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4 JULY 15, 1920 I THE ROYAL v > \ "". ' London Gazette, July 6 Flying BranchSec. Lieut. E. Leicester to be Lieut. ; Oct. 8, 1918 (since demobilised). Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers.—L. C. Cody ; Oct. i, 1919 (since demobi-lised). E. G. Breen ; Feb. 29. Pilot Officer G. A. Shipton to be Observer Officer; Feb. 19 (since demobilised). Flying Officer G. E. Creighton isplaced on the Half-Pay List (Scale B); July 4. Flying Officer H. Munden, D.F.C. (Lieut., Som. L.I.), relinquishes his temp. R.A.F. commn. on returnto Army duty ; June 17. (Then follow the names of 7 officers who are transfd. to the UnemployedList under various dates.) The following Lieuts. relinquish their commns. on account of ill-health andare permitted to retain their rank :—A. G. D. Alderson (Wore. R. (S.R.)) (caused by wounds) ; June 26. J. Valentine (caused by wounds) ; June 29.E. L. Capreol (contracted on active service); July 2. Lieut. A. McK. Matheson (R.F.A.) relinquishes his commn. on account of ill-health caused by wounds ;July 1. Lieut. (Hon. Capt.) R. N. C. Fenton relinquishes his commn. ; March 18,1919 (substituted for Gazette, April 1, 1919). Administrative BranchPilot Officers to be Flying Officers.—H. E. Davies (since demobilised) (substituted for Gazette Oct. 28, 1919). W. F. Swan (since demobilised).J. G. Woodgett ; Oct. 1, 1919. (Then follow the names of 3 officers who are transfd. to the UnemployedList under various dates.) Sec. Lieut. A. Ashby relinquishes his commn. on account of ill-healthcontracted on active service, and is permitted to retain his rank ; June 28. Technical Branch Capt. A. S. Goodwin to be Capt., Grade (A), from (A. and S.) ; July 13,1918. (Substituted for notification in the Gazette of July 26, rgiS.) Flying Officer A. J. Briddon to be Flying Officer, Grade (A), from Grade(B), Aug. 9, 1919, and is graded for purposes of pay and allowances as Flight Lieut, whilst employed as Flight Lieut. (Grade A) ; Aug. 9, 1919. Sec. Lieuts. to be Lieuts., Grade (B).—H. W. Dunk ; March 16, 1919 (sincedemobilised). W. F. Arnold; May 16, 1919 (since demobilised). E. W. Jenkins ; June 6, 1919 (since demobilised). R. P. Coulter; July 24, 1919(since demobilised). Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers, Grade (A).—G. T. H. Field ; Oct. 1, 1919(since demobilised). I. M. Gee ; Jan. 3 (since demobilised). Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers, Grade (B).—W. Bingham (since demobi-lised), R. E. Hardy (since demobilised) ; Oct. 1, 1919. P. Collins ; Feb. 27 (since demobilised). Pilot Officer A. H. Harrison to be Flying Officer;Oct. 1, 1919. Sec. Lieut. £. W. Jenkins to be Sec. Lieut., Grade (B), from Grade (A); June 6, 1919. (Then follow the names of 9 officers who are transfd. to the UnemployedList under various dates.) Lieut. T. A. Burns relinquishes his commn. on account of ill-health con-tracted on active service, and is permitted to retain his rank ; Aug. 11, 1919 (substituted for notification in the Gazette of July 22, 1919). The notificationin the Gazette of June 29 concerning Flying Officer A. J. Briddon is cancelled. Memoranda (Then follow the names of 49 Cadets granted hon. commns. as Sec. Lieuts.^ AIK FOKCE Sec. Lieut. E. James relinquishes his commn. with permission to retain hisrank ; March r4, 1919. I London Gazette, July 9Permanent Commissions Flying Officer W. H. Ellison (T.) is granted a permanent commn. in therank stated, with effect from Aug. 1, 1919 (substituted for Gazette, July 2, but does not affect Gazette, Nov. 28, 1919). Flight Lieut. A. M. Waistell, D.S.C., relinquishes his commission on accountof ill-heaith, and is permitted to retain his rank ; (July 10). Short Service CommissionsFlight Lieut. A. S. Goodwin (T.) is granted a short service commn. in the rank stated, with effect from July 9. The following temporary appointments are made at the Air Ministry :— Deputy Directors.— Lieut.-Col. C. L. Courtenay, C.B.E., D.S.O., from Director, Lieut.-Col. A. Fletcher, C.B.E., M.C., from Director; May 1, 1919. Flying Branch , Fight Lieut. R. Collishaw, D.S.O., D.S.C., D.F.C., is graded for purposesof pay and allowances as Sqdn. Leader while employed as Sqdn. Leader (A.), from Aug. 1, 1919, to April 22. Flight Lieut. J. C. Brooke, D.S.C., isrestored to the Active List; Dec. 1, 1919. Flight Lieut. J. C. Brooke, D.S.C., is placed on the Half-Pay List (Scale A) ; Aug. 7, 1919. Flying OfficerA. H. E. Liudop, M.C. (Capt., I.A.U.O.), relinquishes his temp. R.A.F. commn. on reversion to I.A.R.O. ; June 23. (Then follow the names of 11 officers who are transfd. to the UnemployedList under various dates.) Lieut. (Hon. Capt.) H. P. Valentine relinquishes his R.A.F. Commn., andis permitted to retain the rank of Capt.; July 13, 1919 (substituted for Gazette, July 29, 1919). Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) C. A. Overbury relinquishes hisR.A.F. commn., and is permitted to retain the rank of Lieut.; Feb. 18, 1919 (substituted for Gazette, April 4, 1919). Lieut. R. H. Edelston relinquishesliis commn. on account of ill-health caused by wounds, and is permitted to retain his rank ; July 3. Sec. Lieut. F. G. Mills relinquishes his commn. onaccount of ill-health caused by wounds, aad is permitted to retain his rank; July 3- Administrative Branch Sec. Lieut. P. Harvey to be actg. Lieut, while employed as Lieut.; April1, 1918. Lieut, (temp. Capt.) H. E. Pooley relinquishes his commn. on ceasing to be employed ; April 18, 1918. (Then follow the names of 6 officers who are transfd. to the UnemployedList under various dates.) Technical Branch (Then follow the names of 10 officers who are transfd. to the UnemployedList under various dates.) Memoranda Proby. Flight Officer J. Marshall is granted a temp, commn. as Sec. Lieut,with effect from Feb. 15, 1919. (Then follow the names of 16 Cadets granted hon. commns. as Sec. Lieuts,)The following Proby. Flight Officers are granted hon. commns. as Sec. Lieuts. :—G. R. C. Soutar; Dec. 14, 1918. D. S. Fraser; Jan. 3, 1919.A. C. Rowdon ; April 16, 1919. Sec. Lieut. J. Marshall relinquishes his commn., and is permitted to retainhis rank ; Sept. 29, 1919. ein. Deaths Col. CHARLES E. DUDLEY, managing director of the Anglo- American Oil Co., Ltd., died suddenly on the evening of July 8 at Hampstead. He was playing in the American Golf Club competition at Hanger Hill on Wednesday. Born in Penn- sylvania in 1865, his business career had always been identified with Standard Oil interests, and he took a prominent part in the extension and development of the company's business, not only in England but also abroad. During the War he was head of the petroleum section of the American Army. WILLIAM HENRY MCCUDDEN, of Burton Koad, Kingston, Surrey, died in Wandsworth Hospital on July 6, the result of injuries received by a fall from an electric train. Mr. McCudden had served for 28 years in the Royal Engineers, and of his three sons, who lost their lives in the War, the eldest, the late Major J. B. McCudden, V.C., D.S.O., M.C., M.M., was credited with bringing down 57 German machines. Fit. Officer ALEXANDER J. MACQUEEN, of No. 12 AirSquadron, the only squadron now in the Army of Occupation, who was accidentally killed, on July 5, while flying, was theson of Mr. J. MacQueen, of Shanklin, I.O.W. Married Flt.-Lieut. PHILIP CLERMONT LIVINGSTON, R.A.F., M.S., B.A.Cantab. M.R.C.S., D.P.H., son of the late Mr. Clermont Livingston, of Cowicham Lake, Vancouver Island, and Mrs. Livingston, 28, FitzJames Avenue, West Kensington, was married on July 8, at St. Mary Abbot's, Kensington, to LORNA MURIEL, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LEGASSICKE- CRESPIN, late of 51, West Cromwell Road, Kensington, and Modbury, Devon. CLARENCE EDWARD WILLIAM LOCKYER, R.A.F., only son of J. E. Lockyer, A.M.I.C.E., of Kingsbridge, was married on July 1, at St. Etheldreda's Church, Hatfield, to DOROTHY REBECCA, elder daughter of J. MEASURES, of Roe Green, Hatfield. To be Married ; , ' A marriage has been arranged, and will shortly take place, between Capt. H. T. HORSFIELD, A.F.C., R.A.F., and LILY, daughter of the late J. W. MUIR, I.C.S., of 7, Queen's Gate Gardens, S.W. The engagement is announced, and the marriage will shortly take place, between Mr. J. J. W. NICHOLSON, D.F.C., of the R.A.F., and KATHLEEN MAUD, second daughter of the Rev. Canon and Mrs. SCOTT, of Douglas Rectory, Co. Cork. A marriage has been arranged, and will take place at the Cathedral of St. Omer, on July 19, between Flt.-Lieut. C. PORRI, M.A. (Oxon), Barrister-at-Law, and Mile. JEANNE MARIE CANONNE, younger daughter of Mme. Canonne and the late Mr. L6on Canonne, Officier de l'Ordre de Nichan-i- Iftikhar (Tunis), of St. Omer, Pas-de-Calais, France. 4 Double Fatality at Kenley CAPTAIN OSWALD VICTOR REYNOLDS, Royal Air Force, a machine for a test flight at 11 a.m., but on reaching a height of between two and three hundred feet the engine appeared toand Air Mechanic Braithwaite were killed in an aeroplane back-fire and stop and the machine crashed to the ground, accident at Kenley Aerodrome on July 12. They ascended in Both occupants were killed and the wreck caught fire. - 786
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