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JUNE 12, 1919 C. Y. Mitchell (T.), Sec. Lieut. J. Hobbs (T.), Sec. Lieut. D. W. Dean (T May 1. The following temporary appointments are made :— Staff Officer, 2nd Class (P.).—Maj. W. G. W. Frail; May 27. Staff Officer, 3rd Class (P.).—Lieut. F. V. Goode ; April 9, and to be actg. Capt. until April 30. T . Flying Branch Lieut.-Col. C. R. Finch-Noyes to be Lieut.-Col. (A. and S.), from (S.O.) ; March 5 (substituted for notification in Gazette May 9). R. Williams, D.S.O. (Lieut.-Col., Australian Flying Corps), is granted a temp, supplemental commn. as Lieut.-Col. (A.) ; June 28, 1918 (substituted tor notification in Gazette, April 8). Cap. F. W. Hudson to be actg. Maj. while employed as Maj. (A.), from Dec. 30, 1908, to April 30. Capt. O. R. Griffin to be graded for pay and allowances while employed as Capt. (A.), from Aug. 1,1918, to April 30. Lieut. G. E. Tugwell to be actg. Capt. while employed as Capt. (A. and S.) from Aug. 1, 1918, to April 30. Lieut. H. D. Lewis to be actg. Capt. while employed as Capt. (K.B.), from May 31, 1018, to April 30. Lieut. T. J. Gillow to be Lieut. (A.), from (Ad.l ; Jan. 20. Sec. Lieut. V. Ross to be Lieut.; Sept. 6, 1918. Sec. Lieut. H. W. F. Pennick (late Gen. List, R.F.C., on prob.) is con firmed in rank of Sec. Lieut. (A.); Dec. 30, 1918. Sec. Lieut. S. C. Paice (late Gen. List, R.F.C., on prob.) is confirmed in rank as Sec. Lieut. (A.); May 1 (since killed). 29702 Fit. Cdt. F. R. Atkinson is granted a temp, commn. as Sec. Lieut. (A.); Oct. 18, 1918. Ihe following relinquish their commns. on ceasing to be employed :— Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) W. J. Kolosoff, M.M. (Lieut., B. Col. R.) ; Feb. 3. Lieut. L. Holman (Lieut., Hussars); Feb. 14. Lieut. G. G. Edgell (Lt., Gen. List); Feb. 16. Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) W. J. Jackson (Lieut., Rif. Bde.) j Feb. 24. Capt. (actg. Maj.) P. A. Landrv (Capt., B. Col. R.) ; Feb. 28. Lieut. F. C. Aulagnier (Lieut., Essex R.) ; March 14. Lieut. R. H. Ley (Lieut., B. Col R.); March 17. Lieut, (actg. Capt.) C. H. J. James (Capt., Can. M.G.C.) ; March 21. Lieut. H. L. Kennedy (Lieut., E. Ont. R.) ; March 31. Lieut. (Hon. Capt.) E. M. Ashton (Capt., Suff. R.); April 1. Lieut. S. A. Villier (Lieut., R.F.A.) ; April 3. Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) L. A. W. Knight (Lieut., Wore. R.) ; April n. Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) C. D. Moorhead (Lieut., Manchester R.) ; April 14. Lieut, (actg. Capt.) G. F. Armstrong (Capt., E. Ont. R.) ; April 24. Lieut, (actg. Maj.) L. Scott, D.C.M. (Capt., actg. Maj.), E. Ont. R.); May 8. Lieut, (actg. Capt.) C. B. Cowley (Capt., E. Ont. R.) ; May 12. Lieut. B. Cockshott (Lieut., B. Col. R.); May 16. Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) A. R. Cowan ; May ig. Lieut. (Hon. Capt.) Sir R. T. Leighton (Capt., West and Cumbld. Yeo.) ; May 27. (Then follow the names of 225 officers who are transfd. to the Unemployed List under various dates. We regret that owing to great pressure on our space it is impossible to reprint this portion of the List.—ED.) The following Lieuts. relinquish their commns. on account of ill-health, and are permitted to retain their rank :—B. G. Nicholson ; April 24 (sub stituted for notification in the Gazette of Jan. 10). A. Crozier (contracted on active service) ; May 20. W. R. McCoo (caused by wounds); May 22. The following Lieuts. relinquish their commns. on account of ill-health :— G. L. Barrett (caused by wounds) ; March 12 (substituted for notification in the Gazette of March 11). T. Nicholson (D.L.I.) (caused by wounds) ; June 1. The following Sec. Lieuts. relinquish their commns. on account of ill-health, and are permitted to retain their rank :—A. K. Barter, D.F.C. (contracted on active service) ; H. Lawrence (caused by wounds) ; May 22. Lieut. J. E. Ferrand to take rank and precedence as if his appointment as Lieut, bore date July I, 1918. 1 Lieut. R. Kilpatrick to take rank and precedence as if his appointment as Lieut, bore date July 1, 1918. The initials of Lieut. C. W. Turner are as now described, and not as stated in the London Gazette of Oct. 22, 1918. The notification in the Gazette of Nov. 8, 1918, concerning Sec. Lieut. G. J. Gawthorne (K.B.), is cancelled. The notifications in the Gazette of April 4 concerning the undermentioned officers are cancelled :—Sec. Lieut. G. A. King (page 4,419); Sec. Lieut. G. A. King (page 4,420) ; Lieut. S. R. Coward (page 4,423). The notification in the Gazette of April 16 concerning Lieut. W. H. Gibson is cancelled. The notification in the Gazette of April 29 concerning Lieut. M. A. Fisher- Brown is cancelled. The notification in the Gazette of April 29 concerning Lieut. G. B. Dixon is cancelled. The notification in the Gazette of May 9 concerning Sec. Lieut. C. L. Tench is cancelled (notification of May 33 to stand). The notification in the Gasette of May 20 concerning Sec. Lieut. J. I. Duval is cancelled. Administrative Branch Capt. H. N. Walker, M.C., to be Capt., from (S.O.) ; May 1. Lieut. H. R. Eycott-Martin, M.C., to be actg. Capt. whilst employed as Capt. (from Jan. 27 to April 30). «fc< Lieuts. to be Lieuts., from (A.):—D. W. Paton ; April 17 (substituted for the notification in the Gazette of April 29). A. L. Hitt ; May 17. Sec. Lieut. C. T. H. Page to be Lieut. ; April 30. Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) J. D. C. Curtis, M.C., to be actg. Lieut, whilst employed as Lieut, (from April 1, 1918, to April 20). H TRANS 0 HONOURING ON June 5 at the House of Commons the officers of the three American flying boatsj were entertained at luncheon by Major-Gen. Seely, Under-Secretary for Air, and the company present to meet the officers included the Prince of Wales. The United States officers present were :—Com. A. C. Read (N.C. 4), Com. Towers, Lieut.-Com. Bellinger (N.C. 1), Lieut.-Com. Richardson (N.C. 3), Lieut. Walter Hinton, Lieut. J. Breese, Lieut. E. F. Stone, and Lieut.-Com. D. W. C. Ramsey. In the course of his speech Gen. Seely said that at the request of Mr. Churchill he was setting up a committee of flying men, aircraft constructors, and representatives of the Treasury to find out how best the dangers of flying can be minimised. At the Air Ministry on June 9 Maj.-Gen. Seely, Under- Secretary for Air, on behalf of the King, decorated Com. Towers, the officer in command of the squadron of flying boats which started on the Transatlantic flight, and Com. Sec. Lieuts. to be Sec. Lieuts., from (A.) :—M. A. Jordan, D. H. Edmiston; May 15. A, C. Porter, S. T. Crowe j May 20. Sec. Lieut. A. D. Miller (late Gen. List, R.F.C., on prob.) is confirmed in his rank as Sec. Lieut.; Nov. 21, 1918. H. Priestman (Maj., New Brunswick R.) is granted a temp, commn. as Sec. Lieut.; May 3, 1918, and to be Hon. Maj. A. Ashby is granted a temp, commn. as Sec. Lieut. ; May 19. The following relinquish their commns. on ceasing to be employed :— Capt. F. K. Jones (Capt., Lond. R.) ; Feb. 16. Lieut. F. E. B. Duff March 10. Lieut, (actg. Capt.) H. C. Griffith (Lieut., S. Wales Bord.) ; April 8. Lieut, (actg. Capt.) R. B. L. Persse (Lieut., Shropshire L.I.) ; April 16. Sec. Lieut. R. R. Orchard (Sec. Lieut., R. Welsh Fus.) ; April 20. Sec. Lieut, (actg. Lieut.) J. McCarthy (Sec. Lieut., Cheshire R.) ; April 20 ; Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Capt.) J. Graham (Capt. and Qrmr., Scot. Rifs.) ; May 12. Lieut. J. W. J. Cheyney (commd. Shipwright, R.N.) : Mav 18. Lieut.-Col. R. G. Talbot, C.B.E. (Lieut.-Comdr., R.N.) ; May 21. (Then follow the names of 35 officers who are transfd. to the Unemployed List under various dates.) The following Capts. relinquish their commns. on account of ill-health :— G. Goodwin (Suffolk R.), G. R. Page (Capt., Lond. Yeo.) (caused by wounds) ; May 16. The following Lieuts. relinquish their commns. on account of ill-health :— W. J. Wyatt (Devon R.) contracted on active service ; May 20. G. Gilling (and retains his rank). The following Sec. Lieuts. relinquish their commns. on account of ill- health, and are permitted to retain their rank :—J. T. Elliott; May 20 Lieut. E. Walmsley; May 22. The notification in the Gazette of Feb. 14 concerning Sec. Lieut. W. Twamley is cancelled. The notification in the Gazette of March 28 concerning Sec. Lieut. C. Camp bell is cancelled. Technical Branch Capt. E. I. David to be actg. Maj. whilst employed as Maj., Grade (A) ; June 6, 1918 (substituted for the notification in the Gazette of Nov. 15, 1918. Capt. D. C. Waylen to be Capt., Grade (A), from (S.O.) ; April 23. Lieut. W. L. Shaw to be actg. Capt. whilst employed as Capt., Grade (A;. (from March 11 to April 30). Lieut. G. Thomas to be graded for purposes of pay and aliowances as Capt. while employed as Capt (Grade A) ; May 1. V. P. Turner (Lieut., Aus. Flying Corps) is granted a temp, supplementary commn. as Lieut., Grade (A); July 24, 1918 (substituted for notification in the Gazette of April 8). Lieut. H. C. Bobbett to be Lieut., Grade (B), from (S.O.) ; May 1. Sec Lieut. W. Liniker to be actg. Lieut, whilst employed as Lieut. (Grade B) ; April 1, 1918, to April 30. Sec. Lieut. L. G. Bullock to be Sec. Lieut., Grade (A), from (A), and to be actg. Lieut, whilst employed as Lieut., from Jan. 13 to April 30. Sec. Lieut. J. W. Smith to be Sec. Lieut., Grade (A) from (Ad.) ; Feb. 18. Sec. Lieut. E. A. Blundell to be Sec. Lieut., Grade (A), from (A'ships) ; June 29, 1918. Sec. Lieut. L. F. E. Smith to be Sec. Lieut., Grade (A) from (K.B.) ; May 1. Sec. Lieut. C. E. Tidy to be Sec. Lieut., Grade (B), from (A) ; April 29. The following relinquish their commns. on ceasing to be employed :—Lieut. (Hon. Capt.) the Hon. E. H. J. Boscawen (Capt., Coldstream Gds.) ; June 29, 1918. Lieut. P. Irwin-Packington (Lieut., R.G.A.) ; March 14. Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) W. E. Hughes (Lieut., Leic. R.) ; June 3. (Then follow the names of 36 officers who are transid. to the Unemployed List under various dates.) Sec. Lieut. C. W. Mayne relinquishes his commn. on account of ill-health, and is permitted to retain the rank of Lieut.; May 27. The notification in Gazette of March 28 concerning Capt. P. J. Jones is cancelled. The notification in Gazette of April 29 concerning Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) R. W. V. Midland is cancelled. Dental Branch Lieut. R. S. H. Drabble is transfd. to the Unemployed List; April r7. Chaplains' Branch The Rev. J. A. Chesterton is transferred to the Unemployed List; May 20. Memoranda Maj. J. D. K. Restler to be actg. Lieut.-Col. while employed as Chief Elec trical Engineer in the Dept. of A.W.B.; May 1 (substituted for the notifica tion in the Gazette of May 27). E. G. Knox (Capt., Australian Flying Corps) is granted a temp, supple mentary commn. as Capt., and to be actg. Maj. from Oct. 11, 1918, to April 30 (substituted for the notification in the Gazette of April 8). The following relinquish their commns. on ceasing to be employed :— Maj. E, P, A. Melville, O.B.E., from (S.O.) ; April 1, and is granted the rank of Lieut.-Col.; Temp. Hon. Lieut. W. J. Duncan ; April 16. Capt. O. W. Latimer; May 3. (Then follow the names of four officers who were transfd. to the Unemployed List on various dates).' Col. (Bt.-Col. in Army) F. L. Festing, C.M.G., relinquishes his commn. on ceasing to be employed, and is granted the hon. rank of Brig.-Genl.; May 31 (substituted for the notification in the Gazette of May 30). The notification in the Gazette of April 15 concerning Maj. (actg. Lieut.- Col.) E P. A. Melville, O.B.E., is cancelled. H m .ATLANTIC FLYERS Read and the four officers of the N.C. 4 with the ribbon of the Air Force Cross. The officers with Com. Read were Lieuts. Hinton, Stone, Rodd, and Breeze. Chief Mechanic Rhoads was also de corated with the Air Force Medal. Gen. Sir Hugh Trenchard, Chief of the Air Force, and Maj.-Gen. Swinton, Controller of Information, were also present. In making the presentation Gen. Seely said that he had been especially charged by the King to perform the ceremony and to inform the airmen that his Majesty was extremely proud of the fact that they had accomplished the flight. In decorating Chief Mechanic Rhoads, Gen. Seely said that the King had asked him to refer specially to him and con gratulate him on the work which he had done. President Wilson had given special permission for the officers to wear the decorations bestowed upon them. 788
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