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Henry Guy Bowen Jordan (10 June 1898 – 5 October 1981) was an English officer in the Indian Army and a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1926. Jordan was born in Fairfield, Derbyshire and was educated at Marlborough College where he played cricket in the 1st XI from 1914 to 1916.〔(Wisden Obituaries 1961 )〕 He played one match for Derbyshire in the 1926 season, a County Championship match against Essex. He was a right-handed batsman and failed to score in either innings the match.〔(Henry Jordan at Cricket Archive )〕 Jordan was commissioned a temporary Second Lieutenant in the Reserve Regiment of Cavalry 29 June 1917.〔London Gazette 14 July 1917 p7075〕 He was transferred to the General List for service with the Indian Army (on probation) on the 6th November 1918 as a Second Lieutenant with seniority 29 June 1917.〔London Gazette 10 December 1918 p14556〕 On the 26 January 1919 he was attached to the 32nd Lancers on probation. He was appointed Quarter Master 16 May 1919,〔October 1919 Indian Army List〕 then Adjutant 28 September 1919.〔April 1920 Indian Army List〕 He received a permanent commission as a Second Lieutenant with amended seniority as of 29 March 1918 and Lieutenant 29 March 1919 〔London Gazette 22 July 1919 p9265〕 into the Indian Army 12 January 1920. He would later have his seniority as a Second Lieutenant restored to 29 June 1917. For most of 1921 he was attached to the Cavalry School at Saugor in India, then he was then permanently posted to the 3rd Cavalry from 1 September 1921 and was promoted Captain 13 February 1923.〔London Gazette 1 June 1923 p3871 - Captain (provisional)〕〔London Gazette 5 December 1924 p8868 - Captain (confirmed)〕 He was appointed Adjutant of the Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, Auxiliary Force, India from 30 June 1929 〔Indian Army List January 1931〕 to 30 September 1932.〔Indian army List April 1934〕 He was transferred to the Special Unemployed List in November 1935.〔(The London Gazette, 1 November 1935 p6905 )〕 He was recalled for service with the Indian Army during World War Two in India, initially as the Station Staff Officer, Jhansi, later on the staff and by 1945 with the Army Remount Department.〔Indian Army List April 1940〕〔April 1944 Indian Army List〕〔October 1945 Indian Army List〕 He was promoted Major on the 3 September 1939 with seniority of 16 December 1938.〔London Gazette 12 April 1940 p2154〕 After retiring from the Indian Army on 9 August 1947 a Major,〔The London Gazette, 24 October 1947 p5020〕 he was commissioned in the Territorial Army, General List as a Second Lieutenant then Captain on 15 February 1952〔London Gazette 29 April 1952 p2296〕〔London Gazette 29 April 1952 p2297〕 and served until March 1956.〔(Supplement to the London Gazette, 25 May 1956 )〕 Jordan died in hospital at Tonbridge Kent at the age of 82.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Jordan (cricketer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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