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THE SERVICES

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1938.

NEWS ABOUT THE SERVICES ROYAL AIR FORCE NEW PAGE OF GERMANY REPORTED TO HAVE IS.

ROYAL NAVY

WEST INDIES SQUADRON

are

ora

at

taken by the new escort vessel Flamingo, building by Yarrow and Co. Limited, Scotstoun, when the Penance will reduce to reserve at standard notice.

new

THE ARMY

LIGHT TANK COMPANIES

IN INDIA

In addition to the Ajax, three "other cruisers of the America and CRUISER FOR EAST INDIES The light tank companies of the West Indies Squadron

Tink Corps, which cruiser

are The

Liverpool, Royal Bermuda, the York (flagship). Captain A. D. Read, is expected to equipped mainly with armoured Orion, and Exeter. Their summer commission on September . and cars for service in India, are being programmes would normally begin will probably leave England for disbanded gradually.

In has been notified in Simla that In June. The 'escort vessel Scar-the East Indies Station about borough arrived at Georgetown. October 11. She is now fitting out the 9th and 10th Companies have British Quiana, from

de at the

Govan shipyard of the been struck off the establishment.

·Janeiro, on June 2.

Fairfield Company, The Liverpool one being of light tanks and the The two other vessels of this will take the place of the Emerald, other of armoured, cars. The re- squadron are at home to reft and Captain A. W. S. Agar, V.C., D.8.0. placement is being made by con- recommission, the cruiser Apijat present at Zanzibar.

verting cayairy regiments in India to a light-tank basis. at Devonport and the escort vessel NAVAL APPOINTMENTS

Portsmouth. Three- Dundee

The following appointments are raths of the Apollo's crew have gone made by the Admiralty:---- en foreign service leave til July Lt.Cdr.-L. B.

*

NOTES FROM INDIA

PERSONNEL STAFF, EGYPT ** Wing Commander H. G. Bowen, MBE, has relinquished the post

HONOUR TO KING

of Senior Personnel Staat omer, Hon. James Stuart's

Middle East Command, which be had held since January, 1935. For two years before that he was on air staff duties in this command.

Son

The King has appointed David He is succeeded by Wing Com-Randolph Momay Stuart 14. mander C. E. H. James, MC son of the Hon. James Gray Stuart, from the Directorate of Personal M.P.. as Page of Honour, m suc- Services, Air Ministry.

cesston to George Edward Charles Hardinge, who has "resigned.

FORTRESS 400 MILES FROM BRITAIN

LINK BETWEEN

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The Daily Mirror recently pub- lished a sensätional despatch from

correspondent h Denmark asserting that Girinany has trans- formed Sylt Island, in the North' Sea, only 400 miles from Britain. Into the strongest fortréss in the world.

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The delegation from the Hon- It becomes one of the greatest curable Artillery Company which menaces existing to the safety of Is going to the United States to England, he declares. NO. 12 SQUADRON COMMAND

Secretly, Germany has bullt. The announcement was made intake part in the celebration of Squadron Leader R., W. G

the 300th anniversary of the giant seroplane hangars camoa- Lywood is appointed in command the "London Gazette" recently.

Ancient and Honourable Artillery | flared as gardens and Hanked with of No. 12 (Bomber) Squadron of The Hon. James Gray Stuart Company of Massachusetts sailed ran emplacements disguised as Hind aircraft at Andover, in suc-a son of the 17th Earl of Moray from Southampton on May 34. cession to Squadron Leader R. and has been Conservative MP.

The King received Major R. C. Reay-Jones.

for Momy and Naim since 1923

Cole, late HAC. and Major His brother is the present Earl

the United George Edward Charles Hard-H, HAC. left for

States,

Palace at Buckingham

The northern part is armour- Seven workshop companies for the Royal Air Force are notified:ge who is 17, is the son of SHOT to their Leparture.

Alexander Hardinge, private secre-

plated with concrete and huge The members of the delegation derricks have been constructed to tary to the King and her to Lord

oak sapling move seaplanes into underground Hardlage of Penshurst. He was one took with them an of the nine pagas who took part from Windsor Great Park the hangars accommodating 500

gift of the King, who is Captain- General of the H.A.C. and Pages of Honour are usually ap honorary member of the A. and

A number of oficers are being Whetstone to selected from the Royal Corps of 9, and the other two-fifths will take Norfolk, as Flag Leut to Vice-Signals for a course at Cambridge

University. their leave from July 11 to August Adml. J. F. Samerville (May 24). 31. when they will return direct to Devonbort depot,

R. A. F. APPOINTMENTS" The following appointments in

Suren. Lt.Cdr.-H. G. Wells, M.R.CS. LR.C.P., to Southampton mechanical transport have been

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH AIR MATERIAL DEPARTMENT

(June 24), and to Victory for R.N.B raised in place of of mobile repal:

sections. Commander D. W. MacKendrick (July 11).

Wing Commanders-H O. Long Lt.-M. M. Collins, P. J. Lieutenant D. G. Ryan, 19th D.SO. to Headquarters. Bomber promoted in the New year Hist. has

Ser- Command, Uxbridge, for Equip been appointed for duty in the Hardinge, to Vanquisher (June 1: Hyderabad Regiment, and Department of the Director of Air V. C. F. Clark, to Puapabl; Mgeant J. Black, 1st Battalion. The ment (Engineer) Stan duties (May Material

Thomton, to Scimitar,, in command Cheshire Regiment, have Commander A. H. T. Glenny, who June 7: R. L Strange (F/O.. awarded the distinguished certi- of

ficate of the Small Arms School retired in 1920, has also been up-R.AF.. to Glorious (undated), pointed to the Department.

Headmaster Lt-E S. Clark,, to (Ahmednagar Wing). Victory for R.N.B. (June 17).

FISHERY PATROL FLOTILLA H.M.S. Penzance, which has just joined the Fishery Patrol Flota

in the Coronation ceremony

About 3000 engineers are trans- Jforming the island into an aerial

and naval stronghold.

an

Ships are unloading guns and | munitions ceaselessly.

No foreigner is allowed to land

been 9); W. E Swann, to No. 1 School/pointed at 12 or 13, and resignHAC The Bapling will be plant- and so foreign ship or plane is per-

Surgn. Lt.-M. Cay, M.B.. to. Southampton (June 241, and

to

to Vernon (June 9): J. E Duffy Ito Vernon (June 14)."

in place of the Lupin, will, be Victory for R.N.B. (July 11).

Cd. Gunners (T).-E. Gee. tu

employed on" this duty for about a

Senior Master.-S. W. Harman year only. Her place will then be Plover (June 2); W. D. Chillistone, to Kent June 3ur.

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mitted to approach.

"

when they reach the age of 17. Technical Training · Appren-

ed on Boston Common, and there will be a bronze tablet bearing tices; Halton, to command No. 4 Apprentices Wing; G. T. Rich-

the Royal arms and an inscrip-. jardson, to RAF. station. Church 3 Flying Training School, South tion describing the occasion and

Fenton, to coníimand (May 11).

Cerney, for Administrative duties the gift. Squadron Leaders.-J. H. C(May 4); H. H. Martin, to No 206. There will also be presented to Wake, to R.AF. College. Cranwell, ¦ (General Reconnaissance Squa- i the A. and H.A.C. a bronze for duty as Chier Ground Instruc- dron. Bircham Newton. to com- statuette of Robert Keayne, who the company he formed in Massa- tor (May 11); F.C. Rowland, to No. mand (May 9,

was a member of the Artillerychusetts.

Company of London in 1623 and who, when he emigrated. gave the name of his old regiment to

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