Personal Number: 159196 Army Number: 2306620 Rank: Major ; Warrant Officer Class I (Regimental Serjeant Major) Name: J WIDGERY, MiD Unit: Royal Corps of Signals London Gazette : 20 December 1940 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35020/supplement/7183/data.pdf The names of the undermentioned have been brought to notice in recognition of distinguished services in connection with operations in the field. March-June, 1940. ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2306620 W.O. I (R.S.M.) J. WIDGERY. London Gazette : 15 December 1950 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39091/supplement/6265/data.pdf ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS. Capt. (T.O.M.) J. F. WIDGERY (159196) to be Maj. (T.O.M.), 7th Nov. 1950.
London Gazette : 20 December 1940 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35020/supplement/7174/data.pdf https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35020/supplement/7184/data.pdf
Personal Diary 1942 Adjt A.J.S Mackenzie 50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Signals Regiment, TA 60. 2306620, Lieutenant/TMO, J. F. Widgery. Commisioned Officer 31/12/1940. On 2 Jan 1941 he was Gazetted as mentioned in despatches for work during the May-June 1940 actions, and posted to the Unit as T.M.O. 6 June 1943 "Lt (TMO) J F Widgery who has been with this Unit since mobilisation, first as R.S.M., and lately as T.M.O. leaves on posting to 9th Army Signals.” A friend of Norman Norcross (see 107). They were both serving Regulars nearing the end of their service and were part of the cadre of older N.C.O.’s in the unit in 1939.