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JANUARY 3, 1929 T ROYAL-&-A1R FORCE NEW YEAR APPOINTMENTS ' APPOINTMENTS TO HIGHER COMMANDS THE Air Ministry announces that the following appointments took effect from today, January 1, 1929 :— Air Chief Marshal Sir John Maitland Salmond, K.C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O., D.S.O., Principal Air Aide-de-Camp to the King, as a member of the Air Council (Air Member for Personnel), vice Air Vice-Marshal Sir Philip Woolcott Game, K.C.B., D.S.O., placed on the retired list at his own request, Air Vice-Marshal Sir Edward Leonard Ellington, K.C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., to command the Air Defence of Great Britain Command. Air Vice-Marshal Francis Rowland Scarlett, C.B., D.S.O. (temporarily in command of the Air Defence of Great Britain Command in the absence of Sir John Salmond), to command the Fighting Area, Air Defence of Great Britain. HALF-YEARLY PROMOTION LIST THE undermentioned are promoted with effect from January 1, 1929:— General Duties Branch Air Marshal to Air Chief Marshal.—Sir John Maitland Salmond, K.C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O., D.S.O., Principal Air Aide-de-Camp to the King. Air Vice-Marshal to Air Marshal.—Sir John Frederick Andrews Higgins, K.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O.. A.F.C. Air Commodore to Air • Vice-Marshal.—Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, C.B., C.M.G. Group Captains to Air Commodores.—Charles Stuart Burnett, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O. ; Alfred Drummond Warring- ton-Morris, C.M.G., O.B.E. ; Norman Duckworth Kerr MacEwen, C.M.G., D.S.O. ; Hon. John David Boyle, C.B.E., D.S.O. Wing Commanders to Group Captains.—John Tulloch Cull, D.S.O. ; Norman Goldsmith, O.B.E. ; Alexander Duncan Cunningham, C.B.E. ; Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet, D.S.O., O.B.E.; Eric Roper Curzon Nanson, D.S.C., A.F.C. ; Francis Knox Haskins, D.S.C. Squadron-Leaders to Wing Commanders.—Frederick George Darby Hards, D.S.C., D.F.C. ; Wilfred Ashton McClaughry, D.S.O., M.C., D.F.C. ; Arthur Ashford Benjamin Thomson, M.C., A.F.C. ; Rey Griffith Parry, D.S.O. ; Charles Curtis Darley, A.M. ; George Bentley Dacre, D.S.O. ; Douglas. Stewart,' M.C., A.F.C. ; Geoffrey Hilton Bowman, D.S.O., M.C., D.F.C. ; Malcolm Henderson, D.S.O. ; Lachlan Loudoun MacLean ; Keith Rodney Park, M.C., D.F.C. -4 Flight-Lieutenants to Squadro-n-Leaders.—Alexander Mo Ritchie Moffatt ; Frederic Gunning Stammers, O.B.E. Flying Officers to F light-Lieutenants.—Ralph Horatio Woolnough Empson; Leopold Herbert Stewart; John Bullock; William Badley ; Frank Henry Whitmore, M.B.E.. D.S.C. ; Charles Dollery, M.B.E ; Cecil Walter Harrison ; Bernard Cheesman, M.B.E. ; Frederick William Howard Clarke (Lieut. R.N.) ; Laurence Chase Sharman (Lieut.- Comdr. R.N.) ; Tom Oliver Bulteel (Lieut.-Comdr. R.N.). Stores Branch Squadron-Leaders to Wing Commanders.—Frederick Alfred Baldwin ; William Boston Cushion, O.B.E. Flight-Lieutenants to Squadron-Leaders.—Frank Anderson ; Arthur Garrity. Flying Officers to Flight-Lieutenants.—William Herbert Harrison ; Herbert Parker ; Norman Dainty ; Christopher John Elliott ; Hector Bell Smith Ballantyne ; Richard Fraser Wilson ; George John Maygothling ; William Bernard Frederick ; Albert Jabez Adams. Accountant Branch Flight-Lieutenants to Squadron-Leadcrs.—Albert Holmes ; Reginald Byrne, M.C. Flying Officers to Flight-Lieutenants.-—Harold Alfred Murton ; Cecil George Prior ; Bernard Leslie Blofeld ; Malcolm Harry Luker ; Ronald George Dunstall Thomas; Derek James Sherlock ; Cyril Warren Price ; John Jeffrey Caiger ; Frank Reginald Barton. Medical Branch Squadron-Leader to Wing Commander.—Andrew Grant, M.B.E., M.B., D.P.H. Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service Senior Sister to Acting Matron.—Miss Bessie Cowie Simpson Forsyth. London Gazette, December 18, 1928.RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS General Duties BranchThe follg. are granted commns. as Flying Officers in Class C, on resignation of their permanent commns. (Dec. 11) :—N. Vintcent, D.F.C. ; J. S. Newall.The follg. Pilot Officers are promoted to rank of Flying Officer (Dec. 13) :— R. Anderson, J. M. Greenwood, J. A. C. Northway. Pilot Officer M. B.Barclay resigns his commn. (July 6). Medical Branch Flight Lt. R. G. J. McCullagh relinguishes his commn, on completion ofservice (Oct. 4) (substituted for Gazette Nov. 27.) AUXILIARY AIR FORCE General Duties Branch No. 600 CITY OF LONDON (BOMBING SQUADRON.—The follg. to be PilotOfficer :—J. A. Brown (Aug. 1). No. 602 CITV OF GLASGOW (BOMBING) SQUADRON.—The follg. Pilot Officeris promoted to the rank of Flying Officer :—D. F. Mclntyre (Oct. 20). No. 60S COUNTY OF WARWICK (BOMBING) SQUAUROK.—The follg. Pilot Officer^are promoted to rank of Flying Officer :—1. F. C. Brinton (Sept. 15) : G V, Perry (Oct. 26). ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE Appointments.—The following appointments in the Royal Ail Force arenotified ;— General Duties BranchGroup Captains.—A. D. Warrington-Morris, C.M.G., O.B.E., to Air Ministry, for duty as Head of Signals Branch, 30.11.28. W. H. Primrose,D.F.C., to H.Q., Fighting Area, Uxbridge, for duty as Officer in Charge Administration, 24.1.29. Wing Commander J. McCrae, M.B.E., to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge, 14.11.28. Wing Commanders: V. O. Rees, O.B.E., to Aeroplane and ArmamentExperimental Estab., Martlesham Heath, pending taking over command 23.11.28. J. E. A. Baldwin, D.S.O., O.B.E., to Central Flying Sen., Wittering,pending taking over command, 17.12.28. V. Gaskell-Blackburn, D.S.C., A.F.C., to No. 21 Group H.Q., West Drayton, for Engineer Staff duties,10.12.28. Squadron Leaders : H. I. Hanmer, D.F.C., to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge,17.12.28. A. T. Williams, O.B.E., to H.Q., Fighting Area, Uxbridge 17.12 28. R. H. M. S. Saundby, M.C., D.F.C., A.F.C., to H.Q., Wessex Bombing Area,Andover, 17.12.28. A. S. G. Lee, M.C., to No. 10 Sqdn., Upper Hevford, 17.12.28. B. J. Silly, M.C., D.F.C., to H.Q., Wessex Bombing Area, Andover,17.12.28. T. C. Thomson, to H.Q., Fighting Area, Uxbridge, 31.12.28. R. E. G. Fulljames, M.C., to R.A.F. Base, Gosport, 14.12.28. Squadron Leaders : C. E. H. Medhurst, O.B.E., M.C., to R.A.F. DepotUxbridge, 23.11.28. C. L. King, M.C., D.F.C., to No. 502 Sqdn., Aldergrove 14.12.28. D. G. Donald, D.F.C., A.F.C., to No. 480 Flight, Calshot, 30.11.28.L. G. S. Payne, M.C., A.F.C., to No. 25 Sqdn., Hawkinge, 1.1.29. T. W. Elmhirst, A.F.C., to R.A.F. Training Base, Leuchars, 31.12.28. Flight Lieutenants : A. P. M. Sanders, P. H. Mackworth, D.F.C., J. W.Jones and D. L. Blackford, to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge, 17.12.28. M. Moore, O.B.E., to No. 4 Sqdn., S. Farnborough, 17.12.28. A. MacGrejjor D FC toAir Ministry (D.O.I.), 31.12.28. A. D. Rogers, A.F.C., to No. 7 Sqdn., Worthy Down, 10.12.28. K. B. Lloyd, A.F.C., to R.A.F. Base, Calshot, 14.11.28.J. F. T. Barrett, D.S.O., D.F.C., and P. J. Clayson, M.C., D.F.C., to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge, 14.11.28. Flight Lieutenants: A. P. Ledger, M.B.E., to H.Q., Air Defence of G.Britain, Uxbridge, 26.11.28. H. £. P. Wigglesworth, D.S.C., to No. 503 Sqdn., Waddington,28.12.28. Flying Officers: E. G. C. Stokes, to No. S Flying Training Sch., Sealand,10.12.28. N. A. P. Pritchett, to No. 422 Flight, 14.12.28. T. Marchant, C. Snow, A. P. Marchant, M.B.E., D.S.M., G. Lacey, B.T. Crook, (Hon.Flight.-lieut.) U. C. de Burgh, K. C. Garvie, L. S. Potter and N. A. West, to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge, 14.11.28. J. H. Parry, to No. 9 Sqdn., Manston, 14.11.28.R. Matheson, to No. 101 Sqdn., Bircham Newton, 14.11.28. Flying Officers: A. D. McDowali, to No. 100 Sqdn., Bicester, 7.1.29.G. N. Coward, to Elec. and Wireless Sch., Flowerdown, 17.12.28. Pilot Officers: D. G. P. Fitzpatrick, to No. 23 Sqdn., Kenley, 26.11.28.K. F. T. Pickles, to No. 36 Sqdn., Donibristle, 28.12.28. Stores Branch. Wing Commander F. C. Williams, O.B.E., to H.Q., Coastal Area, for AirStaff Duties, 29.12.28. Wing Commander F. C. Williams, O.B.E., to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridgc,23.11.28. Squadron Leaders : F. G. M. Williams, to No. 21 Group H.Q., West Drayton,14.11.28. T. Fawdry, M.B.E., to H.Q., R.A.F., Cranwell, 14.11.28. W. C Clark, to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge, 14.11.28. Squadron Leader F. Tedman, M.B.E., to The Packing Depot, Ascot,23.11.28. FHght-Lieutenant L. H. Hiller, to No. 3 Stores Depot, Milton, 13.12.26. Flying Officers : H. O. Fellowes, to R.A.F. Training Base, Leuchars,14.11.28. G. H. Doveton, to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge, 14.11.28. R. M. Thomas, te No. 101 Sqdn., Bircham Newton, 29.12.28. E. G. Nortbway,to No. 12 Sqdn., Andover, 29.12.28. Pilot Officers: M. J. Scott, to Central Flying Sch., Wittering, 11.12.28.P. Denuehy, to Armament and Gunnery Sch., Eastchurch, 12.12.28.
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