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JULY 2; 1925 Married Flight-Lieut. HUGH MITCHELL KIRKWOOD BROWN, R.A.F., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Brown, Newhouse Villas, Stirling, was married on June 17 at Whinfield, Stirling, to MOLLY, youngest daughter of Mr. DAVID and the late Mrs. M'AREE, Whinfield, Stirling. V To be Married A marriage has been arranged, and will shortly take place, between CHARLES FRANCIS ABELL, O.B.E., late R.A.F., and CLAIRE ADELE MOORE, youngest daughter of the late William Roger and Mrs. Moore, of 9, Westbourne Terrace Road, W.2. The engagement is announced between Flight-Lieut. JAMES H. BUTLER, R.A.F., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Butler, of Mount Leinster House, Borris, Carlow, and MARGUERITE K. L., only child of Mr. and the late Mrs. JOHN HALE, of Pond Park, Lisburn. The engagement is announced between Mr. CHARLES H. DIXON, M.C., R.A.F., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dixon, Hillneld, Sawbridgeworth, Herts, and VERA, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. HIRSCH, 15, Lymington Road, N.W.6. The engagement is announced between JOHN SYDNEY HUGHES (late R.A.F.) and HENRIETTA ALINE STUBINGTON, youngest daughter of the late Mrs. H. T. Stubington, The Priory, Westward Ho. The marriage between G. W. R. RUSSELL, R. A.F., elder son of Mr. J. J. Russell, High Sheriff of Co. Louth, and Mrs. Russell, of Ballygasson House, Dunleer, and Priorland House, Dundalk, and CATHERINE MARY, only daughter of Alderman ROBERT PATTINSON, J.P., of Southfields, Ruskington, will take place at Ruskington on July 23. The marriage arranged between Mr. ROBERT DARLEY WHELAN, R.A.F., and Miss BARBARA WREY will take place on Wednesday, August 12, at All Saints' Church, Brenchley, at 2 p.m. Killed Flying Officer NORRIS CARDEN BRETHERTON, who died on June 21, as the result of an aeroplane accident at Peshawar, was the fourth son of the late Rev. H. W. Bretherton and Mrs. Bretherton, of Eccleston Rectory, Chorley, Lancashire. His age was 25. R.A.F. Flying Accident THE Air Ministry regrets to announce that as a result of an accident at Abu Sueir to a D.H.9A of No. 4 Flying Training School, Abu Sueir, on June 26, Pilot Officer Daniel Geoffrey Wilson, the pilot of the aircraft, and No. 330805 L.A.C. Charles Willey Gamage were killed. Death of Dr. Graeme Anderson WE regret to announce the death, which occurred while playing tennis on June 28, of Dr. Graeme Anderson, who was a pioneer in R.A.F. surgery and who did much research work in this connection. He was the author of several books on surgery, the most important of which •was " The Medical and Surgical Aspects of Aviation." Dr. Anderson had his whole heart in his profession, and it was anticipated that he would 13 H rise to an eminent position. The funeral will take place today (July 2) at 12 noon at Kensal Green Cemetery, at which Air Commodore Munro will represent the R.A.F. A service, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Fleming, will be held at St. Columba's Church, Pont Street, S.W., at 11 a.m. Mr. Shackleton 111 His many friends will learn with regret that Mr. W. S. Shackleton has had to undergo an operation and is at present in a nursing home. The operation was entirely satisfactory and Mr. Shackleton is progressing as well as can be expected. He will, however, necessarily be absent from duty for some time and will not be able to deal with his correspondence for the present. We are sure Mr. Shackleton's friends will join us in wishing him a speedy recovery. A NEW ENGLISH ELECTRIC COMPANY FLYING BOAT : The Ayr Napier-engined Flying Boat isremarkable for the fact that it has no wing tip floats, the bottom plane doing all, and performing the functions of side floats, the inner portion of it being submerged when the machine is at rest on the water. This machine,like all other of English Electric Company construction was designed by Mr. W. O. Manning. The engine is a 450 h.p. Napier " Lion." W~"" ' •• ~ 426 •" • '
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