Recommended for OCTU

On 30th January 1943

Lieutenant Colonel A.W. Crawford, C.O. for 43^rd
Recce recommended Dick as a candidate for the

Officer Cadet Training Unit

(see Applying for OCTU)

 Copy of Record:

RECOMMENDATION FORM FOR CANDIDATES FOR 

OFFICER CADET TRAINING UNITS

PART II.  Certificate of moral character for the past four years to be pasted in here.

Certificate of moral character need not be attached when the certificate below covers the past four years.

I certify that No. 5731671                        Rank     Tpr

Name                WILLIAMS R.K                has served as a regular soldier

or embodied T.A. soldier since     21.6.40

                                                    Signature    AWECrawford LT.COL.

Date     30 Jan 43                      Commanding     43 RECCE REGT. RECCE. CORPS.

 

PART III.  (To be completed by the candidate’s Commanding Officer.)

Military particulars of Candidate:-

1. Militarycharacter      V.Good
2. Training standards attained   Satisfactory
3. Courses attended     Div.Mechs Course, Brighton.22.7.42 to 3.9.42.
4. Power of leadership  Average
5. Medical category      A.1.

I certify that I would be willing to accept No          5731671             Rank     Tpr.

Name                            WILLIAMS R.K  

As an officer in this Unit on his satisfactory completion of a course of training at an Officer Cadet Training Unit.

Signature   AWECrawford LT.COL.

Date     30 Jan 43                      Commanding     43 RECCE REGT. RECCE. CORPS.

Command in which Unit is stationed         S.E.COMD.

 

 
Dick had tried unsuccessfully for OCTU

(the Officer Cadet Training Unit) in April 1941.