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JUNE 3, 1926 THE ROYAL London Gazette, May 25, 1926. * General Duties BranchPilot Officer Arthur JohnJThompson is promoted to rank of Flying Officer (Mar. 8). The following Pilot Officers on probation are confirmed in rank :—Philip Reginald Harwell, James Leslie Chadwick, Frederick George Downing, Percy Geoffrey Spear Gardiner, Charles Henry Jones, Geoffrey William Tuttle,William Lawson Whitlock (Mar. 28) ; Hugh Forbes Gower (Mar. 30) ; Maxwell Harvey Frame (Apr. 10). Group Capt. Philip Bennet Joubert de^la Ferte, C.M.G., D.S.O., is restoredto full pay from half-pay (xMay 18) ; Wing Commander Percival Scott, Rickcord (Comdr., R.N., retd.), remains on loan to R.A.F. for a further year(Mar. 1) ; Sqdn. Leader Frederick Esk Sandford, A.F.C., is placed on retired list at his own request (May 15). The following Flying Officers are transferred to Reserve, Class A :—WilliamFrederick Shaylor (May 23) ; Anthony White Wood (May 26). Pilot Officer on probation, A. A. Radclyffe resigns his short service commission (Apr. 21).The short service commission of Pilot officer on probation F. Sisson is AIR. FORCE terminated on cessation of duty (May 26) : Flying Officer E. F. Colam (Lt.,Middx. Regt.), relinquishes his temp. comm. on resigning his comm. in the Army (May 22).Pilot Officer Richard Rudyard Turner is dismissed the service by sentence of General Court Martial (May 4).Stores Branch Flying Officer Henry Owen Fellowes is granted a permanent comm. inthis rank with effect from Aug. 10, 1925, on completion of probationary service. Medical Branch The undermentioned Flying Officers are promoted to rank of Flight Lt.(May 19) :—A. Dickson, M.B. ; R. T. F. Grace, M.B. ; Flying Officer Harris Moses Levy resigns his short service commission (May 26). Reserve of Air Force Officers Observer Officer Alfred Charles Walker is transferred from Class B toClass C (May 25). The following Flying Officers relinquish their commissions on completion of service :—F. W. Knox, (May 8), J. T. Rymer (May 22). ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE Appointments.—The following appointments in the Royal Air Force arenotified:— General Duties Branch Air Vice-Marshal H. R. M. Brooke-Popham, C.H., C.M.G., D.S.O., A.F.C.to H.Q., Fighting Area, Kenley, on appointment as Air Officer Command- ing ; 20.5.26.Air Commodore C. R. Samson, C.M.G., D.S.O., A.F.C. to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge, supernumerary pending posting overseas ; 20.5.26. Wing Commanders :—G. F. Pretyman, D.S.O., O.B.E., to H.Q., FightingArea, Kenley, for Air Staff duties ; 20.5.26. C. G. S. Gould, to H.Q., Fighting Area, Kenley, for Tech. Staff duties ; 20.5.26. H. L. M. Brock,D.S.O., to H.Q. Air Defences of Great Britain, for Air Staff duties, instead of to Station H.Q., Catterick, as previously notified ; 25.5.26.• Squadron Leaders :—J. H. D'Albiac, D.S.O., to No. 99 Sqdn., Bircham Newton ; 25.5.26. P. B. Hunter, to No. 1 Sch. of Tech. Training (Appren-tices), Halton ; 15.5.26. E. H. Sparling, A.F.C., to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge ; 26.5.26. A. P. Maurice, D.F.C., to No. 56 Sqdn., Biggin Hill; 25.5.26.G. S. Trewin, to Elect, and Wireless Sch., Flowerdown ; 19.5.26. E. B. Rice, to H.Q., Fighting Area, Kenley ; 20.5.26. D. Cloete, M.C., A.F.C.,to No. 9 Sqdn., Manston ; 18.6.26. Flight Lieutenants: B. J. W. Brady, D.S.M., to No. 4 Armoured CarCo., Iraq ; 5.3.26. H. Hackney, to No. 2 Flying Training Sch., Digby ; 25.5.26. J. K. A. Jeakes, D.F.C., to No. 4 Sqdn., Farnborough ; 31.5.26.W. Catchpole, A.F.C., to R.A.F. M.T. Depot, Shrewsbury ; 25.5.26. H. J. Sakcr, to H.Q., Air Defences of Great Britain, Air Ministry ; 2U.5.26. J. G.Walser, M.C., to No. 4 Sqdn., Farnborough ; 28.5.26. R. J. Read and J. Blackford, to H.Q., Fighting Area, Kenley ; 20.5.26.Flying Officers : N. Vintcent, D.F.C., to No. 22 Sqdn., Martlesham Heath ; 16.5.26. H. W. Raeburn, to No. 207 Sqdn., Eastchurch ; 3.5.26. F. W. W.Wilson, to R.A.F. Base, Calshot, instead of to Sch. of Naval Co-operation as previously notified ; 20.4.26. J. Bradbury, to No. 15 Sqdn., MartleshamHeath ; 22.5.26. F. A. O'Brien, to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge ; 1.6.26. A. H. C. Derby, to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge ; 9.6.26. S. Symonds, W. |. Richards,and A. H. Padley, to H.Q., Fighting Area, Kenley ; 20.5.26. Pilot Officers: A. L. Ottway, to No. 84 Sqdii., Iraq; 1.5.26.Price, to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge; 25.5.26. L. T. Pankhurst, Sqdn., India, instead of to Aircraft Depot, as previously notified ; Stores BranchWing Commander F. C. Williams, O.B.E., to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge, pending posting to Air Defences of Great Britain ; 17.5.26.Squadron Leader H. E. J. Hewitt, to H.Q., Fighting Area, Kenley ; 20.5.26. Flight Lieutenant M. J. James, M.B.E., to H.Q., Fighting Area, Kenley ;20.6.26. Flying Officer J. H. P. Clarke to Aircraft Depot, India ; 27.4.26. L. F. T.to No. 5 1.4.26. PRACTISING FOR THEJPAGEANT : A formation of Gloster " Grebes "£with?Armstrong- Siddeleyengine, setting out for a low-bombing contest at Duxford aerodrome. 325 Jaguar
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