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Archibald Livingstone-Allan relinquishes his command : April 30th, 1916. To be Second Lieuts. (on probation); April 3rd, 1916 : Charles T. L. Millington, Albert Champion, and Frederick Alexander. Cecil |H. Whittington ; April 10th, 1916. Herbert W. Mills; April nth, 1916. The following appeared in the London Gazette of the 12th inst. :— Squadron-Commander.—Capt. A.V. Bettington, Special Reserve, from a Flight-Commander, and to be Temporary Major whilst so employed ; April 30th, 1916. Flying Officers.— Second Lieut. (Temporary Lieut.) G. W. Swan- son, Hamps. R. (T.F.), from an Assistant Equipment Officer; April 22nd, 1916. April 25th, 1916 : Lieut. O. T. Boyd, 5th Cav., Ind. Army; Second Lieut. A. M. Thomas, Special Reserve. From Flying Officers (Observers): Capt. A. V. Holt, R. Highrs ; Second Lieut. M. Jacks, E. Lan. R., and to be seconded ; April 22nd, 1916. Assistant Equipment Officers.—Second Lieuts. (Special Reserve) C.'E. Robertson, B. J. Nicholson and F. Alexander ; May 2nd. Memoranda.—Lance-Corpl. James H. Banks, from A.S.C., to be Temporary Second Lieutenant on the General List for duty with the R.F.C. ; March 13th, 1916. Private Stanley H. Preston, from Inns of Court O.T.C., for duty with the R.F.C. ; May 6th, 1916. Supplementary to Regular Corps.—Second Lieutenants (on pro bation) confirmed in their rank : R. H. Cronyn, J. B. Brophy, C. E. Robertson, B. J. Nicholson and W. R. Lewis. To be Second Lieutenants (on probation): Arthur R. Thomas; April 17th, 1916. Cyril R. Young ; April 22nd 1916. James M. Batting, Frederic C. Deane, Stanley W. Taylor, Conrad H. Biddle- combe, Guy P. C. Willeby, Robert H. Timmis, and Reginald H. Norton-Dawson ; May 6th, 1916. The following appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette issued on the 13th inst. :— Squadron Commander.—Capt. F. G. Small, Conn. Rang., from a Flight Commander and to be Temporary Major whilst so employed; April 30th, 1916. Flight-Commanders.—Capt. D. Rainsford-Hannay, 53rd Sikhs, Ind. Army, from a Balloon Officer ; April 20th, 1916. Lieut. P. Le G. Gribble, Hamps. Yeo. (T. F.) from a Flying Officer, and to be Temporary Captain whilst so employed ; April 30th, 1916. Flying Officers.—April 25th, 1916 : Temporary Second Lieut. A. G. Brooke, General List; Temporary Second Lieut. S. F. Browning, General List. April 27th, 1916: Second Lieut. R. H. Cronyn, Special Reserve; Temporary Lieut. C. F. Portal, R.E., Special Reserve, from a Flying Officer (Observer). Assistant Equipment Officer.—Second Lieut. G. F. Golding, Special Reserve ; May 4th, 1916. Mtmerondum.—Second Iieut. H. Hemming, Wore. R., to be Temporary lieutenant whilst employed with the R.F.C. ; April Jst. Temporary Second Lieutenants to be Temporary Lieutenants whilst employed with the R.F.C. ; April 1st, 1916: G. B. Ward, T. H. McDowell, A. I. M. Clarke, G. N. Teale, V. O. A. Bush, F. G. Wilson, H. L. Wallis, S. E. Parker, T. A. Oliver (on pro bation), G. G. Lever, G. W. M. Green, N. A. Bolton, A. Duguid, R. Raymond-Barker, E. R. Tempest, F. H. Furness-WilUams, A. C. Hagon, E. S. Moulton-Barrett, A. D. Pearce, P. G. Scott, J. R. Philpott, C. M. Gibson, R. H. Peck, G. H. Gordon, H. M. Whitehead, G. B. Hodgson, J. B. Tail, A. J. Insall, S. W. Price, J. L. M. deC. Hughes-Chamberlain, L. C Powell, A. M. Miller, K. R. Binning, G. C. H. Dorman, W. H. Davies, W. K. Sutton, P. B. Hunter, and H. N. Nowell. To be Temporary Second Lieutenants for duty with the R.F.C ; May 6th, 1916: Sgt. Edward R. Mackey, from Motor Machine Gun Service, Trooper Kenneth Capel, from 6th Light Horse R., Australian Imperial Force. Trooper Graham C. Body, from 6th Light Horse R., Australian Imperial Force. Supplementary to Regular Corps.—To be Second Lieutenants (on probation); May 6th : Alexander D. Spiers and Charles L.dc Beer. The following appeared in a supplement to the London Gautte issued on the 15th inst. :— Flying Officers.—Second Iieut. (Temporary Lieut.) E. F. W. Cobbold, Ches. R. (T.F.); April 14th, 1915. (Substituted for the notification in the Gautte of May 7th, 1915.) April 25th, 19161 Temporary Second Lieut. J. S. Barnes, Res. R. of R. H. Gds., and to be transferred to the General List. Second Lieut. L. C. Boyd, Special Reserve; Second Lieut. G. E. Hewson, Special Reserve. April 30th, 1916 : Lieut. G M. Churcher, R.A. Tem porary Second Lieut. R. P. Willock, Oxf. and Bucks. L.I., and to be transferred to the General List. Temporary Second Lieut. W. F. L. Castle, General List. Second Lieuts. (Special Reserve) J. H. Ross, C. H. Coxe, W. O. Phillips, W. J. M. Tomson and E. H. Johnston. Second Lieut. D. II. Maclntyre, Arg. and Suth'd. Highrs, and to be seconded. From Flying Officers Ooservtrs).—Temporary Second Lieut. S. G. Ridley, General List ; April 25th, 1916. Temporary Second Lieut. R. Chadwick, General List; April 30th, 1916. Flying Officer Observer).—Temporary Lieut. R. G. H. Adams, Midd'x R. ; April 25th, 1916. (Substituted for the notification in the Gatette of May 10th, 1916.) Supplementary to Regular Corps.—Second Lieutenants on (pro bation) are confirmed in their rank : W. O. Phillips, C. H. Coxe, W. J. M. Tomson and E H. Johnston. To be Second Lieutenants (on probation): Leonard S. Newna ; April 29th, 1916. Frederic A. Harper; May 16th, 1916. ® ® ® ® THE FLYING SERVICES FUND—ADMINISTERED BY THE ROYAL AERO CLUB. Forms of application for assistance can be obtained from the Royal Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, London, W. Subscriptions. £ t, d. Total subscriptions received to May iota, 1916... 10,647 o 4 Subscribed by the Ratings at the Royal Naval Air Station, Killingholme 6136 THB Flying Services Fund has been instituted by the Royal Aero Club for the benefit of officers and men of the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps who are incapacitated on active service, and for the widows and dependants of those who are killed. The Fund is intended for the benefit of all ranks, but especially for petty officers, non-commissioned officers, and men. ® ® Honours for the R.N.A5. A SUPPLEMENT to the London Gazette issued on May 15th con tains a list of awards approved by the Admiralty in recognition of services rendered by petty officers of the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron between the time of landing in the Gallipoli Peninsula in April, 1915, and the evacuation in December, 1915-January, 1916. Among them are the following :— To recelvs the Distinguished Service Medal. CP.O. Mechanic B. J. W. BRADY. P.O. Mechanic L. T. SANDERSON. The following petty officers have been mentioned in despatches by the Vice Admiral Commanding the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron for good services in action during the period above referred to :— Chief Petty Officers H. BRADFORD, A. H. CuMMlNGS, E. DRSSAUSSOIS, H. J. HUGHES, G. LAC*T, H. NELSON, P. R. PRATT, E. J. PROTHRRO, D. M. RUS, C. SNOW, and J. SUTHERLAND. Chief Petty Officer, 2nd Grade, J. EVASON. Total, May 16th, 1916 ._ ... 10,653 13 10 166, Piccadilly, W. B. STEVENSON, Assistant Secretary. ® ® Petty Officers C. BREWS, A. P. JAMES, A. JACK, and F. KERCHXY. Petty Officer Mechanics A. E. CLOSE, A. E. PLATFOED, and T. J. E. THORNTON. Railway Lights and Raids. THE following was issued by the Press Bureau on the 12th inst.:— " As the result of recent extensive and special experiments, the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief Home Forces has issued through the Railway Executive Committee special instructions with regard to the working lights which are to be normally maintained on railways, as well as to the further reduction of these lights, and the action to be tiken by railway companies on the occasion o( raids by hostile aircraft. " These instructions provide for the reduction of railway lights, other than signal lights, in districts threatened by hostile aircraft, to the minimum necessary for the continuance of traffic which in the national interests it is important to maintain under all conditions. " Subject to the above necessity, railway establishments and trains actually running will be rendered as inconspicuous as possible." 415 1
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