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ATtit I3t '91*- (/JgHT] 5ft^**n«tt-*i ffiK>£* this heaAng are published efhwfek the tfi^al announcements of appointments and promotions a/fating tit Royal A'ami Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps (Military fVmg) and Central Flying School. These notues are not duplicate!. By may o/ instance, when an appointment to the Royal Naval Air Service is announced by the Admiralty it is published forthwith, hut subsequently, it appears in the LONDON GAZETTB, it is not repeated in this column. Royal Naval Air Sen-ice. THE following appeared among the Admiralty announcements the 3rd insL :— Temporary Sab-Lieut. (R.N.V.R.) W. H. Mulville, promoted to Lieutenant (temporary), with seniority of March 31st. T. V. Oddie, entered as Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (temporary), with seniority of April 1st, and appointed to " President II," additional, for U.N.A.S. T. F. Legard, granted a temporary commission as Assistant Paymaster (R.N.V.R.), with seniority of March 28th. The following appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette issued on the 3rd inst. :— Michine-Gun Corps.—Lieutenants (R.N.V.R.), from Royal Naval Air Service, to be Temporary Majors: A. G. Stern ; March 6th, 1916. D. G. Wilson ; March 7th, 1916. Officers (R.N.V.R.), from Royal Naval Air Service, to be Tem porary Captains: Lieut. K. P. Symes; March 8th, 1916. Lieut - Commander A. D. Borton (Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers, King's R.R.C.); March 27th, 1916. Temporary Capt. F. Summers, IXS.O. (Royal Marines); March 28th, 1916. The following appeared among the Admiralty announcements of of the 4th inst.:— Flight-Commander F. K. Haskins granted the acting rank of Squadron-Commander, with seniority of March 31st, Flight-Lieuts. R. H. Mulock and G. H. Beard both granted the acting rank of Fl'ght-Commander, with seniority of March 31st. The undermentioned have been entered as Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenants (temporary), with seniority of April 3rd, and al! appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. : H. F. Parker, A. O. K. Wright, R. Maxwell, E. P. M. Davis, L. W. Ormerod, W. G. R. Hinchcliffe, E. B. J. Walter, A. J. Enstone, I. M. Fry, A. F. Brandon, R. N. Brain, and T. F. B. Howe. The following appeared among the Admiralty announcements of the 5th inst.:— Flight-Commander I. H. W. S. Dalrymple-Clark promoted to the rank of Acting Squadron-Commander, with seniority April 1st. Lieut.-Commander K. G. Brooke to " President," for R.N.A.S. To date April 3rd. Lieuts. (R.N.V.R.) W. W. Hood and W. A. Dye promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (R.N.V.R.), both with seniority April 3rd. Sub-Lieuts. (R.N.V.R.) J. E. Arrol-Hunter and W. N. Lucas- Shadwell promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, both with seniority April 3td. G. S. Adams entered as Warrant Officer, 2nd Grade, with ieniority April 4th. The following appeared among the Admiralty announcements of the 7th inst.:— Major (R.M.L.I.)E. S. Mairis to "President," additional, for R.N.A.S. To date April 5th. Probationary Flight Sub. Lieuts. J. Ree and R. E. Green granted temporary commissions as Sub-Lieutenants (R.N.V.R.), and ap pointed to " President," for R.N.A.S. To date April 6th. The undermentioned have been entered as Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenants, for temporary service, to date as stated : H. R. Brentoa, Feb. 24th; P. O. Gadbois, A. Y. Wilks, and M. C. Dubuc, Feb. 29th. Royal Plying Corps (Military Wing). THE following appeared in a supplement to the London Gautle issued on the 3rd insc. :— Squadron-Commander.— Capt. F. C. Jenkins, Special Reserve, from a Flight Commander, and to be Temporary Major whilst so employed ; Feb. 20th, 1916. toying Officers.—Lieut. P. A. O. Leask, Royal Irish Rifles, and to be seconded ; March 8th, 1916. March 9th, 1916 : Temporary Lieut D. Wilson, E. Vorks R., and to be transferred to the General List. Lieut. C H. Nicholas, S. Wales Bords., Special Reserve, and to be seconded. Second Lieut. D. H. Dabbs, Berks (Hungtr- ford) Yeomanry ; Temporary Second Lieut. C. A. Mercer, Queen's (Royal West Surrey R.), and to be transferred to the General List; March 16th, 1916. The following appeared in the London Gazette of the 4th inst:— Firing Officers.—March l6;h, 1916: Temporary Second Lieut. D. W. Clappen, General List; Second Lieut. T. H. Firstbrook, Special Reserve. March ai>t, 1916: Capt. W. A. S. Rough, Bedfordshire Regt. (Special Reserve); Second Lieut. (Temporaiy Capt.) G. Aste, A.S.C., Special Reserve, and to relinquuh his temporary rank; Lieut. J. S. Scott, Canadian Field Artillery; Temporary Lieut S. W. Thompson, Royal Scots Kusilieis, and to be transferred to the General List; Second Lieut. B. P. G. Hunt, Shropshire Yeomanry (T.F.); Second Lieut S. B. Lee, Special Reserve; Second Lieut P. Huskinson, Sherwood Foresters (Not tinghamshire and Derbyshire Regt.), and to be seconded ; Second Lieut R. W. Le Gallais, Special Reserve. Flying Officer Observer) —Second Lieut W. O. Raiket, Buffs (East Kent Regt.), Special Reserve, and to be seconded ; Oct. iist, 1915. Assistant Equipment Officer.—Second Lieut. E. Cooke, Special Reserve; March 21st, 1916. Memoranda.—Major-Gcneral Sir David Henderson, K.C.B., U.S. O., to be Temporary Lieutenant-General; March, 24th, 1916. Brevet Col. (Temporary Brigadier-General) Hugh M. Trenchard, C.B., D.S.O., Royal Scots Fusiliers, Aide de tamp to the Kit |>, to be Temporary Major-General ; March, 24th, 1916. Pte. Charles H. Davies, from London R. (T.F.), to l>e Temporary Second Lieutenant for duty with the R.F.C.; Jan. 2<nd, 1916. Supplementary to Regular Corps.—Srcond Lieutenants (on probation) confirmed in their rank : Reginald W. Le Gallais, Edmund Cooke, and Stanley B. Lee. To be Second Lieutenant* (on probation): William J. Sinclair ; March 6th, 1916. Charles P. V. Roche ; March tSth, 1916. The following appeared in a supplement to the London Gautte issued on the 5th inst:— Supplementary to Regular Corps.—Second Lieutenants (on probation) confirmed in their rank : A. C. Ferguson, M. H. Thunder, J. L. Finney, and G. I. Taylor. The following appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette issued on the 6th inst. :— Memoranda.— To be Temporary Second Lieutenants-. Pte. Noel Aston Ayres, from A.S.C., for duty with the Royal Flying Corps ; March 13th, 1916. 1st Class Air-Mechanic Leslie Murden Page, from Royal Flying Corps, for duty with the Military Wing of, that Corps ; March 24th, 1916. Supplementary to Regular Corps.—James H. Banks to be Second Lieutenant (on probation); March 13th, 1916. Adjutant- GeneraVs and Quartermaster-General's Staff. Deputy - Adjutant and Quartermaster - General.—Major (Tem porary Lieut-Col.) Henry R. M. Brooke-Popham, D.S.O., Oaford- shire and Buckinghamshire L.I., from a General Staff Officer, ist Grade, and to be Temporary Brigadier-General whilst *o em ployed ; March 12th, 1916. The following appeared in the London Gazette of the 7th inst :— Wing-Commanders from Squadron-Commanders, and to be Tem porary Lieut.-Cols. whilst so employed.—Maj. A. G. Board, South Wales Bord.; March 19th. Capt. (Temporary Major) F. V. lloli, D.S.O., Ox. and Bucks L.I. ; March aoth. Flight-Commanders from Flying Officers (and to be Temporary Captains whilst so employed).—Lieut G. D. Hill, 7th Hussars; March 20th. March 24th: Second Lieutt., S R., W. P. Cort, H. Tomlinson, A. T. Harris. The following appeared in a supplement to the Ijondon Gautle issued on the 8th inst. :— Flying Officers (Observers).—March 24th, 1916: Temporary Capt. P. A. Kirkup, Durham L.I. (T.F.); Second Lieut. F. G. Russell, R.F.A., Special Reserve. March 25th, 1916: Lieut W. D. Budgen, Prince of Wales's Leinster R. (Royal Canadians), and to be seconded ; Temporary Lfeut. J. H. Truscott, Devon R., and to be transferred to the General List; Temporary Second Lieut. C. H. M. King, R.G.A., and to be transferred to the General List. Wing-Adjutant.—Temporary Capt. F. R. Hedge*, Suffolk R., and to be transferred to the General List; March 2i*t, 1916. Assistant Equipment Officers.—Temporary Second Lieut. J. W. Burt, General List ; March 28th, 1916. Memoranda.—To be Temporary Second Lieutenants : Pte. Basil J. Mitchell, from R.A.M.C. (T.F.), for duty with the Royal Flying Corps, Feb. 21st, 1916 ; 1st Class Air-Mechanic Lindop E. Brown, from Royal Flying Corp, for duty with the Military Wing of that Corps, March 22nd, 1916. 3°5
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