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cases to members and their re-ROYAL AIR FORCE latives amounted to £3,967, and

In 80 other cases-1.e., to officers who are not members of thi

MIDDLE EAST' STAFF OPERATIONS DIVISION.

£780. The annual Commander I R. H. Black has society-mto

Squadron Leader W. G. Camp- Joined the Admiralty for duty a subscription is only one guinea bell, who has commanded No. 22 the Naval Staff, and will succeed and the maximum grant then be-(Torpedo Bomber) Squadron at Commander G. F. Stevens-Cullle, comes £50 a year. The society's | Donisbristle and Thorney Island O.BE.. in the Operations Division, address is 18, Adam Street, Adelphi, durixig the past year, is `appointed for engineer staff duties at head- the latter haring completed two W.C.2

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mand, Cairo, He specialized Commander Black has been in

The following appointments engineering in 1929-31, "and and command of destroyers since 1929, have been made by the Admiral-previously served with No. 8. (Bom and was recently relieved in com- ty:-

ber) Aquadron at Aden

mand of the Fortune in the 6th

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS

Capt.-C. E Morgan, D.8.0., tö

In succession to Squadron Leader Flotilla. Home Fleet, by Cumman President, as Director of Naviga-Campbell, Squadron Leader M. V. der C. T. M. Pizey. He was pro-tion (June 28).

Ridgeway, has been appointed to moted in June, 1934, when in.com-

Cdr.-E. F. Disbrowe, to Saltburn, command No. 22 Squadron. He was mand of the Veteran in the 8th

in command (June 16),

promoted on April 1 after nine Fotilla in China. On September 1

PayT. C.-H. H. Simpson, to years' service, and in 1935-37 was he will complete 22 years in the Navy, which he joined with a Victory (June 4): N. Y Clay, to with No. 810 Squadron of torpedo (June 16); A. W. Lay-spotter-reconnaissance aircraft in special entry cadetship from Bea-

bourne, to Norfolk (June 17).

H.M.S. Courageous in the Home ford School.

Fleet.

BATTLE-CRUISER REFITS

Malays

Lt.-Cdrs-K. F. Boral, to Scott. S. J. Hennessey, to Fitzroy (May The battle-cruiser Repulse, Cap-211; H. P. Brister, to Furious (June tain J. H. Godfrey, on the expira-5): R. Woods, to Victory, for For- tion of her present commission, tsmouth Dockyard (June 7). will be taken in hand for rent at Surgn Lt-dr (D-W. Holgate. Portsmouth on October 1. She will LD.S.. to Mäldstone (June 1).

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STAFF COLLEGE STUDENTS The following RAF. officers have been selected to attend courses beginning next January at the various staff colleges:-

Imperial Defence College.- Group Captains A. J. Capel, D.8.0,

recummuasion at the end of Chaplains-Rev. J. F. Stuart, to January and return to the Medi-Manchester (July 111: Rev. A. RAF.C. J. H. D'Ablac, D.S.O.. F. J. terranean. The Hood, Captain a Blackledge, to Resolution (July 22). Linnell, O.B.E., and D. Colyer, F. Pridham. AD.C., will afterwards Lt. (E)--J. Came. to Codrington D.F.C.; and Wing Commanders W. be taken in hand at Portsmouth (June 7).

F. Dickson, D.§.O., OBE., AF.C., tor refit, recommissioning about "Wt. Engr.-F. W. J. Taulbut, to, and M. Moore, O.BE the middle of June, 1939.

Grenville (June 1).

MOTOR-MINESWEEPERS

PROMOTIONS

Its (P./Lts.. RAF)-J. A Wroughton, W. O. C. Stokes, Lt.-Cdr. (seny. May 18).

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The first motor-minesweeper, built for the Navy has just been commissioned at Portsmouth as a tender to H.M.S. Hastings, parent Lt. (Retd.). F. P. Grentell.V.O, and R. K. Bamblin, ship of the Fishery Protection and to rank of Lt.-Cdr. (retd). (sery. Minesweeping Flotilla, Portland. May 10). The vessel is known as M.M.8. No.

1. and is 75ft. long, with a displace ment of 32 tons. With

RETIREMENT

PORTLAND FLOTILLA

The new minesweeper Gossamer,

RAF Staff College, Andover.— Squadron Leaders A. G. Adnama, C. E St. J. Beamish, F. V. Beamish, G. B. Beardsworth, G. D. Emma, J.

G. Franks, C. McK. Grierson, W.

R Hutton, R. C. Jordan, E. C. Lewis, J. F. X. McKenna, W. H. Merton, L P. Moore, R. R. Nash C J. C. Paul, R. W. K. Stevens, and P. G. Thomson: Fight Lieutenants 11. C. Bird. H.St, G. Burke; B. 8.

three Cd. Engr.-J. T. Gething, placed Thornycroft 12-cylinder petrol on the Retd. List (May 22). engines of 1,500 horsepower, theį speed is 15 knots, which is reduced to 10 knots while sweeping. The vessel has been built by Messrs. Lieutenant-Commander A E

which arrived AL Thornycroft at their Hampton-on-Christie.

on April 4 trcm the Thames works, where a second of Chatham similar type has also been com-works at Hamilton and Co., Limi-Cartmel, P. Cleland. L. J. Crosbie, pleted.

ted. Port Glasgow, left on May 14 H. R. Dale, A. Earle, W. J. B. Ellott,

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J. N. Jefferson, R. L. Kippenberger, E N. Lowe, D. M. T. Macdonald, Fishery Protection Flotilla. She re- Northway, A. M. Rodgers, W. lleves the Sheldrake, Commander R. Sadler, R. E. de T. Vintras, and P.. Skelton, which is to take the place of the Vidette in the First Anti-Submarine Flotilla, Portland, the Vidette reducing to reserve at Chatham as tender to the Cardin

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