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COMMAND OF THE BERWICK
NAVY RECORDS SOCIETY The
autumn meeting of the Navy Records Society was held at The cruiser Berick which was Fishmongers Hall London Bridge. commissioned at Chatham on Oc-recently at which the Duke of tober 19 by Captain L M Palmer. Kent presided and Professor G. M. D.S.C., with a crew from Ports- Trevelan gave an address. mouth for service on the America and
West Indies Station has undergone large repairs during the past year at a cost of about £840.- 000
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS *The following appointments are made by the Admiralty:—
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BRITAIN
For Defence Of Factories
Aa a practical mensure Mr. Kore-Belishs, Secretary of State for War, recently announced the creation of an "Overall Army"· for Britain.
Immediately dubbed "Belitia- men," the new force will techni- CaptH G. Norman, to Pem-
cally be known as the Royal brake, as Maintenance Capt. Artillery Light Anti-Aircraft She had formerly served for 84
staff of the Car-in-Chief. The units, a section of the Terri- years on the China Station, where
Nare (Oct, 20).
torial Army Recruited from the her place was taken by the new
Cdr.-St. J. A, Micklethwaite, to staffs of British plants and fac- crubber Birmingham. On the Am rica Station she takes the place of Victory for course; G. Bernard, to tories, each unit will be charged. the Hobart, transferred to Aus-president for course at RN, Col-with the task of defending. Its
legé., Greenwich (Oct. 17).
tralia
RETURN OF THE AMPHION
spend eight days annually in an training course at Intensive
own factory against air attack. Engr. Cdr.-F. E. Yeates, to Cen-
Enlisted in the units will be The executive oficer of the Ber-
men between the ages of 38 and wick on her new commission will turion (Oct 18).
Payr Cdr.-G. H. Lane, to Pre-50. Their only uniform will be be Commander C. B. Tidd. from
сар the Department of Air Personnel.sident for duty in Royal Victoria a pair of service overalls, a
Fard, Deptford (Oct. 18).
and a badge of rank. They will Lt.-Cdrs.-F. H.“ „Ashtori,
30 to attend
drills
$ year. and The cruiser Amphion, Captat, R. Victory for RN.B.; N. J. Crossley, J. L Burnett OBE, left Simanstown Lee Barber, to Victory for course; on October 19 for a West Africa R. H. Davenpält, W. J. Eyre, to camp.
To ensure quick, training, they cruise and to return to England Drake for R.N.B. (Oct. 17); G. S.
are on the in accordance with the programme. Norrington, R. Dalby, to Drake (Nov. will be taught to
This con- At Dakar, on November 28, Vice-20); G. C. Colville, to Victoria and hose-pipe" principle
the gun-sights | and aiming the gun Admiral .. H. D'O. Lyon, C.B., Albert: L. J. Dever, to Emingham ists of ignoring
by means (undated). Commander-in-Chief, will transfer
line Surgn. Lis.-EW. Bingham, tracer bullets, the exact his flag from the Amphion to the M.B., to Drake for R.N. Hosp., offre of which can be eastly Neptune, Captain J. A. V. Morse, Flymouth: J. M. McNamara, M... followed.
D.S.O., in which he will return to Simonstown on December. 14.
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to Victory for R.N.B. (Oct. 18).
LES.-J. S. Miller. C. P. McN. Hart, to Drake; F. S. Reselgh, C. K.
The Amphion is to be transfer red next year to the Royal Aus-8. "Aylwin, E. W: Briggs, „D, F. tralian Navy as the Perth, and her chilton, J. C. C. Henley, R. E place. will be taken on the Africa washbourn. I. F. M. Newnham, W. Station by the Devonshire, now in F. Collings, to Excellent; E. T. L. the Mediterranean.
Dunsterville, to Victory for Signal' CAPTAINS FOR ARMY COURSE School; W. G. Boaks, to Drake for Captains H. J. Egerton and H C. RNB I. M. Balfour, to Iron Duke Bovell have joined the sentor off-(Oct. 17); M. F. J. Ferguson, to cers' course at the Army School, Gurkha Oct. 19); M. L. Creagh Sheerness. Captain Egerton, who Osborne. to Excellent (undated).
Surgn Lts.-J. Jordan, M.B.. to specialized in navigation, last served th command of the escort Vessel Bridgewater on the Africa
Station
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STOKER SUES
ADMIRAL
Stoker Jenkins, of HMS. Curacoa, is bringing an action In the High Court against Admiral of the Fleet the Earl of Cork and Omery, Com mander-in-chief, Portsmouth, .. and Captain R. Shelley, of the Curacoa.
Stoker Jenkins, who lives at Gunges (Oct. 17); d. J. Kearney. Fortsmouth, was tried by Captain M.B. to St. Angelo; C. D. Hunter, Shelley under the Navy Discipline M.B., to Victory for R.N.B.; J. H. Act on a charge of refusing duty Armstrong, M.RCS. LRCP., "to He was sentenced to 90 days. Captain Bovell, who is a gunnery
The sentence was confirmed by specialist, was until recently De-Drake for RN.B.; R. M. Kirkwood, puty Director of Training and Star MRCS. LR.C.P, to Pembroke for the Earl of Cork and Orrery, and
RNB... (Oct. 18).
Duties.
COMMAND OF THE ANTELOPE
Leutenant-Commander R. T. White, promoted last month, has been appointed to command the Antelope in the Portsmouth Local Destroyer Flotilla, in succession to Lieutenant-Commander J. A. W.
Tothill.
Act. Sub-Lt. (A).-J. N. Ball," to Victory for R.AF. Gosport (Oct, 17).
Bosn.-J. Leathers, to Dolphin (Oct. 16),
ROYAL MARINES" Capt.-M. F. H. Rogers, to Iran Duke vice North, to disembark to 10. date of embarcation).
was served.
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 1938.
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Jenkins, in his action, now claims that he was wrongfully detained.
Surprise has been created by the The legal proceedings on behalf announcement that Lieut.-Colonel of the Admiralty are in the hands Kuehne, has retired. of Sir Thomas Barnes. Treasury Solicitor.
He has served in the German Army for 40 years and has been The "Attorney-general will ap-commander of the 26th Division pear in court to represent the since the militarisation of the Earl of Cork and "Orrery and Cap-Rhineland-Reuter. tain Sholley.
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