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L/OGHT Oct, 15U1. The under-mentioned resign their commissions : — Oct. 15th: 2nd Lieut G. G. Samuel, 2nd Lieut J. B. Fitz- «U, 2nd Lieut, (on prob.) M, Hughes, 2nd Lieut, (on prob.) G. Smith. The under-mentioned 2nd Lieut* (on prob.) are confirmed in then rank O. B. Howell, F. B. B. Shand, A i: VMI E F. Cameron, G. S. McGregor, K. W. Mitchell, C. A. Pike, M. EL (.rover, A. C. Smith, G. H. Warnckcn, H. W. Robin ,',u The under-mentioned t<> be 2nd Lieuts. (on prob.) : G. W. Harmer; Oct. 2nd. N. H. England ; Oct. 9th. / 'iHilnH Gazette Supplement, October \6th. 1 'tight Commander.. M.qor L. H. M. O'Farrell, EL Ir. Fus., iviag < >KJ, , 1 (Ob | . June Mth, 1916. From Flying • rs, an<i to be Temp. Capts. whilst so employed : 2nd l.i. ui A I, '.onion Kidd, D.S.U., 4th I»n. Grds. ; Oct. 2nd, "1, <</"• • -'"'i Unit. L. F, Hursthouse, Spec. Bee.; 2nd l.i.'ut v 1 Heard, Spec. Res. Lieut. J. 1'. l.m.i, S[>ec. Htm.; Oct. 4th, 1916, Mtiii)randa.-~ The under-mentioned to be Temp. 2nd OCTOBER 19, 1916. Lieuts. (on prob.), for duty with R.F.C. : Corpl. W. M. Edwards, from Lond. Brig., R.F.A. (T.F.) ; Sept. 4th. Gunner C. Rawdon-Schofield, from H.A.C. (T.F.) ; Oct. 7th. Supplementary to Regular Corps.—The under-mentioned 2nd Lieuts. (on prob.) resign their commissions :—Oct. 17th : S. Douglas, H. J. Every. The under-mentioned 2nd Lieuts. (on prob.) are confirmed in their rank : R. E. Chadderton. P. McL. Haarer, F. H. Humphreys, D. K. Sworder, H. C. Baker, G. Lea, C. E. S. Russell, N. Greenwell, W. E. Bousfield, F. Williams, J. Wheatland-Clinch, W. G. Cooke, E. ML A. Van-der-Meersch, D. B. Thorp, H. Tallis, R. T. Royse, E. C. McKenzie-Martvn, G. E. Osmond, J. M. Heesem, C. S. Hickie, E. R. Yates, P. H. S, Gwilliam, P. R. Hutchinson, A. W. McAuslane, J. Goodenough, R. R. Richards, C R. Fleming-Williams, M. F. A. Paine, F. O. Gibbon, C. J. W. Hosken, A. W. Thompson, H. J. Barwick, P. L. Hollis, W. T. Curtis, C. H. Butcher, H. B. Golding, J. J- Lovesay, J. A. McOnie to be 2nd Lieut, (on prob.) ; Sept. 18th. THE FLYING SERVICES FUND—Administered by THE ROYAL AERO CLUB. THE 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. Forms of application for assistance can be obtained ® m Another D.S.O. for Zepp. Strafing. IT was ottniallv announced on October 13th that His M.ui'-.tv tin- King ha* pmm graciously pleased to appoint SccOQd lieutenant \\ ulstan Joseph Tempest, CJeneral List and Koyal Flying Corps, a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, in recognition of conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in connection with the destine tion of an enemy airship Honours for Zepp. Strafers. IK'OM the record oi appointments in the Royal Flying Corps on Dftge 899. it will be seen that both Lieut. \V. L. Robinson, V <'.. .mil Second Lieut. A, de B. Brandon, D.S.O., U I . have been promoted Flight-Commanders and to be Temporary Captains whilst so employed, On October 1.1th the parishioners in the little village in Lssex among whom they have beet) located for some time. presented I apt. Robinson and Licuts. Sowrey and Tempest with handsome silver cups as a memento 01 their deeds Then were about 3,000 subscrilx-rs to the fund for purchasing the cups. Military Medals for the R.F.C. IN the list of awards of the Military Medal for bravery in the held, published in B supplement to the London Gazette on (>. tober 11th, the following appear :— 401 FUght-Sergt. (now and Lieut.) W. H. BOWKER. R.F.C. **j Flight-Sergt. (acting S.Mi S. G. DKAKE, R.F.C. 84*5 sad Air-Mech. T. J. Licuis, K.F.C, I light Sergt. (acting S.M.) 1>. MARTIN, K.F.C. 44|,») Sexgt |. NOAKF.S. K.F.C. leech K. H STEAD. R.F.C. 1196 Sergt. C. W. NVAITT. R.F.C. I9930 Corpl, \V. A. WAKI>, R.F.C. Air Work in Mesopotamia. IN the despatch published in a supplement to the London Gazette on October i-'th • • from Lieut.-General Sir IVu j lake, dealing with the final operations for the relief of Kut-el-Amaru, there are the following references to air work : " In the hope oi prolonging the resistance of Kut for even rj 01 two, the Royal Flying Corps and Koyal Naval Air fee bad dropped into Kut. between April 16th and April jyth, approximately 8 tons of supplies, besides fishing- nets, medicines and specie. Although these supplies could not materially alter the course of the siege, it was a perform- from the Royal Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, London, W. Subscriptions. £ s. d. Total subscriptions received to Oct. 10th, 1916.. 10,854 6 5 Staff and Workers of Gwynnes, Ltd. (Twenty- fifth contribution) .. 8 16 2 Collected at the Westland Aircraft Works, Yeovil (Fifty-second contribution).. .. o 16 6 Total, October 17th, 1916 .. 10,863 '9 l 166, Piccadilly, W. B. STEVENSON, Assistant Secretary. m ® ance which is deserving of high praise, for it involved a great strain on the pilots, and the journeys were subject to attacks by enemy aircraft of superior speed and fighting capacity. One of our machines was shot down while engaged on this supply service, another was damaged, but brought home safely with great skill. " The Air Service, which includes both the Royal Naval Air Service and the Koyal Flying Corps, has distinguished itself throughout by hard work and devotion to duty, and the assistance which it has afforded t(> the other arms has been invaluable. Never fully manned, it found itself, towards the end of the last advance, very short-handed and faced by one or more enemy machines of considerably greater speed and fighting capacity, but its efficient work was nevertheless maintained." Fatal Accidents. WHILE flying at Montrose on October 13th a machine, piloted by Second Lieut. Morrison, R.F.C., nose-dived from a comparatively low altitude, and the pilot was killed in stantly. A verdict of " Accidental Death " was returned on October 14th on Petty Officer Mechanic W. H. Hodgson, who was drowned in the River Medway. The evidence showed that he was acting as an observer on a seaplane which side slipped, then nose-dive-d from a height of too ft. and turned over. The pilot, Sub-Lieut. Mostyn Lewis, fell clear and tried to rescue Hodgson, but could not reach him. When the machine was raised from the water Hodgson was found across his seat entangled in the wreckage. A Human Protest by Roumania. THROUGH M. Porumbaru, the. Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Roumanian Government has sent a protest to neutral States against the bombardment of several towns in Koumania by German aeroplanes. It states that the only result has been the killing and injuring of more than 250 innocent victims, of whom over 200 were women and children. Fifty-eight bombs have been dropped on hospitals, asylums and almshouses. The Roumanian Government believes it is entitled to hold Germany directly responsible for the violation of Articles 25, 26 and 27 of the Regulations annexed to the Hague Convention, for it is (German aeroplanes which fly over the towns, and it is under the orders of German commanders that the hostile armies are operating against Roumania. 9OO
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