Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thursday 13 August 1942, page 3


LORD GOWRIE COLONEL

OF WELSH GUARDS

LONDON, Wednesday

Lord Gowrie, VC, Governor-General of Australia, has been appointed colonel of the Welsh Guards. He commanded the regiment from 1926 until 1924. He also commanded the 1st Infantry Brigade of Guards at Aldershot from 1924 until 1928. He became colonel of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards in 1940. Lord Gowrie won the VC in the Sudan in 1899.