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THE BRITISH AIR SERVICES. UNDER this heading are published each week the official announce- ments of appointments and promotions affecting the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) and Central Flying School. These notices are not duplicated. By way of instance, when an appointment to the Royal Naval Air Service is announced by the Admiralty it is published forthwith, but subse quently, when it appears in the LONDON GAZETTE, it is not repeated in this column. Royal Naval Air Service. THE following appeared among the Admiralty announcements of the 2lst inst. : — Temporary Sub-Lieut. (R.N.V.K.) E. G. L. Roberts promoted to temporary Lieutenant, with seniority of May 1st. Entries have been made as follows : C. T. Freeman and A. J. Whetnall as Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenants (for temporary service), with seniority of July 24th : R. E. Dean (Petty Officer) as Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (for temporary service), with seniority of July 26th, and all appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. Tempoiary commissions have been granted as under : Lieutenants (R.N.V.R.): H. Jullerot, with seniority of May 27th ; G. E. Stringer and J. B. Soames (lemporary Second Lieutenant), with seniority of July 14th and 19th respectively, and all appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. Sub-Lieutenants (R.N.V.R.): N. R. Fuller and D. S. Mason, with seniority of July 14th ; and A. C. Marx (Chief Petty Officer), with seniority of July 20tb, and all appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. The following appeared among the Admiralty announcements ot the 22nd inst. :— Temporary Sub-Lieut. (R.N.V.R.) H. F. Melville promoted to temporary Lieutenant, with seniority of Tuly 21st, and reappointed. Chief Petty Officer (Mechanic) C. A. Schurre promoted to War rant Officer (Second Grade), for temporary service, with seniority of July 21st, and appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. The undermentioned have been entered as Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenants, for temporary service, and all appointed to "President," additional, for R.N.A.S., with seniority as follows: F. R. Sadd, July 15th; E. M. Morgan, W. R. Mackenzie, C. Laurence, J. S. Browne, and M. J. Golding, July 19th ; and M. Keith-Johnston, July 24th. H. Mason granted a temporary commission as Lieutenant (R.N.V.R.), with senionty of ]uly 21st, and appjinted to "Presi dent," additional, for R.N.A.Sl The following appeared among the Admiralty announcements of the 23rd inst. :— The undermentioned have been entered as Probationaiy Flight Sub-Lieutenants, for temporary service, and appointed to the "President," additional, for R.N.A.S., with seniority as follows: R. H. Nicholson, July 19th ; S. G. Beare and G. W. R. Fane, July 22nd ; J. A. Carr, C. B. Gasson, P. A. Johnston, and F. E. Sandford, July 26th ; and N. Keeble, Aug. 2nd. Temporary commissions (R.N.V.R.) have been granted to the following: E. Darrell-Huskinson, T. F. Norbury, and J. Gardiner, as Lieutenants, with seniority of July 22nd ; and J. T. Saint (Chief Petty Officer), as Sub-Lieutenant, with seniority of July 21st, and all appointed to the " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. The following appeared among the Admiralty announcements of the 24th inst. :— Temporary Sub-Lieuts. (R.N.V.R.) E. B. Cowell and T. F. Le Mesurier as Probationary Flight Sub-Lietenants for temporary service, with seniority of July 23rd, and appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. (temporary commissions as Sub-Lieutenants, R. N. V. R., terminated). B. F. M. Hughes and C. A. Eyre as Probationary Flight Sub- Lieutenants, for temporary service, with seniority of July 23rd ; C. A. Rea (Chief Petty Officer) and F. D. Till (A.B., R.N.V.R.) both as Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenants, for temporary service, with seniority of July 21st and 22nd respectively, and all appointed to "President," additional, for R.N.A.S. L. A. S. Hansard granted temporary commission as Sub- Lieutenant (R.N.V.R.), with seniority of July 16th, and appointed to " President," additional. The following appeared among the Admiialty announcements of the 26th inst. :— „ ... Acting Commander H. T. A. Bosanquet to " President, addi tional, for R.N.A.S. July 24th. The following appeared among the Admiralty announcements of the 27th inst.:— Temporary Flight Lieut. R. E. Penny, transferred to the per manent list of the Royal Naval Air Service, with semonty ot July 25th. Temporary Sub Lieut. (R.N.V.R.) Sir Arthur G. Hazelrigg, Bt., promoted to temporary Lieutenant, with seniority of July 23rd. The following have been entered as Probationary Flight Sub- Lieutenants, for temporary service, with seniority as under : S. A. Turpin, July 22nd; K.N. Halsted (Mid.-hipman, R.N.R.), July 26th ; and A. P. Hadow, August 2nd, all appointed to " Presi dent," additional, for R.N.A.S. Temporaiy commissions have been granted as follows: H. F. Seagram, II. E. Home, A. VV. Thompson, D. C. Waylen, and J. Neale, all as Lieutenants (R.N.V.R.), with seniority of July 26th, and appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. ; and W. C. W. Ingle, a* Sub-Lieutenant, with seniority of July 26th, and appointed to " President," additional. Royal Flyingr Corps (Military 'Wing). THE following appeared in a supplement to the LONDON GAZETTE issued on the 21st inst. :— Supplementary to Regular Corps.—Vernon S. Brown to be Second Lieutenant (on probation). July 3rd. 1915. The following appeared in a supplement to the LONDON GAZETTE issued on the 22nd inst. :— Flying Officers.—Temporary Second Lieut. P. B. Brown, 8th (Service) Batt. South Staffoidshire Regt., and to be transferred to the General List; June 30th, 1915. July 2nd, 1915: Capt. A. G. Moore, 4th Batt. (Extta Reserve) Manchester Regt., and to be seconded; Second Lieut. D. S. tilling*, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regt.); Second Lieut. S. T. Saunderson, North Irish Horse, Special Reserve, and to be seconded ; Second Lieut. A. A. A. Knight, Royal Munster Fusiliers, from temporary Captain, 8th (Service) Batt., and to be seconded. July 9th, 1915. The following appeared in the LONDON GAZETTE of the 23rd inst. :— Flying Officers.—luly 2nd, 1915 : Lieut. A. Graves, Dorsetshire R.E., T.F. • temporary Lieut. W. D. Long, A.S.C. ; Second Lieut. C. R. Rowden, Worcestershire Regt., and to be seconded; Second Lieut. A. C. Horsbrugh, Special Reserve: July 9th, 1915. July 10th, 1915 : Second Lieut. G. P. A. Harvey, 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards, and to be seconded; Lieut. J. H. Mansfield, 3rd Batt. (Reserve) King's (Shropshire L.I.), and to be seconded ; Second Lieut. J. B. Robinson, Special Reserve. Supplementary to Regular Corps.—Second Lieut, (on probation) William II. T. Rampling-Rose is confirmed in his rank, and to be Lieutenant. July 1st, 1915. Second Lieut, (on probation) Alan C. Horsbrugh is confirmed in his rank. William C. Mortimer-Phelan to be Second Lieutenant (on probation). July 9tb, 1915. The following appeared in a supplement to the LONDON GAZETTE issued on the 24th inst. :— Flight Commanders to be Squadron Commanders, ana to be temporary Majors whilst so employed.—July 12th, 1915: Capt. Francis J. L. Cogao, R.A. ; Capt. A. Ross-Hume, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles); Capt. Cyril F. De S. Murphy, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regt.). Supplementary to Regular Corps.—Second Lieut, (on probation) Elliott I. Bingham is confirmed in his rank. To be Second Lieutenan's (on probation): John Latta ; July 3rd, 1915. Robert Newman ; July 9th, 1515. Stuart A. Laird ; July 19th, 1915. The following appeared in a supplement to the LONDON GAZETTE issued on the 26th inst. :— Flight Commander.—Lieut. Charles C. Darley, R.A., from a Flying Officer, and to be temporary Captain whilst so employed. July 12th, 1915. Supplementary to Regular Corps.—To be Second Lieutenants (on probation): Cedric W. Hill ; July 3rd, 1915. Douglas A. Hansard ; July 8th, 1915. Charles G. Tucker ; July 26th, 1915. The following appeared in the LONDON GAZETTE of the 27th inst. : Flying Officers.—June 26th, 1915 : Lieut. Hon. L. J. E. Twisleton- Wykeham-Fiennes, 4th Batt. (Territorial) Oxfordshire and Bucking hamshire L.I. ; Lieut. R. T. Leather, Warwickshire Yeomanry, T.F.; Second Lieut. Walter H. Nixon, King's Own (Royal Lan caster Regt.), and to be seconded; June 30th, 1915. Temporary Second Lieut. H. S. Shield, 14th (Service) Batt. Durham L.I., and to be transferred to the General List; July 10th, 1915. Supplementary to Regulai Units or Corps.—Second Lieut, (on probation) George K. W. Humphery is confirmed in his rank. Second Lieut. Albert Peter Thurston is as now described, and not as stated in the GAZETTE of July 8th, 1915. Central Flying School. THE following appeared in the LONDON GAZETTE of the 23rd inst. :— Instructor.—Lieut, (temporary Capt.) George F. Pretyman, D.S.O., Prince Albert's (Somerset L.I.), from a Flight-Commander^ and to retain his temporary rank whilst so employed, vice Capt. H. Le M. Brock, Royal Warwickshire Regt. July 16th, 1915. 551
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