Military Records · dossier 02
John Arnold Hammond-Chambers-Borgnis
Territorial Force officer promoted to Captain in the Royal Defence Corps
Publication status
Published, institutionally supported
Identity and service
What the opened records establish
The Gazette records his 1915 promotion from Second Lieutenant to Lieutenant, his 1917 promotion to Captain in the Royal Defence Corps, and his 1919 relinquishment as an Adjutant and Quartermaster while retaining the rank of Captain. A 1945 estate notice records his full identity and death on 11 October 1944.
- Life dates
- 1883–1944
- Service
- Territorial Force Reserve and Royal Defence Corps
- Rank or role
- Captain; formerly Adjutant and Quartermaster
- Record period
- 1915–1919 documented sequence
- Service number
- Not used in the opened dossier
- Evidence confidence
- Institutionally supported
Units and formations
- • Territorial Force Reserve · General List
- • Royal Defence Corps · Protection Companies
Decorations and distinctions
No decoration is added beyond the opened records.
Name forms in the record
- • John Arnold Hammond-Chambers-Borgnis
- • J. A. Hammond-Chambers-Borgnis
- • John Arnold Hammond Chambers Borgnis
Service chronology
Dated milestones linked to their evidence
- verified01
Promoted to Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant John A. Hammond-Chambers-Borgnis was promoted to Lieutenant in the Territorial Force Reserve, General List.
- verified02
Lieutenant rank cross-check
An official wartime list again records Lt. J. A. Hammond-Chambers-Borgnis.
- verified03
Promoted to Captain
The Royal Defence Corps notice promotes Lieutenant J. A. Hammond-Chambers Borgnis to Captain.
- verified04
Relinquished commission and retained rank
As Captain, Adjutant and Quartermaster in the Royal Defence Corps Protection Companies, he relinquished his commission on ceasing to be employed and retained the rank of Captain.
- verified05
Death recorded in estate notice
The Gazette estate notice gives his Oaklands, Curridge address, full-name variant and date of death.
Archival references
Identifiers and source register
The Eton Register 1893–1899
Internet Archive scan of the published Eton Register · accessed 2026-07-19
Brasenose College register
Internet Archive scan of the published Brasenose register · accessed 2026-07-19
Oxford University Roll of Service
Internet Archive scan of the Oxford University Roll of Service · accessed 2026-07-19
Territorial Force Reserve promotion, issue 29146, supplement page 4157
The London Gazette · accessed 2026-07-19
Wartime Lieutenant list, issue 29643, supplement page 6429
The London Gazette · accessed 2026-07-19
Royal Defence Corps promotion, issue 30067, supplement page 4644
The London Gazette · accessed 2026-07-19
Royal Defence Corps relinquishment, issue 31831, supplement page 3515
The London Gazette · accessed 2026-07-19
Estate notice, issue 37305, page 5050
The London Gazette · accessed 2026-07-19
Claims not carried into this dossier
- Reported Royal Household role
- Reported Eton Rifle Corps command
Publication and rights boundaries
Claim boundary: The source sequence supports Captain and the stated Royal Defence Corps appointments. A reported Royal Household role and Eton Rifle Corps command remain unverified.
Rights boundary: The estate notice is biographical evidence, not permission to reproduce any third-party portrait.