RAMC Officers
Of the Malta Garrison
John Hawkes Pendered
1888 – 1972

Service Record

28 July 1914 Start of the Great War.

4 Aug 1914 Britain declares war on Germany.

11 Sep 1914 Lieutenant RAMC Special Reserve.

23 Sept 1914 Mobilised.

1 Apr 1915 Captain RAMC.

1915–1919 Served in France.

1 Jan 1917 Lieutenant Permanent Regular Army Commission.

23 Mar 1918 Captain RAMC.

14 Apr 1919 Arrived from England.

24 May 1920 Home leave.

5 July 1920 Returned to Malta.

28 Aug 1921 Home leave.

17 Oct 1921 Returned from leave.

2 Aug 1922 Birth of a daughter, Margaret Ruth, to John Hawkes and Margaret Louise. Baptised at St Oswald's Church Mtarfa on 27 Aug 1922.

19 Mar 1923 Returned to England.

24 Mar 1923 Retired with rank of Major but rejoined 2 Sept 1939.

1939–1940 Served with the BEF France.

26 Nov 1940 Acting Lieutenant Colonel RAMC.

1940–1944 Served with the Middle East Force.

1940–1941 Officer in charge Surgical Division 62 General Hospital.

1941–1942 Officer in charge Surgical Division 12 General Hospital.

1942–1943 Officer in charge Surgical Division 48 General Hospital.

1943 Officer in charge Surgical Division 22 General Hospital.

1943 Officer in charge Surgical Division 6 General Hospital.

6 July 1944 Retired.