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THE SERVICES

TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1938:

NEWS ABOUT THE SERVICES COMMODORE S.W.

ROYAL NAVY

1ST MINESWEEPING FLOTILLA

taking up his appointment at the Admiralty in July."

Proby. Bub-Ets.-C. H. Fagan, to Shefeld; J. F. C. Tucker, to New

Air

SMITH

OFFICER

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Cable: "Rex"

Singapore

W76-77, BRAS BASAH ROAD, Singapore.

MAKE IT TOUR HOME

Commodore, Sydney Sixlth, 0.3.B, who was lii Singa- Cen-pore in command of the RAF in

the Far East from 1933 to 1938, has; relinquished the command of No.

The folleting temporary ap castle: C. Lapage, to Glasgow SENIOR AIR STAFF pointment for the command of (April 2013. the East Indies Station has been Cd. Eng-W. J. Spendlow to

Hood (undated), "; Captain P. C. W. Manwaring approved:- on April 14 relinquished the post

Captain Allan Poland. D.8.0. ·Wt. Shipt--L P. Ayres, to Re- of Senior Officer of the 1st, Mine RN to be Commodore Command source (April, 14)...! sweeping: Flotilla, Portland, ons East Indies Station with the w WI, BOST-R C. Lyons, to completing the "normal two years. rank of Commodore. First Class, turion (undated). He will be succeeded In HMS to date April 27, 1998 ha

P * PROMOTION Cd Gunner (Raid).-W. & Hebe by Captain R. O FitzRos. This will not be the Arst time who will take up his first com-that the Chief of Naval Air, Ser- Crouch M.V.O. D0, 10 rank of mand as a captain. During Cap-vices has been known as Fifth Sea L. (retd) (seny, April 1), tain Manwaring's tenure the Lord. In January, 1917, when the flotilla

reconstituted Rate Admiral Sir Godfrey Paine entirely, with new minesweepers,

has been

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became. Director of Air Services under the Admiralty he was:given

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ja seat at the Board as Fifth Sea Parents and guardians are re- Lord. minded that completed applica- The change now to be made

THE ARMY

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1 (Bomber) Group, Abingdon, on his appointment as Stan Officer, Bomber Command of all places of import ace & amusement. Senior Air denveniently situated, within easy reach

Headquarters, Uxbridge.

Air Commodore Sydney Smith was seconded to the R. F. C. from the Royal Artillery in September. 1914, and after serving fri France COLONEL E, E. COLBECK

was employed first as flying in- Colonel C. E. Colbeck,, MC., who structor, and then in cominand of tton forms to alt for the special will prevent confusion between has been placed on the retired various training and other units. entry examination by the Civil the two appointments bearing the list on reaching the age limit of at home. A permanent commis- Bervice Commissioners for execu- title of Assistant Chief of Naval 57, has been, a Sapper since 1903. sion as aquadron leader was grant- tive. engineering, and paymaster stan. On August 11 last, because CADETS TO VISIT FEANCE ed him in August, 1919. |cadetships, and Arst appointments of the Cabinet decision to trans-

A composite battalion of the Prior to his arrival in Singapore, In the Royal Marines, In June for the control of the Fleet Air Cadet Force is to make a tour in де had commanded No. TO must be received by the Commis-Arm from the Air Ministry to the France during August, stomers not later than April 21, Admiralty, Rear Admiral J. H. D. is being organized by Warwick-taking part in the first transfer LAUNCH OF THE REDSTART Cunningham, who had beer. A.C. shire officers, and many countries of a complete squadron by air br Henry Robb. Limited. Leith, N.5. since October, 1938, was, ap-w be represented. The com-tween these commands; the flying- launched on April 14 the mine-pointed Assistant Chief of Naval mandant will be Colonel P. boat station at Mount Batten from layer Redstart. of 498 tons. Which Staff (Air), to give his undivided Docker, TD, who will take the which he made rights to the Buzz 1s to be used for instructional attention to naval air matters: battalion from London to Boissons Canal and elsewhere; and the air purposes as a tender to Vernon, and Captain (now Rear-Admiral) on August 4 Visits will be made station af Manston. torpedo school. A sister-ship, the E. Holland was appointed As-

to the battlefields, a review will Ringdove, for service on the China sistant Chief of Naval Staff be held, and there will be a cere- Station. is being built by the take

over all the other duties same firm. and both should be of the positon: completed during the summer.

The visit Squadron, in Egypt and Iraq, also

mony at the Unknown Soldier's Orave in Paris The battalion will return home on August 11 or

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS The following appointments are 12. made by the Admiralty:-

NAVAL AIR SERVICES Chief To Be Fifth Sen Lord

Engr. Rear-Admiral.-M. G. A The Secretary of the Admiralty. announces that the King has ap- Edwards, OBE, to President for proved the following appoint-crse (May 5).

ment:-

to Capt.G...B., Middleton. Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Alex-Aurora. in, command (April 20). ander R. M. Ramsay, K.C.B., Engr. Capia-P. D. Fulford G. K.C.V.O., D.8.0.. to be a Lord Morgan. D. C. Bennett. to Pre- Commissioner of the Admiralty sident for crie. (May 5)

ROYAL AIR FORCE

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH”

Air Commodore.---A. G. R. Garrod, O.BE, M.C., D.F.C.. to Directorate of Equipment, Alt Ministry, on

appointment RS Director of Equipment (March 31).

NEW AIRCRAFT: EQUIPMENT Wing Commanders.---O./H. Cock, Detalls which are now available M.C. to No. 1 School of Technical (Apprentices), Halton: the Training for publication concerning equipment of squadrons during for Administrative duties In Na 5 in succession Rear-Admiral, Cars, (E)-A. 1. W. Wallis, R. C. recent months show that No. 3 (Apprentices) Wing; H. & Smith. John H. D. Cunningham, C.B..W. Bett.. W. H. Taylor-Young, to (Bomber) Squadron at Upwood, M.C., to No. 9 (Bomber) Squadron. President for crse. (May. 5). Huntingdon, is the first to com- Stradishall, to command (March) M.V.O.. to date about July, 1938.

Tb is intended shortly (adds the Lt.Cdr. (Sq./Ldr, RAF). B. plete with the Fatrey Battle me- 1). announcement) to alter the de-Buckley, to Furious CApril 21), algnation of the appointment in

dlum bomber. This aircraft is Squadron Leaders.A. E. Strad- Lt.-Cdz (E)-E R. Humphry, now being built in large quanti-¡ling, O.BE., to Directorate of Per- Services. Air Ministry which Vice-Admiral Ramsay will to be Asst. to.. Engr.. Overseer, [ties not only by the Fairey Com-sona)

also in the "shadow" (March '29); C. A. Buochter, O.B.E.. succeed Rear-Admiral Cunning- Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow (May pany bat

of 3).

factory managed on behalf of the D.F.C. to Headquarters, No. 11 E from Assistant Chief Naval Staff (Air)

Lts-T.. H. B. Shaw to Dryad Government by the Austin Motor (Fighter Group, Uxbridge, for Air to Fith Sea

Staf duties (March' 28); 8. H. Lord and Chief of Naval Air Ser- (April 14); J. R. C. Moultrie, to Company.

Ware, to No. 211 (Bomber) Squa. vices. Vice-Admiral Ramsay, who Excellent (Apr 19): T. C. Rus-

dron. Grantham, to command: now holds the appointment of sell to Liverpool May 10). Commander-in-Chief. East Indies, Lt. (E)-FJ King, to be Asst.

R.A.F. APPOINTMENTS

The following appointments in RJ.A. Ford, to No. 104 (Bomber) noti- Squadron, Hucknall, to command fed:-

(March 30)..

Is leaving Colombo for England to Engr.Overseer, Midland Dis-the Royal Air Force are on April 27, in anticpation of trict (May 3).

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