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ROYAL NAVY

RESERVE STAFF Captain H. B. Jacomb took up on April 7 the post of Naval Assistant to the Admiral Commanding Re- serves, Vice-Admiral Sir Studholme Browntire KBK, C.B., D.S.O. Captain' L. H. Ashmore, whom he relleres, is to command the cruiser

JOBE, RN, retd., and Commander an "all-round increase over those

R. M. G. Knight, R.N., retd.

NAVAL AFPOINTMENTS, The following appointments are made by the Admiralty:---

for 1935; they are also higher, though much less so, than those for the quinquennial pericd "1931- 35. The admissions to hospital' ex- Payr, L.-Cdr.-H. 8. P. Watch, ceeded those for 1935, by 35.6 per to Barham (May 3).

1,000 of the strength, but, while Chaplain---Rev, W. J. Marson, to the number of invalids sent home Barham (undated).

from abroad was 2.79 per 1,000 Lts.-P. E. Muers, to Pegasus more than in 1935, the number KENT, now reätting at Chatham (April 11); J. M.Palmer, to Dundee discharged from the service was and on her return to the China (May 2: C. W. Malins, to Seagull only 60 per 1,000 above that for Station he will become Flag-

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Captain, to the Commander-in-May 3); H. D. Ellis, to Iron Duke the previous year.

"The main causes for these in- Lts. (D),—A MacD. creases were the abnormal con- NEW DESTROYERS The first of the new Tribal class Watson LDS, to Victory for R.N.ditions which existed in Egypt and

Hospl.; W. 6. Wolton, L.D.S., to Palestine, and ST

Increase destroyers. HMS. Afridi, complet-Ganges (April 231; D. D. Craig, to malaria in China which coincided ing at the Vickers-Armstrongs

Victory for R.N‚B..

with a similar increase among the works

Newcastle-on-Tyne, at

..Lt. (P.NE.).-R. S. Hopper, civilian population; but the fact should be ready for service this entered as Act. Lt. (Supplementary that all commands, except Gloral- month. The Afridi and Cossack, List) (seny March 14) and apptd, tar, Malta, and Mauritius, show which will be the flotilla and to Anthony (April 11).

some increase in the incidence of division leaders respectively in the

sickness over that for the previous First Tribal Flotille, will both be

year seems to indicate that the manned from Portsmouth.

downward trend which has been a feature of the statistics of recent years has reached its limit.

will command the flotilla in the

will be divisional leader in the Cossack.

Sub-Lt-J. C Carver. to Tern (undated).

Sub-Lt. (R.N.R.).-A, C. Halliday, Captain G. H' Creswell, D.5.0. granted a commission as Sub-Li Afridi, and Captain D. de Passny. March 18) and apptd. to

Arrow (April 12).

Payr. Mids-PH. G. Richardson, to Royal Oak; W. Button-Atten- The appointment of a captain borough, to Nelson (April 28); D. A. Yeo, to Ramilies: M. Sehmer, latter post is indicative of the into Nelson (May 5). creased size and power of these

Wt. Engr. W. Heavyside, to destroyers, which are the

Skipjack (April 20). largest and most heavily armed ever built, for the Navy.

Instead of a commander in the

new

The First Tribal Flotilla will be employed in the Mediterranean

and the Second, in the Home Fleet COURSE FOR WARRANT RANK

The following yeomen of signals. have been selected to undergo the qualifying course for the rank of signal boatswain at HM. Signal School, Portsmouth, which begins April 25:-c. Forrester, HMS. Adventure; E. G. Bale, H.M.S. Pembroke: R. Mason, HMS. Intrepid; and L Jackson, H.H.S. Exterrise.

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Cd. Supply Officer.—A. A: Brees, to rank of Payr. t. (seny: April 2)

Supply Officer.-F. H. Symons, to rank of Cd. Supply Omcer (seny. April 2).

THE ARMY

INCREASED SICKNESS

SKIN DISEASES

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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger

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ROYAL AIR FORCE

NO. 6. (AUXILIARY) GROUP Group Captain C. W. Mackey, The report states that the com- recently serving with No. 1 (Bom-Keyes, M.P., speaking at a dinner mands with the largest increases ber) Group at Abingdon, has been of the Timber Trade Federation at in hospital admissions were Egypt appointed Senior Air Staff Officer Grosvenor House, W. said:

"We are indeed living in danger- and Palestine, with a combloed | of No. 6 (Auxillary) Group, Lon- increase of 158.9 per 1,000, and Con, which controls the bomber aus times, and, if peace at home China with 152 per 1,000 over the and Army cooperation squadrons and abroad is to be assured, the Įrate for the provious year, a of the Auxillary Air Force. He people of our race must be united

Group In Egypt and Palestine the succeeds

Captain John in the determination to stand firm and resist the gangster methods of diseases mainly responsible for Sowrey, A.F.C. this large increase were sand-ny | COMMAND OF NO. 282 SQUADRON the dictators, who are determined rever, diseases of the skin, inflam- Wing Commander G. W. Bentley, to get all they want by war or the mation of the tonsils and in D.F.C., who has been appointed to threat of war. fluenza, while "other diseases of command No. 202 (General Re-

"Abroad we must seek the co-

the digestive system" accounted connaissance) Squadron of dying-operation of all nations who, like for an increase of 28.7.

boats at Malta, was releved re-fourselves; are anxious to maintain Judged by the average sick time cently by Wing Commander C. Lpeace and do all in our power to to each soldier, the Commands Scott, D.B.C., in command of No. build up some force, some form of with the highest ratio of ineff-209T (General Reconnaissance) collective action which will in the the end result Jia collective clency were China, Aden, Ceylon, Squadron at Felixstowe.

security."

GORDON SHEPHARD- MEMORIAL PRIZES

Abnormal Conditions

and Jamaica, and those with the Abroad In 1936

lowest Bermuda, Gibraltar, and Malta. The number of invalids The awards in the 1937 competi- j GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH Abnormal conditions abroad are discharged from the Army during tion for the Gordon Shephard Group Captain C. W. Mackey, The following pensions Have given as the explanation of the the year was 1,522, or 8,31 per 1,000 memorial prizes, open to all mem- to Headquarters. No. 6 (Auxiliary)

increase in been awarded to date April 1:-all-round

sickness of the strength, compared with bers of the Royal Air Force for Group, London, for duty as Senior

on reconnaissante and Air Staff Officer (March 21). Travers Pensions of £75-Captain | statistics shown in the War Omce 7.62 per 1,000 in 1935 and 7.96 for EBAYS

Wing kindred subjects, have been made

Commanders.--W, E. OL Beck, C.B, D.S.O., RN, retd.: report on the health of the Army the period 1931-35..

to No. ↑ (Bomber) Commander W. J. W. Steward, for 1936, issued on April 9 (Station- It is noted that "In these days as follows:-1. Flight Lleutenant Theak. R.N., retd.: Commander G. Staple-ary Once, price 3s. net):

of progressive mechanization the WE Pharazyn......... No. 72 (12) Squadron, ---- Finningley, to--COM- ton. R.N.. retd.; and Lieutenant- Lieutenant-General Sir James fracture rate is very heavy and Squadron; 2, Wing Commander R. mand (Feb. 6); G. W. Bentley, to

Director-General, severe Commander M EL Tompson, Hartigan, late

multiple and compound P. M. Witham, RAF, Staff Col- No. 202 (General Reconnaissance) R.N., retd.

Army Medical Services, says in an fractures are numerous. A. large lege; 3, Wing Commanded C. 8. N.Squadron, Kalafrana, Malja," to Naval Pensions of £50 a year.-Introductory letter:--

proportion occur in motor-cycle | Johnston, Headquarters, Bomber command (March 19). "Although the general health of accidents." The stations dealing Command.

Squadron Leader.-O. Bnow, to Commanders E. A. Day, RN,, retd., į

the troops throughout the year with most fractures were again

No. Fying, Training School. and H R. Heathcote. R.N., retd.

T- Greenwich Hospital Pensions of continued to be very satisfactory, Aldershot, Woolwich, and

The following appointmentà in Hullavington, for engineer duties the Royal Air Force are notified:- (March 201 £40 a year. Captain A. D. Barff, the statistics for the period show worth.

RAF. APPOINTMENTS

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