FlightGlobal.com
Home
Premium
Archive
Video
Images
Forum
Atlas
Blogs
Jobs
Shop
RSS
Email Newsletters
You are in:
Home
Aviation History
1934
1934 - 0720.PDF
722 FLIGHT. -JULY 12, 1934. THE OYAL ORCE London Gazette, June 19, 1934.General Duties Branch G. T. Gilbert is granted a short service commissionas Acting Pilot Officer on probation with effect from and with. seny. of June 8: Lt. M. E. C. Smart (TheWelch Regiment) is granted a temporary commission as Flying Officer on being seconded for duty with theK.A.F. (June 4); Pilot Officer on probation D. P. Lee is confirmed in rank and promoted to the rank of Flying Officer (Oct. 15, 1933);Pilot Officer T. G. L. Gale is promoted to the rank of Flying Officer (Jan. 23); Fit. Lt. C. S. Cadell is seconded for service as Aide-de-Camp to the High Commissioner for Egypt (June 1); Fit. Lt. R. LI. R. Atcherley takes rank and precedence as if his appointmentas Fit. Lt. bore date May 14, 1930, immediately following Fit. Lt. J. E. W. Bowles on the gradation list. Reduction takes effect fromMay 7; Wing Comdr. F. Fowler, D.S.C., A.F.C., is placed on the retired list on account of ill-health (June 20).Accountant Branch The follg. are granted permanent commissions as Pilot Officerson probation with effect from and with seny. of June 9:—W. K. Hibbert, R. C. Symons Allin, A. Gollan.Medical Branch E. Donovan, M.B., Ch.B., is granted a short service commissionas Fit. Lt. for three years on the active list with effect from and with seny. of May 31; Fit. Lt. M. Pearson, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.,L.D.S., relinquishes his temporary commission on completion of service (June 1). Chaplains' BranchThe Rev. W. T. Rees, L.D., B.D., is promoted to the relative rank of Group Capt. (June 4), ROYAL AIR FORCE RESERVE Reserve of Air Force Officers" General Duties'Branch Flying Officer J. A. Greenshields is transferred from class C toclass A (March 10): Pilot Officer C. F. Almond is transferred from class C to class AA (i) (May 26).. : .The follg. Flying Officers are transferred from class A to class C: — G. B. Musson (April 28); K. Onvett (May 1); C. H. Graham (May15); H. W. B. Hansford (June 19)/ Flying Officer R. D. Hambrook relinquishes his commission oncompletion of service (May iS). The follg. Flying Officers relinquish their commission on com-pletion of service and are permitted to retain their rank:—C. H. H. Downing (May 8); A. H. Padley (June 7).Flying Officer H. M. Yeatman relinquishes his commission on completion of service and is granted the rank of Fit. Lt. (April 20);Flying Officer P. A. Moritz resigns his commission (June 4). The follg. are granted commissions as Pilot Officers on probationin class AA (i) (July 9):—J. W. S. Forbes, P. C. Pitt, J. J. G. Simper, B. Walker. Fit. Lt. O. W. Clapp is promoted to the rank of Squadron Ldr.(May 8); Flying Officer W. L. Garstang resigns his commission (May 21); Flying Officer F. M. Walker relinquishes his commission on com-pletion of service (April 20). Medical Branch Fit. Lt. E. Donovan, MB., Ch.B., relinquishes his commission ... on appointment to a short sendee commission in theRoyal Air Force (May 31). Special ReserveMedical Branch Flying Officer R. H. Vartan, M.B., Ch.B., is pro-moted to the rank of Fit. Lt. (April 19). AUXILIARY AIR FORCE General Duties Branch No. 601 (COUNTY OF LONDON) (BOiMBER) SQUADRON.—Pilot OfficerA. P. Gray is promoted to the rank of Flying Officer (June 1). No. 602 (CITY OF GLASGOW) (BOMBER) SQUADRON.—Fit. Lt. A. D.McNab relinquishes his commission on completion of service (April 12). No. 607 (COUNTY OF DURHAM) (BOMBER) SQUADRON.—The MostHonourable the Marquess of Londonderry, K.G., M.V.O., is ap- pointed Honorary Air Commodore (June 2). No, 607 (COUNTY OF DURHAM) (BOMBER) SQUADRON.—T. R. T.Carr-Ellison is granted a commission as Pilot Officer (June 11). London Gazette, July 3, 1934 General Duties Branch Flying Officer G. Bearne is granted a permanent commission in thisrank (June 28). The follg. Pilot Officers are promoted to the rank of Flying Officer(June 17):—R. G. Stone, I. G. MacKay, L. Coulson, P. J. Pearson Rogers. Wing Comdr. (now Group Capt.) F. P. Don, O.B.E., is placedon the half-pay list, scale A, from June 20 to July 9, inclusive; Squadron Ldr. B. J. Silly, M.C., D.F.C., is placed on the half-paylist, scale A, from April 13 to June 8, inclusive; Lt. G. K. Martyn, R.M., Flying Officer, R.A.F., ceases to be attached to the R.A.F. onreturn to duty with the Royal Marines (June 13); Squadron Ldr. C. H. Awcock, O.B.E., is placed on the retired list (June 30). The follg. Fit. Lts. are transferred to the Reserve (June 30)- — CLASS A.—J. H. Sender. CLASS C— II. C. V. Jolleff.The follg. Flying Officers are transferred to the Reserve (June 28) : — CLASS A.—G. E. Agard-Butler, N. Alexander, F. C. Allen, C. A. Ball,N. J. Capper, C. H. Glover, D. C. Harrison, D. W. Lydall. I L S McNicol, H. G. J. Purcell, J. M. Waddell. CLASS C—S. N. Wiltshire. Accountant Branch Pilot Officer on probation J. S. B. Anderson is confirmed in rankand promoted to the rank of Flying Officer (June 7). Chaplains' Branch The Rev. R. D. Grange-Bennett, L.Th., relinquishes his shortservice commission on completion of service (July 2). Memorandum 175120 Cadet G. G. A. Walters is granted an honorary commissionas Sec. Lt. with effect from the date of demobilisation. PRINCESS MARY'S ROYAL AIR FORCE NURSING SERVICE The follg. Staff Nurses are appointed to the permanent service(July 1):—Miss P. Garrard, Miss A. Lowrey, Miss H. N. B. Grierson, Miss E. M. Bromley, Miss M. B. Weir, Miss M. Laverack MissN. R. Lake, Miss D: E. Harvey, Miss W. M. E. Marshall ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE Appointments.—The following appointments in the Royal AirForce are notified: — General Ditties BranchSquadron Leader B. McEntegart, to Dept. of Air Member for Sup- ply and Research, Air Ministry, 25.6.34.Flight Lieutenants.—C. H. Cahill, A.F.C., to No. 15 (B) Squadron, Abingdon, 21.6.34. F. W. Murison, to No. 500 (County of Kent) (B)Squadron, Manston, 24.6.34. J. S. Phillips, to No. 3 Flying Training School, Grantham, 25.6.34. N. V. Wrigley: The appointment noti-fied in R.A.F. Intelligence dated June 25, 1934, is hereby cancelled. R. J. Montgomery-Moore, to Headquarters, Palestine and Trans-jordan, Jerusalem, 23.6.34. W. N. Plenderleith, to Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, Felixstowe, 28.6.34. Flying Officers.—V. G. Govett, to No. 503 (County of Lincoln) (B)Squadron, Waddington, 25.6.34. N. Hill, to Anti-Aircraft Co-opera- tion Flight, Biggin Hill, 22.6.34. C. G. Skinner, to No. 2 AircraftStorage Unit, Cardington, 25.6.34. P. B. Coote, to Central Flying School, Wittering, 25.6.34. H. D. Gilman to No. 15 (B) Squadron,Abingdon, 25.6.34. G. F. Humphries, to R.A.F. Base, Calshot, 26.6.34. R. B. Harrison, to No. 142 (B) Squadron, Netheravon,28.6.34. L. W. V. Jennens, to No. 101 (B) Squadron, Andover, HALF-YEARLY The Air Ministry announces:—The undermentioned pro-motions are made with effect from July 1, 1934: — General Duties Branch Air Vice-Marshal to be Air Marshal.—Sir Edgar Rainey Ludlow-Hewitt, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., M.C. 28.6.34. G. P. Marvin, to No. 58 (B) Squadron, Worthy Down, 2-7-34- Pilot Officers—L. Coulson, to No. 812 (F.T.B.) Squadron, 2.6.34.K. D. Salmon, to No. 502 (Ulster) (B) Squadron, Aldergrove, 2.7.34. Stores BranchFlying Officer H. W. Penney, to No. 16 "(A.C.) Squadron, Old Sarum, 3.7.34. Accountant Branch Flight Lieutenant J. Charles, to Station Headquarters, Kenley,21.6.34. Flying Officers.—C. F. G. Rogers, to Administrative Wing, Cran-well, 25.6.34. H. R. Withers, to Station Headquarters, Abingdon, I-7-34- Medical Branch Squadron Leaders.—E. A. Lumley, M.C., to No. 3 Flying TrainingSchool, Grantham, 27.6.34. For duty as Medical Officer. T. R. S. Thompson, to Royal Air Force Depot, Uxbridge, 30.6.34. For dutyas Medical Officer. Flight Lieutenants.—O. M. Fraser, to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge,27.6.34. G. W. Paton, to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge, 28.6.34. R. Thorpe, to No. 45 (B) Squadron, Helwan, Egypt, 17.5.34. PROMOTIONS Group Captains to be Air Commodores.—Owen Tudor Boyd,O.B.E., M.C., A.F.C., Arthur William Tedder, Bertine Entwisle Sutton, D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C.Wing Commanders to be Group Captains. —James McCrae, M.B.E., Gilbert Ware Murlis-Green, D.S.O., M.C., William Victor Strugnell,
Sign up to
Flight Digital Magazine
Flight Print Magazine
Airline Business Magazine
E-newsletters
RSS
Events