to the Privy Council on 20 June 1922.[19]

Vice-regal service

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Sir Leslie and Lady Wilson, Queensland c.1933; he is wearing the full dress uniform of a member of HM Privy Council.

Governor of Bombay

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In July 1923, Wilson resigned from this position and his seat in the House of Commons on his appointment as Governor of Bombay. Wilson remained in Bombay until 1928.[20] In the 1929 New Years Honours he was appointed Knight Grand Commander of The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India.[citation needed]

Governor of Queensland

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Leslie Wilson in 1941

In 1932, Wilson was made Governor of Queensland,[21] a post he held until 1946, one of the longest gubernatorial tenures in British history.[20] He was the longest-serving governor of the state.[22]

In the early years of his appointment, Wilson toured the state widely and was concerned by the poor health of the children in rural areas due to prolonged drought, the Great Depression, and the distance of medical services. He convened working parties to find a solution, resulting in the 1935 establishment of the Queensland Bush Children’s Health Scheme (now BUSHKids). It brought children from rural areas for six-week summer stays in coastal locations, where the children could enjoy a holiday, while receiving nutrious meals, medical and dental checkups, and appropriate treatments. Children with severe health problems would be flown to major hospitals. The scheme coordinated a number of organisations such as the Red Cross and the Royal Flying Doctor Service to provide the holiday and healthcare arrangements. As at 2021, descendants of the governor remain involved with the service.[23][24][25]

On 13 May 1937, Wilson planted a small bunya tree on North Quay, Brisbane to mark the name change of the River Road to Coronation Drive to commemorate the coronation of King George VI.[26]

From 1932 to 1942, Wilson was the Chief Scout of The Boy Scouts Association's Queensland Branch, resigning in 1943 when he disagreed with the decision to make the Chief Commissioner a paid position.[27][11]

Freemasonry

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Wilson was a freemason. He was initiated into the craft in the Lodge Ionic No. 65, in Sydney, while serving as an aide-de-camp to Harry Rawson. When he returned to England, in 1909, he became a member of Navy Lodge No. 2612. He became Senior Warden of the Lodge in 1913 and Worshipful Master in 1917. He was the Primus Master of Old Pauline Lodge No. 3969 consecrated on Friday 18 July 1919.[28][29] In 1922 he was appointed Junior Grand Warden of the United Grand Lodge of England and District Grand Master of Bombay in the following year. To this day there is a Lodge in Pune, Leslie Wilson Lodge No. 4880 EC, named for him.[30] When he was appointed Governor of Queensland, he became Grand Master of Queensland's Grand Lodge serving for 12 years.[31] After arriving in Brisbane aboard the RMS Otranto (1925) on Monday, 13 June 1932, Wilson proceeded to the Queensland Parliament House, where he was sworn in as the 15th Governor of Queensland and representative of His Majesty King George V. At the Regular Meeting of Lamington Lodge, No. 110 UGLQ, held on Thursday, 6 July 1933, a motion was passed that RW Brother Wilson PDGM (Bombay), PGD (England) be accepted as a joining Brother to Lamington Lodge. The Master read a letter from the United Grand Lodge of Queensland, dated Wednesday, 14 June, covering a special dispensation to ballot at the same meeting. After the ballot, the Master declared Wilson was duly elected a member of Lamington Lodge. The following year, on Wednesday, 25 July 1934, Wilson was invested and installed as the Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Queensland. He was proclaimed as the Grand Master for the last time, on Wednesday, 24 July 1945, marking his entry upon his twelfth year as the Grand Master.[32]

Honours

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Wilson was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George 6 September 1916,[33] a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire 31 October 1923,[34] a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India 26 February 1929[35] and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George 2 July 1937.[36]

A locality in Bangalore, called Wilson Garden, is named after Leslie Wilson.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "MISCELLANEOUS". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 10 December 1910. p. 7 Edition: DAILY. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 9 June 1910. p. 8. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  3. ^ FreeBMD Archived 17 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 5 March 2011.
  4. ^ Queensland Electoral Roll, 1949.
  5. ^ Queensland Electoral Roll, 1959.
  6. ^ "Caloundra Cemetery - Surnames S-Z - Queensland, Australia". www.interment.net. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Major David Orme Wilson | War Casualty Details 2769663". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 23, 805. New South Wales, Australia. 27 April 1914. p. 8. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "DAUGHTER OF GOVERNOR". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 705. New South Wales, Australia. 12 August 1939. p. 17. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "No title". The Sun. No. 10035. New South Wales, Australia. 4 March 1942. p. 6 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ a b c BIOGRAPHICAL DETAIL: Colonel Sir Leslie Orme WILSON, G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., D.S.O. Archived 16 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, (research by Owen Richmond for his Woodbadge Project, 24 January 2006), retrieved 5 March 2011.
  12. ^ "MARRIED IN BRISBANE Social News And Events". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 3 March 1950. p. 10. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  13. ^ "The bride wore emeralds". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 3 March 1950. p. 3. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  14. ^ "Death registration: Winifred May Wilson". Births, deaths, marriages and divorces. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  15. ^ "The Spouses of the Governors of Queensland" (PDF). Government House, Queensland. pp. 24–25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  16. ^ "SUBMARINES". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 9 December 1915. p. 9. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  17. ^ "ELECTION NOTES". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 10 December 1910. p. 13. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  18. ^ "PERSONAL". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 10 December 1910. p. 5. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  19. ^ "No. 32721". The London Gazette. 20 June 1922. p. 4621.
  20. ^ a b Cahill, Peter, "Sir Leslie Orme Wilson (1876–1955)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 24 October 2023, retrieved 14 May 2024
  21. ^ "NEW GOVERNOR". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 25 February 1932. p. 31. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  22. ^ "Launch of the Leslie Wilson Outback Centre – BUSHkids". Government House Queensland. 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  23. ^ "Launch of the Leslie Wilson Outback Centre – BUSHkids". Government House Queensland. 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  24. ^ "History and Heritage – BUSHkids". Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  25. ^ "Royal Queensland Bush Children's Health Scheme (1935 - )". Find & Connect. Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  26. ^ "IN OTHER CITIES". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 14 May 1937. p. 31. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  27. ^ "Governor resigns as Chief Scout". The Telegraph (Brisbane). Queensland, Australia. 23 June 1943. p. 2 (City Final Last Minute News). Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  28. ^ "Lodge Number 3969". 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  29. ^ Minute Book No 1, Old Pauline Lodge 3969
  30. ^ "Leslie Wilson Lodge". District Grand Lodge of Bombay. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  31. ^ "Ken Henderson Freemasonry: Vice Regal Grand Masters - Who and why?". Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  32. ^ McInnes, Dianne (1996). Lamington Lodge : 100 years of freemasonry: a history of the Brisbane Masonic Community 1896–1996. Lamington Lodge Centenary Research Trust. pp. 57–60. ISBN 978-0-646-28210-7.
  33. ^ "No. 29736". The London Gazette. 5 September 1916. p. 8767.
  34. ^ "No. 32876". The London Gazette. 2 November 1923. p. 7453.
  35. ^ "No. 33472". The London Gazette. 26 February 1929. p. 1438.
  36. ^ "No. 34414". The London Gazette. 2 July 1937. p. 4246.

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