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AUGUST ig, 1920 AIR, FORlCETHE ROYAL :. ;.- ,•; London Gazette, August 10 •"_'••.-• Permanent CommissionsThe Christian names of Flight Lieut. Patrick Joseph Flood (Med.) are as now described and not Patrick James, as in Gazette July 13. The initials of Lieut. H. J. Q. Campbell (Ad.) are as now described, and not as in Gazette Aug. 1, 1919. The initials of Capt. A. FitzR. Somerset-Leeke (T.) are as now described, and not as in Gazette Aug. 1, 1919. Short Service CommissionsThe following Officers are granted short service commns. in ranks stated, with effect from, dates indicated, retaining their seny. in substantive ranklast held by them prior to grant of this commn., except where otherwise stated :—Flight Lieut—R. G. Gardner, D.S.C. (A.) ; July 28. Flying Officer (from Flight Lieut.).—R. H. Daly, D.S.C., D.F.C. (A.) ; Aug. 4. Flying Officers.—H. E. Cardwell, A.F.C. (A.) ; July 26. B. B. Caswell (A. and S.) ; July 26. C. Chambers (A.) ; Aug. 3. R. J. Divers (A.) ; July 29. J. H. W. Goodall (A.) ; Aug. 9. C. G. Halliday (A.) ; Aug. 4. S. C. Harker (A.); July 27. C. S. Hartung, M.M. (A.) ; (July 30, and with seny, of that date). C. M. McClean (A.) ; Aug. 5. A. P. Ritchie, A.F.C. (A.); July 14- A. C. Sanderson, D.F.C. (A.) ; May 10 (substituted for Gaiette May 18). J. C. Walker (A.); Aug. 9. G. N. Wilton (A.); July 24. Observer Officer.—]. A. Hollis ; Jan. 6 (substituted for Gazette Jan. 6). Flying Officers (from Pilot Officers)., with Seny. of Dates Indicated.—C. H. Baker (A.) ; Aug. 3. A. E. Beilby (A.); July 26. C. N. C. Bickson, A.F.C. (A.) ; July 23. V. C. Cordingley (A. and S.) ; July 26. G. A. Elliott (A.) ; July 31. Flying Officer Daly will be placed at head of list of Flying and Observer Officers, and will retain seny. relative to officers who have been similarly gazetted to short service commns. in. a rank lower than their previous sub- stantive rank, in accordance with his previous position on gradation list. The notifications in Gazettes, of dates indicated, appointing following officers to short service commas,, are cancelled.—Flying Officer G. J. Stroud, M.B.E. (T.) ; Sept. 12, 1919. Flying Officer F. Adams (T.); Oct. 24, 1919. Flight Lieut. E. Gribben, M.C. (A.) ; May 4. The surname of Flight Lieut. W. F. Sheil, M.B. (Med.) is as now described, not Shiel, as in Gazette July 13. The Christian names of'Flying Officer LeeRoy Lowerison Brown, D.F.C. (A.), are as now stated, not Luroy Lowerison, as in Gazette Sept. 12, 1919. The rank and classification of Flying Officer J. C. Bulteel (A.) are as now described, not Observer Officer, as in Gazette Dec. 5, 1919. Flying Branch Pilot Officers to be Observer Officers.—T. B. Howard (since demobilised) ; Aug. 23, 1919. F. Morley-Dingle (since demobilised) ; March 30. W. V. Leftley (since demobilised) ; April 3. » Sec. Lieut. H. Roberts (O.) is placed on the retired list; Aug. n. Transferred to Unemployed List.—Capt. G. B. Carr ; Feb. 27, rgi9 (sub- stituted for Gazette July 30). Lieut. E. L. Ives; April 9, 1919. Capt. W. F. N. Forrest, D.F.C.; April 24, 1919). Sec. Lieut. G. McM. Findlay ; July 13, 1919 (substituted for Gazette July 18, 1919). Lieut. A. McConnell- Wood ; Sept. 16, 1919. Sec. Lieut. A. Shildrick; Oct. 11, 1919. Lieut. E. C. Goldsworthy; Dec. 8, 1919 (substituted for Gazette Jan. 23). Sec. Lieut. C. A. Dixon ; July 12. Sec. Lieut. A. Morrison ; July 16. Capt. H. S. Lees-Smith (S. African Defence Force) relinquishes his commn. on account of ill-health caused by wounds, and is granted the Tank of Maj. ; July 14. Lieut. R. K. Mackenzie relinquishes his commn. on account of ill-health, and is permitted to retain his rank ; Oct. 12, 1918 (substituted for Gazette Sept. 6, 1918 ). Lieut. E. G. Breen relinquishes his R.A.F. commn. on appt. to a commn. in the Army ; July 27. The following Sec. Lieuts. relinquish their commns. on account of ill-health, and are permitted to retain their rank.—R. H. Bruce (contracted on active service), H. R. Whitehead (caused by wounds) ; Aug. 4. The Christian names of Lieut. Gerald Ingram .Thorman are as now de- scribed, and not as in Gazette May 6, 1919. Administrative Branch Transferred to Unemployed List.—Lieut. H. B. Hamilton; March 2, 1919. Lieut. R. N. Swann ; May 10, 1919. Lieut. L. F. Goodwin, M.C.; June 5, 1919. Capt. L. F. Colebrook; Oct. 15, 1919. Lieut. E. J. Broadbent; July 2i. Lieut, (actg. Capt.) C. H. Newbold relinquishes his commn. on account of ill-health contracted on active service, and is permitted to retain the rank of Capt. ; Dec. 14, 1918 (substituted for Gazette Dec. 13, 1918). Sec. Lieut. R. White relinquishes his commn. on account of ill-healthcontracted on active service, and is permitted to retain his rank ; Aug. 4. Technical Branch - - Sec. Lieut. S. Empsall to be Lieut. (Grade A) ; Dec. 16, 1918 (substituted tor Gaiette July 1, 1919). Lieut. A. W. Edwards relinquishes his R.A.F. commn. on -ceasing to be employed; July 19. Transferred to Unemployed List.—Capt. D. Gordon (substituted for Gazette May 11), Maj. C. J. Stewart, O.B.E. (substituted for Gazette Jan. 6), Lieut. J. S. V. Stephen (substituted for Gazette Feb. 24), Capt. F. S. Wigley (sub- stituted for Gazette Feb. 24), Lieut. A. Winks (substituted for Gazette Feb. 24), Capt. H. S. Wildeblood (substituted for Gazette Jan. 30) ; Aug. 1, 1919. Capt. J. J. Meakin ; Aug. 4, 1919 (substituted for Gazette Feb. 20), Lieut. T. W. Deary; April 19 (substituted for Gazette May 4)." Sec. Lieut. J. C. Mungovan ; June 17. The notifications in Gazettes Oct. 3, 1919, concerning Capt. B. G. McCormick, Mar. 2 concerning Pilot Officer J. E. Catt, Feb. 13 concerning Sec. Lieut. I. F. A. Klapper, are cancelled. Medical Branch Capt. J. B. Barnett relinquishes his commn. on ceasing to be employed, and is permitted to retain his rank ; April 3 (substituted for Gazette April 20). . Dental Branch Flying Officer R. H. Moore to be Flight Lieut.; Aug. 1. MemorandaThen follow the names of 19 Cadets granted hon. commns. as Sec. Lieuts., with effect from date of their demobilisation.Probty. Flight Officer E. H. Hore is granted an hon. commn. as Sec. Lieut. ; Feb. 4, 1919. Lieut. D. B. Gunn relinquishes his commn. on account 01ill-health, and is granted rank of Capt. ; July 29. London Gazette, August 13 Permanent CommissionsFlight Lieut. J. H. Porter, M.C., M.B. (Medical), is granted a permanent commn. in the rank stated ; May 11, seny. next below Flight Lieut. A. J. O.Wigmore, M.B. (substituted for notifications in the Gazette of June 15 and July 13). Flying Branch Transferred to Unemployed List.—Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Capt.) S.-Brooke, M.C.; May r3, 1919. Lieut. A. E. Wnnsch ; May 26, 1919. Lieut. F. W. Castle ; June 17, 1919. Lieut. W. F. H. Harris ; Sept. 12, 1919 (substituted for Gazette Oct. 21, 1919). Lieut. (Hon. Capt.) H. Ward ; Nov. 12, 1919. Capt.N. B. Fuller, M.B.E., Sec. Lieut. H. Mottershaw, Sec. Lieut. W. Richards ; Aug. 4. ' Lieut. V. M. C. B. de Sarigny relinquishes his R.A.F. commn. on appt,.to a commn. in the Army ; June 2 (Gazette May 21 to stand). The following Lieuts. relinquish their commns. on account of ill-healthcaused by wounds, and are permitted to retain their rank :—-C. S. Cope ; Aug. 5. L. H. Riddell; Aug. 6.Sec. Lieut. H. Lansdale relinquishes his commn. on account of ill-health caused by wounds, and is permitted to retain his rank ; Aug. 6. Administrative BranchSec. Lieut. W. F. Swan to be actg. Lieut, whilst employed as Lieut.; Jan. 1, 1919.Transferred to Unemployed List.—Lieut, (actg. Maj.) H. J. L. Cappel; March 15, 1919. Lieut. W. M. B. Skinner ; July 14. Technical BranchLieut. C. H. Biddlecombe to be Lieut., Grade (A) from (S) ; Feb. 16, 1919. Sec. Lieut. L. B. Lewis to be Sec. Lieut., Grade (B) from (Ad.) ; March 29, 1919.Capt. F. R. Hardie (Lieut., Hussars) relinquishes a is commn. on ceasing to be employed ; June 13, 1919 (substituted for Gazette June 10, 1919).Transferred to Unemployed List.—Lieut. H. A. Samson ; Jan. 16, 1919. Capt. W. A. W. Hallam ; Feb. 17, 1919. Capt. J. C. Briggs (substituted forGazette Feb. 3), Lieut. H. C. C. Gates (substituted for Gazette Jan. 30), Maj. D. C. M. Hume (substituted for Gazette Jan. 30) ; Aug. 1, 1919. Lieut.(Hon. Capt.) S. K. D'A. De Ferrars ; Sept. 14, 1919. Capt. A. H. Kendall; Dec. 24, 1919. Sec. Lieut. R. C. Hill; Jan. 1 (substituted for Gazette Aug. 3).Maj. L. M. Bennett ; June 10 (substituted for Gazette June 18. Sec. Lieut. Hill) July 23. Lieut. T. A. S. Lewis, M.C. ; Aug. 1. Flight Lieut. S. Frost to take rank and precedence as if his appointment asFlight Lieut, in the R.A.F. bore date March 2. Chaplains' BranchThe following Chaplains are granted relative rank as under for purposes of precedence, administration and discipline :—Air Commodore.—Rev. H. D. L. Viener, C.B.E., M.A. (Chaplain-in-Chief). Wing Commander.—Rev. R. E. V. Hanson, O.B.E., M.A. ; Rev. S. L.Clarke, M.A., B.Sc. ; Rev. J. Dey, D.S.O. (with relative rank of Group Capt. whilst employed as Staff Chaplain).Squadron Leader.—Rev. H. Marshall, M.A., Rev. J. R. Walkey, M.A., Rev. W. T. Rees, Rev. R. Hall, O.B.E. (with the relative rank of GroupCapt. whilst employed as Staff Chaplain) ; Rev. P. C. C. Lamb, M.A., Rev. M. H. Edwards, M.A., Rev. C. A. B. Allen, B.A., Rev. G. H. Collier, M.A.,Rev. D. F. Blackburn, Rev. J. Firth, M.C., Rev. G. L. Robinson, D.S.O., Rev. H. McCalman, M.C., M.A., Rev. J. S. Hohson, Rev. J. H. P. Still, B.A.,Rev. W. Moffatt, M.A., B.D. (with relative rank of Group Capt. whilst em- ployed as Staff Chaplain), Rev. S. J. Jones, M.C. (with relative rank of GroupCapt. whilst employed as Staff Chaplain), Rev. G. A. Davis, Rev. H. Beau- champ, M.C., Rev. B. W. Keymer, O.B.E., Rev. A. McHardy, M.C., M.A.,Rev. C. W. Hall. Rev. M. J. Dunne, Rev. J. T. S. Law, Rev. A. A. Crawshaw, ,M.A. MemorandaThe following £adet is granted an hon. commn., with effect from date of his demobilisation.—72908 J. J. Cutler. Mentioned In Despatches THE following communiqui has been issued by the IndiaOffice :— The names of the following have been brought to noticeby the Commander-in-Chief in India for valuable services in India in connection with the operations against Afghanis-tan, 1919 :— No. 12592 Sgt. H. E. BUESNAL, R.A.F.; Capt. (Act. Maj.)W. H. DOLPHIN, R.A.F.; No. 406434 Cpl.-C. FUNNELL, R.A.F.No. P.1400 Act. Sgt.-Maj. J. DAW, R.A.F. ; Lieut. (Act. Capt.) J. ROBERTSON," R.A.F.; Lieut. (Act. Capt.) E. A. ROUGH, R.A.F. Record London-Copenhagen Flight * FROM London to Copenhagen 111 0 hrs 5 mms , flying time, was the record established by Lieut. Vaughan Fowler on August 9 in a D.H. 9 aeroplane. The machine, with one passenger, left the Handley Page Aerodrome at Cricklewood at T2.10, reached Amsterdam at 2.15, and at 3.45 restarted for Copenhagen, where it arrived safely four hours later. The machine is for the North-West Ettropean service, organised by English, Dutch, German, Danish and Swedish companies. The Copenhagen-London service is flown on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, the return journeys being made on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. ' ~/- 918
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