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THE ROYAL AIR. FORCE London Gazelle, November 21 Technical Branch Flying Officers to be Flying Officers, Grade (B.), from (S.O.) :—J. L. Denman ; Oct. 18. E. H. Eldridge ; Nov. 7 (substituted for notification in Gazette Nov. 18). Sec. Lieuts. to be Lieuts. :—R. B. Dormer ; April 2, 1918. W. H. Hoile ; Jan. 12 (substituted for notification in Gazette July 29). Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers, without pay and allowances of that rank :—G. N. Coward, P. FitzPatrick ; Oct. 1. Sec. Lieut. J. C. Howard (Sec. Lieut., Lab. Corps.) relinquishes his commn. on ceasing to be employed ; Jan. 21. (Then follow the names of 43 officers who are transfd. to the Unemployed List under various dates.) Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) F. M. V. Earle relinquishes his commn. on account of ill-health contracted on active service, and is permitted to retain his rank ; June 25 (substituted for notification in Gazette Feb. 28). Sec. Lieut. W. G. Shipwright relinquishes his commn. on account of ill- health contracted on active seryice, and is permitted to retain his rank ; Nov. 14. . . The initials of Lieut. G. G. Bailey, D.F.C.,.are. as now described, and not G. C., as stated in Gazette Oct. 24. - -•••». The initials of Sec. Lieut. E. F. Tharpe are as now described and not " F.. J.," as stated in Gazette of Sept. 12. The notification in Gazette of Sept. 26 concerning A. Clayton is cancelled. Medical Branch (Three officers transfd. to Unemployed List.) Dental Branch (One officer transfd. to Unemployed List.) Memorandum The following Prob. Flight Officers are granted hon. commns. as Sec. Lieuts. :—K. N. Knapp ; Jan. 21. R. S. Hudson ; Jan. 26. (Then follow the names of three cadets granted hon. commns. as Sec. Lieuts.) The following Temp. Hon. Lieuts. relinquish their commns. on ceasing to be employed :—R. W. Everett, M.B.E. ; July 31. (Hon. Capt.) E. Fair- brother ; Aug. 31. W. R. H. Arnold, J. H. Ekins, F. W. Jecock, H. K. Knight, A. Mclsaac, S. J. Norton, R. A. Pomphrett, A. R. Woods ; Sept. 16. (One officer transfd. to the Unemployed List.) London Gazette, November 25 Flight-Lieut. D. F. Massy (T.) is granted a permanent commn. in the rank stated, with effect from Aug. 1. The notification in Gazette Aug. 1 appointing Lieut. R. S. Sorley, D.S.C. (A.) to a permanent commn. is cancelled. The notification in the Gazette of Oct. 28, appointing the following officers to permanent commns. is cancelled :—Sqdn. Ldr. M. E. A. Wright (A.P. <T.)) ; Flying Officer J. L. Findlay, M.C. (A). Flying Branch Capt. G. M. Turnbull, A.F.C., is graded for purposes of pay and allowances as Maj. whilst employed as Maj. (A), from May 1 to June 30. Capt. W. Lambert is graded for purposes of pay and allowances as Maj. whilst employed as Maj. (K.B.), from May 1 to July 9. Sec. Lieuts. to be Lieuts. :—H. R. Wattersou ; May 1, 1918 (since demobi lised) ; T. H. Langrishe ; May 10, 1918. W. M. Brewer ; Jan. 7. G. S. Smith ; March 26. R. C. Morris ; June 6 (since demobilised). , The following relinquish their commns. on ceasing to be employed :— Lieut. T. N. Robinson (Lieut., R. Art.) ; Feb. n. Lieut. J. F. Gillam (Lieut., R.G.A.) ; Aug. 20. Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Capt.) C. J. P. Copner (Capt., S. Wales Bord.); Nov. 1. Capt. G. T. Porter (Capt., R.G.A.) ; Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) H. A. Deakin (Lieut., S. Staffs. R.) ; Nov. 3. Lieut. F. I.. Harding <Lieut., Som. L.I.) ; Nov. 4. Lieut. S. D. Lavelle (Lieut., Manch. R.) ; Nov. 7. Maj. T. K. Elmsley (Lieut.-Comdr. R.N.) ; Nov. 8. Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) C. W. F. Busk (Lieut., R.E.) ; Nov. 12. (Then follow the names of 139 officers who are transfd. to the Unemployed List under various dates.) The iollowiug Lieuts. relinquish their commits, on account of ill-health caused by wounds, and are permitted to retain their rank :—F. H. Hall; June 25 (substituted for notification in Gazette of Dec. 20, I9r8). E. G. Weller ; Nov. 15. C. B. Bateman, J. J. Hickey ; Nov. 19. The following See. Lieuts. relinquish their commns. on account of ill-health contracted on active service, and are permitted to retain their rank :—E. L. Allansou, C. B. Smith ; Nov. 18. R. I. Jenkinson ; Nov. 19. The surname of W. F. Grainger is as now described, and not " Granger." as stated in Gazette of Oct. 3. The surname of Sec. Lieut. J. E. Quin is as now described, and not " Quiun," as stated in Gazette of Dec. 10, 1918. The notification in Gazette of Feb. 28 concerning Lieut. G. R. Smith (Can. M.G.C.) is cancelled. The notification in Gazette of April 1 concerning Lieut. T. N. Robinson is cancelled. The notification in Gazette of Oct. 28 concerning Lieut. R. Jones is can celled . The notification in Gazette of Nov. 4 concerning Lieut. E. B. Jones is cancelled. A dministraiive Branch Flying Officer J. M. Dandy to be Flying Officer from (A.) ; Sept. 1 (sub stituted for notification in Gazette of Oct. 3). Lieut. (Hon. Capt.) A. A. J. Poole to be Lieut. (Hon. Capt.) (" A. and S.") ; Jan. 6 (substituted for notification in Gazette of April 4). Pilot Officer G. E. Pyne to be Flying Officer ; Nov. 10. The following relinquish their commns. on ceasing to be employed :— Sec. Lieut. E. G. Masson (Lieut., Military Accountant Officer) ; June 12. Lieut. (Hon. Capt.) E. V. Tarrant, D.C.M. (Qrmr. and Capt., Hamp. R.) ; Sept. 25. Sec. Lieut. J. E. Slattery (Sec. Lieut., Lan. Fus.) ; Nov. 8. Sec. Lieut. F. C. Peacock, M.C. (Lieut., R.F.A.) ; Nov. 10. Lieut A. S. Dark (Lieut., half-pay list) ; Nov. 17. (Then follow the names of 37 officers who are transfd. to the Unemployed List under various dates.) The following Capts. relinquish their commns. on account of iU-healih contracted on active service, and are permitted to retain their rank :— A. D. Dawson (Capt., R.F.A., T.F.) ; Nov. 13. G. M. Gordon ; Nov. 19. Lieut. M. Tarbet relinquishes his commn. on account of ill-health caused by wounds, and is permitted to retain his rank ; Nov. 18. The notification in Gazette Nov. 14 concerning Capt. G. A. Revington (Lieut., R.N.) is cancelled. The notification in Gazette July 2, 1918, concerning Sec.^Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) J. W. Harling is cancelled. The notification in Gazette Oct. 21 concerning Lieut. R. W. Dogherty is cancelled. Technical Branch Sec. Lieut. H. L. Bown is graded for purposes of pay and allowances as Capt. whilst employed as Capt., Grade (A.) ; May 1. Sec. Lieuts. to be Lieuts. :—M. A. Doyle ; April 2, 1918 (substituted for notification in Gazette March 7) ; H. T. H. Copeland ; March 4 (substituted for notification in Gazette July 29). Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) R. O. C. Bush to be Lieut. ; April 2, 1918, with out the pay and allowances of that rank prior to Aug. 20, 1918. Pilot Officer R. West to be Flying Officer, without the pay and allowances of that rank ; Oct. r. Sec. Lieut. H. M. Lonsdale to be Sec. Lieut. (Grade B ), from (Ad.) ;July 13, 1918. Capt. H. W. M. Paul, O.B.F:., M.C. (Capt., Midd'x R.), relinquishes his commn. on ceasing to be employed ; Nov. 1 (substituted for notification in Gazette Nov. 7). Maj. S. Lambert is temporarily transfd. to Unemployed List ; May 17 to June 3). (Then follow the names of 43 officers who are transfd. to the Unemployed List under various dates.) The following Lieuts. relinquish their commns. on account of ill-health contracted on active service, and are permitted to retain their rank :—H. G. Cooper ; Nov. 14. J. R, Hovenden, L. F. Jones ; Nov. 19. The following Sec. Lieuts. relinquish their commns. on account of ill-health, and are permitted to retain their rank :—J. S. Forde ; Sept. 30 (substituted for notification in Gazette Sept. 30). (Hon. Lieut.) C. D. Jackman (Lieut., Norf. R.), contracted on active service ; Nov..11. J. D. Graham ; Nov. 19. The surname of Flight-Lieut, (actg. Sqdn. Ldr.) J. Curtis Watson is as now described, and not " J. Curtis," as stated in Gazette Nov. 7. The initial of Sec. Lieut. F. Woombell is as now described, and not " A.," as stated in Gazette May 27. The notification in Gazette May 27 concerning Sec. Lieut. H. L. Browii is cancelled. Medical Branch Transferred to the Unemployed List.—Capt. M. J. Whelton ; Nov. 5. Capt. A. W. Weston ; Nov. 9. Dental Branch Transferred to the Unemployed List.—Lieut. G- O. Roper; Feb. 19 (sub stituted for notification in Gazette July I, wherein this officer was shown under Medical Branch) ; Capt. F. R. McCambley ; Oct. 25. Lieut. N. A. Goudge; Nov. 11. Memoranda The following Temp. Hon. Lieuts. relinquish their commns. on ceasing to be employed :—H. J. Foxell, L. J. Hill, A. W. Holden, R. Ross ; Sept. 16. (Hon. Capt.) G. R. Groves ; Oct. 16. D. M. Anderson ; Nov. 8. The following relinquish their commns. on ceasing to be employed :— Maj. C. S. McNabb (Capt., Cam'n. Highrs.) ; Capt. T. E. Withington, A.F.C. (Capt., Oxf. and Bucks. L.l.) ; Nov. 10. (Then follow the names of 7 officers who are transfd. to the Unemployed List under various dates.) The notification in the Gazette of July 25 concerning 1 rob. Flight Officer W. E. W. Holder is cancelled. The notification in the Gazette of Sept. 23 concerning Sec. Lieut. R. D. McEwen Hart is cancelled. London Gazet te, November 28 The following officers have been granted short service commns. in the ranks stated, with effect from Nov. 28 (except where otherwise stated). They will retain their seniority in the substantive rank last held by them prior to the grant of the short service commn, except that officers gazetted to a rank lower than their previous substantive rank will be placed at the head of the list of officers of the rank to which they are now gazetted, and will retain seniority relative to each other in accordance with their previous position on the gradation list. In the ease of officers now gazetted Flying Officer from Pilot Officer, seniority will date from the date of the Gazette. Squadron Leader,—J. W. Cordingley, O.B.E. (S.O.). Flight Lieutenants.—G. M. Boumphrey (A.), H. H. Clarke (S.O.), E. S. Goodwin, A.F.C. (S.), R. A. W. de H. Haig (A.), L. V. Hirst (A.), A. J. Night ingale (A.), H. L. Nunn, D.S.C., D.F.C. (S.), R. L. Stephenson-Peach, M.B.E. (IV). Flying Officers (from Flight Lieutenants).—R. S. Sorley, D.S.C. (A.) (with effect from Nov. 27) ; W. V. Simons (S.). Flying Officers.—D. P. Cameron, M.B.E. (A.), O. W. Clapp (T.), L. A. \V. Deane (A.), J. L. Findlay, M.C. (A.), B. Holding (A.), W. R. Rogers (Ad.), E. A. Scales (Ad.). Observer Officer.—J. S. C. Robinson. Flying Officers (from Pilot Officers).—A. W. C. Bayes (A.), S. McKeever (A.),'G. H. Winckworth (T.). The notifications appearing in Gazettes of the dates indicated below, appoint ing the following officers to short service commns., are cancelled :—Flight- Lieut. B. E. Catchpole, R.C., D.F.C. (A.), Flying Officer G. A. F. Gibson (T.) ; Sept. 16. Flight-Lieut. E. F. Turner (T.), Flying Officer R. Clowes (A.), Flying Officer A. G. Lamplugh (A.), Flying Officer W. E. Lowrie (T.), Flying Officer J. Owen, D.F.C., M.M. (A.), Flying Officer J. W. Pinder, D.F.C. (A.), Flying Officer A. R. Thompson (T.); Oct. 24. Flight-Lieut. B. D. Hobbs, D.S.O., D.S.C.\(S.) ; Nov. 11. The surname of Flying Officer A. C. Townend, A.F.C. (A.), is as now described, not " Townsend," as stated in Gazette of Oct. 24. Sqdn. Ldr. J. C. M. Lowe (T.) is granted a short service commn. with effect from Aug. 1, not Nov. 11, as stated in Gazette of the latter date (amended by Gazette of Nov. 14). Flying Officer L. Hamilton, D.F.C. (A.) relinquishes his temp, and short service commn. at his own request ; Nov. 28. Permanent Commissions The following promotions are made :— Group Captains.—Wing Comdr. R. Gordon, C.M.G., D.S.O., Wing Comdr. F. V. Holt, C.M.G., D.S.O.; Nov. 1. Wing Commanders.—Sqdn. Ldr. L. A. Strange, D.S.O., M.C., D.F.C., Sqdn. Ldr. A. S. Barratt, C.M.G., M.C., Sqdn. Ldr. J. R. W. Smyth-Pigott, D.S.O., Sqdn. Ldr. L. L. Greig, M.V.O., Sqdn. Ldr. A. H. W. E. Wynn. O.B.E., Sqdn. Lor. G. P. Grenfell, D.S.O.; Nov. 1. Squadron Leaders.—flight Lieutenant A. A. B. Thompson, M.C , A.F.C. (Ad.) Flight-Lieut. W. Thomas, M.C. (T.), Flight-Lieut. W. G. P. Young, O.B.E 1567
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