Personal Number: 66065 Rank: Major Name: Francis Noel St. John FAIRHURST, MiD Unit: 7 Queen's Own Hussars London Gazette : 30 August 1935 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34194/supplement/5533/data.pdf The undermentioned Gentlemen Cadets, from the Royal Military College, to 'be 2nd Lts. 29th Aug. 1935:— CAVALRY. 7th H.— Francis Noel St John FAIRHURST. London Gazette : 8 July 1941 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35209/supplement/3885/data.pdf The KING has been graciously pleased to approve that the following be Mentioned for distinguished services in the Middle East during the period December, 1940, to February, 1941: — ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS. Hussars. Fairhurst, Lt. (temp. Capt.) F. N. St. J. (66065). London Gazette : 31 August 1943 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36153/supplement/3877/data.pdf ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS. 7 H. Lt. F. N. St. J. Fairhurst (66065) to be Capt. 29th Aug. 1943. London Gazette : 31 August 1948 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38392/page/4765/data.pdf ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS. 7th H. Capt. F. N St J. FAIRHURST (66065) to be Maj., 29th Aug. 1948 London Gazette : 16 October 1962 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42807/supplement/8073/data.pdf ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS Q.O.H. REGULAR ARMY Maj. F. N. St. J. FAIRHURST (66065) retires, 17th Oct. 1962.
London Gazette : 8 July 1941 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35209/supplement/3885/data.pdf
Name: Francis [N St J] Fairhurst . Date of Birth: 28/12/1915 . Place of Birth:... | The National Archives Reference: WO 416/116/135 Name: Francis [N St J] Fairhurst. Date of Birth: 28/12/1915. Place of Birth: Bournemouth. Service: British Army. Rank: Captain. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [7th Hussars]. Service Number: 66065. Date of Capture: [unspecified]. Theatre of Capture: [unspecified]. Camp Name/Number: Oflag VIIF Maehrisch-Truebau. PoW number: 1112. Date of Death: [unspecified]. Number of Photographs: 0. Number of Fingerprints: 0. Number of X-rays: 0. Number of Cards: 1. Date: [1939-1945]
See also: Person Page His brother: 132570 Captain Denis Irving FAIRHURST, Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons)
