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THE SERVICES
THE SERVICES
ROYAL NAVY
NAVAL
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS The following appointments are: made by the Admiralty:--
Lt.-Cars.-L. L. B. Myers. to Curlew (May 17); 3. S. M. Richardson, to Wishart. in com- mand (June 11).
THE ARMY
-G.O.C., LONDON DISTRICT
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TUESDAY, MAY 10
ADMIRALTY, MAY 3
B.N.
Lieut. the Hon. M ̈ J. R. de Brigadier A. F. A. N., Therne. Courey transferred to Emergy. List C.M.O., D.S.O. AD.C., who has (Jan. 5); Actg. Lieut. (E) R. F. D. been appointed General Omcer Harris to be Lleut, (E) with seny Corrimanding. London District, Sept. 1, 1987.
Aptg. Sub-Lleuts. (E) to be Sub- with the rank of major-general and with effect from December. 1. Lleuts (E)-JE Marcom, H. W. 1988, is 52. He joined the Grenadier D. Addington, R. Seeds, P. V. Surgn. L-Cars.-F. M. Duthie, Guards in 1904, was mentioned in Bouquet (May 1).
MAY 1 M.B., to Victory for RN. Hosp., dispatches seven times during the
B.N. Haslar (June 7: J. B. Patrick, War, and received the D.8.0. and M.D., to Boscawen for RN, Hospl, two Bars.
Portland (July 29); W. J. F. Guild,
Lieut. (Emergy.) the Hon. M. J. R de Courcy to be Eleut.-Comd
M.D. to Pembroke for RN. Hosp, ROYAL AIR FORCE Emery (April 18).
Chatham (Aug. 1): J. W. L. Cros M.B., to Galatea (unda- ted?,
Chaplain-The Rev. D. J. N. Wanstall, to Kent (July 57.
Lts.--R. de L. Brocke, to Active:
101,
:
Actg. Paymr. Sub-Lleuts, to be Paymr. Sub-Lieut. with seny. as COMMAND AT WITTERING Consequent on the transfer of stated:-A. K. D. Edrounds (July 1, 1937); N. R. Beach (Sept. 1. No. 1 Flying Training School from 1937); W. H. Field, E. R. Wheeler Wittering, Peterborough, to Shaw- J. D. Cox, J. V. A Musters - (Oct bury, Salop, which takes effect 1 1937); J. Hutton-Attenborough,
MAY 5
R.N.
W.
..
Surg. Lieut. 3.
Caswell, MD.. to be Surg. Lieut.-Comdr. (May 5).
R.N.R
J. F. Barker, to Comet (May 10); from May 18, the former becomes T. B. N. Caws A L. S. Allen (Nov. R. M. E. Pain,, to Sterlet, in com- a station in the Fighter Command, 1937); D. J. Mathias (April 1)... mand (May 18); B. D. Gallie. to Wing Commander D.V. Carnegie. Wildare (June 6); A. H. C. Gordon - | AFC., from the Directorate of Lennox, to Barham, as Flag Lt. to Staff Dutles, Air Ministry, has R/A D. Leatham; J. R. Olve, to been appointed in command. Pembroke for Signal School (June
COMMAND AT LINTON Wing Commander. A. D. Pryor. Surgn. Lts.-W. J. M. Sadlier, hitherto commanding the RAF'. Proby. Lieut, T. Conally to be M.R.C.S., LR.C.P.. to President station at Bicester. has been ap-Lieut., with 'seny. of July 1, 1937. (May 15); R. M. Bremner, M.B. to polated in command of the new Drake for R.N. Hospl. Plymouth station at Linton-upon-Ouse, York, (May 20); M. Cay, M.B., to Victory to which headquarters of No. 4 for R.N. Bospl, Haslar (May 29); (Bomber) "Group were recently (April 1), with antedate for seny. W. A. Ryan, M.B., to Drake for transferred, from Midenha. Nos. unly to Feb. 11. To take rank and R.NB. (June 3): B. S. Lewis, 51 and 58 (Bomber) Squadrons precedence next below Capt. M. C. MRCS. LR.C.P. to Pembroke for have been moved to Linton from Cartwright-Taylor H.N.B. (June 6); J. G. More Boscombe Down. Nisbett, to St. Vincent, (June, 14); B. M. Goldsworthy, M.B.. to Victory for R.N.B. (June 16) and to Dundee' (undated).
Gunner. (T).-F. A. Booth, to Basket (May 18).
Bosn-R. G. Yates, to Scimitar (May 18).
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PROMOTIONS
Big. Boss.-P. Tinker. A. A. Austen, to rank of Cd. Big, Bosn. fseny. May 9).
ITALIAN NAVAL
INCREASE
Rome May. 19.
On Sunday three new ships of the Italian navy will be launched. namely, the submarine Beilul at La Specia, the torpedo-boat des- troyer Corazziere, at Livorno, and the torpedo-boat Calipso at,Genoa.
Transocean), «
BIG INCREASE IN ARMY RECRUITING
London, May 18.
In his speech in connexion with
MAY 6 E.M.
Lieut. P. H. W, Ford to be Capt.i
K.N.R.
Paymr. Bub-Lieut. R. J. H. Slagg to be Paymr. Lieut. (May 6).
MAY 18 R.X.
Surg. Lieut. M. G Ross, M.B., Ch.B., MR.Q.8. "L.R.CP., to be Surg. Lieut.-Comdr (May 8).
MAX 9
.R.N.
Big. Bosas. to be Cd. Eig. Bosnis.:
MAY 10
R.N."
the Royal Tournament today, the-P. Tinker, A.A. Austen (May 9). War Secretary (Mr. Hore-Belisha}- described the great increase In army recruiting.
To be Burg. Leuts, (D):-F. E
He said the normal weekly In-Copeland, LD.S., R. take into the Regular Army at this L.DS (May 10), time of the year had been round
400 for many years, but in recent! weeks it had risen to nearly 700.
il
Col.
Thexton.
WAR OFFICE, MAY.10
REGULAR ARMY (temp. Brig.) R. V. Pollok, As to Territorials, the results of CBE, D.S.O., to be. Maj.-Gen.. last two months had surpassed all May 7, with seny. Dec. 31, 1937: COL J. N. Thomson. D.S.0, M.C., records.
Recruits for April had exceeded h.D. is restd, to full pay whilst those for any single month since officiating in an appt. In India was created (British (April 8); COL L. D. Inglefeld, the force
DS.O., retires on ret. pag. (May 8).; *Vireless).
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