Arthur Reginald Chater
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Military career
Chater was commissioned into the
Was of the greatest assistance in keeping up communication between the various units of the battalion, and carried out his duties in a calm manner, which greatly contributed to the success of the operations. Gave great assistance in the preparation of the plan for the assault.[3]
During the
Papers related to his service are held in the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives,
Having been made a Companion of the Order of the Distinguished Service Order, he became Commander of the Chatham Group of Royal Marines in 1946 and retired in 1948.[2]
A road on the site of the former Royal Marine Infirmary Barracks in Deal, Kent, which was built in 1900 and demolished c.1990 was named Chater Court.
Honours
Chater was made a companion of the Order of the Bath, a commander of the Royal Victorian Order, and a member of the Order of the British Empire.[5]
Honours and awards
- Companion of the Order of the Bath – January 1941[6]
- Commander of the Royal Victorian Order – June 1966[7]
- Distinguished Service Order – July 1918[8]
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire – June 1931[9]
References
- ^ Profile of Arthur Reginald Chater
- ^ a b c d e f Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ "No. 13294". The Edinburgh Gazette. 25 July 1918. p. 2578.
- ^ Research Guide Far East Archived 23 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London, 2005. p. 3.
- ^ Private Papers of Major General A R Chater CB CVO DSO OBE. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "No. 35062". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 January 1941. p. 671.
- ^ "No. 44004". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1966. p. 6533.
- ^ "No. 30807". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 July 1918. p. 8588.
- ^ "No. 33722". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1931. p. 3629.