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GENERAL

THE SERVICES

(Continued frame Figo 3)

COLLITIO AZU

Capt. (O.ME. 3rd 01 J. A. Mar Portsmouth which began on JanIMEY shall, B.Sc. (Eng), AM.LMech., to B. ended on Mar. 10. Among the officers be Ma O.ME 2nd CL.) (Dec. 15, who have attended this 1938). (Substituted for the notifien-Commander H. R. Inigo Jones, of the tion in the Gazette of Jan, Hi

Royal, Indian Navy, and four .com. Capt. (O.M.E. 3rd CL) J. L. Morton manders of the Royal Naval Reserve. A.M.I.Mech.E... 15).

(1.) (Jan to be Maj. (O.ME., 2nd The next course will be held from

ROYAL ARMY CORPS

Cup March

Find Paymr. O. S. Bates to be.

10). Capt. (Asst. Paymr." H. C. Lyons to be Maj. (Asst. Paymr.) (March 101,

QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S IMPERIAL MILITARY NURSING SERVICE Sister Miss A. N. Smith resigns her

(Feb. 13).

The

he follg. to be Staff Nurses on provi.appt.Miss M. L. Holt (Peb, 6); Miss G. N. Evans (Feb. 61: Miss B. M. Gordon (Feb. 15); Miss E. Bal- lesty. (Feb. 20); Miss E. Swan (Feb. 10): Miss G. Fiannery (Feb, 27); Miss D. AL Booth-Jones (Feb. 28); Miss B. W. Harvey

(Feb. 28). ESTABLISHMENTS

....

RA Committee Col. H. V. All press,

R.A relinquishes appt. as Becretary (Feb. 24),

Maj. . W. Mackichan, RA, from Asst. Comdr. Mil. Coll. of Bclence, to be Secretary (March 1).

MEMORANDA

Maj. Gen. A. W. Bartholomew, C.B.. C.M.G.. C.B.E, D.8.0., ret. pay, to be Lieutenant of the Tower of London

(March 8).

ROYAL NAVY

HOME FLEET LEAVE Fourteen days' Easter leave will be given as in past years to the officers and men of ships in the Home Fleet. First parties will be away from noon on March 28 to noon on April 12, and second parties from noon on April 12 to noon on April 27. The ships returned to their home perts from Gibraltar on March 23 and 21 PROGRAMME OF THE CORNWALL

The following programme has been approved for HM.S. Cornwall, Captain C. E. Hammill, which recommissioned at Chatham on March 15 for service in the 5th Oruiser Squadron on the Chipa - Station:-Leave Abeerness, March 23, and arrive Hongkong May

17.

BEAMEN FOR AIR BASE

April 24 to June 23.

DESTROYER CHANGES

ESCAPED FATE OF LORD KITCHENER

Mr. Arthur Riddle, 55, hond of "an outfitting business in Paris, who was an engineer Bentonant-commander in the cruiser Hampshire during the war. has been found dead in the woods of Meulan, mear Paris

The preliminary Inquiry esta- plished that Mr. Riddle had been

On the conclusioun of the combined Beet exercises now in progress in the vicinity of Gibraltar, the Wishart. Lieutenant-Commander J 8. M Richardson, attached to the aircraft carrier Glorious, wil exchange crews with the Bulldog, Commander T. strangled by means of a handker Bratt of the Local Defence Flotila at chief, which had been tied in a Gibraltar, and the Bulldog will in running knot to a branch. The future work with the Glorious,

5m of CB and identity papers were found on the dead man.

The Wren Lieutenant-Commander P. Somerville, attached to the air craft carrier Ark Royal, is to be re- lieved by the Boreas, late of the 4th Flotilla, Home Flect, and the Wrea will be reduced to reserve. The Boreas is at present under-rent Portsmouth.

PATMASTER OF THE EXCELLENT Paymaster Captain . M. Sampson, M.V.O.. OBE. has taken up the post of, senior accountant beer in the Excellent.

are

"NAVAL APPOINTMENTS The following appointments made by the Admiralty:

Capts-A. C. Collinson, to President for 8. O. War Course (March 27): Sir Atwel H. Lake, B. O.BE, to Prest. 8. D. War Course (March 20), dent for Cdr. (E)-E. T. Goddard, to Presi dent for service inside Admiralty (April 4).

Dr. Detis, the police expet at Ver- sailles. who examined the body. concluded that death was caused by suicide.

Mr. Riddle, who was born at Scotland, established Galashiels, himself in Paris after the war and became a prominent member of the British colony and of the British Legion.

"

He owed his life during the war to the fact that he was on shore leave when the Hampshire with Lord Kitchener sailed on her all fated voyage in June, 1918.

Lieuterant Colonel E. P. 8. Harvey, Suren CarT. J. O'Riordan, MB. LAO.C., is ponfirmed in the appoint to Drake for R.N.B. (April 6).

ment of Assistant Director of Ord- Burg. Cdr.(D-P. W. Wait, LD.S.,nance Services at Foons. to Tamar (April 11.

Major E R. Page. 19th Hyderabad Surg. Lts. (D)-K 6. Armstrong-Regiment, to be D.AA.G. Southern Lamb, LD.S., A. R. Hayes, L.DB. seny antedated to July 13 and Sept. 12, 1938, respectively).

Sub-Lia-C. F. W. Wells-Cole, to Emerald (March 16); to Rodney April 12): B. Michell. to Osprey for course (March 201

Houlding, W.

Schoolmasters (Proby.-G. D. T Jones to Victory for Big Sch. G. E. Thomas, to Defiance (March 27).

PROMOTIONS: Bub-Lts. (P/O R.A.P.), B.

A. F. to rank of

Fryer, Act 1 Ceepy, respectively Aug-1, 1937. and Jan 16, 1330)

Sub-Lt. (E)-C G. Crill, to rank of provide guarda.Lt.(E) (seny. Feb. 1, 1938), outs crews, aircraft hands, para- packers, and the like at the air bases at Lee-on-Solent. Ford, Worthy Down Dontbristie, and others to be established

The Admiralty are instituting what is called & Fleet Air Arm Supplemen- tary Party .to

·boats".

RETIREMENT

Fayr. Cdr. R. P. Mackenzie, with rank of Past Capt. (March 11)..

THE ARMY

·APPOINTMENTS IN INDIA

יי

Command

Major R. H. Stalker to be DAD," of Veterinary Services, Rawalpindi Dis

trict

Major R. & Button, 2nd K. B. Q. Gurths Rifes to be Brigade Major, 2nd (Rawalpindi) Infantry Brigade.

Major A. Boyes-Cooper, 5th Mahrat- ta L L to be Military Attache in Kabul

Major A. G. Russell to be Comman- dant of the 10th Battalion, 8th Pun- jab Regiment,

Major LE Macgregor O.B.E. to be Commandant of the 1st Battalion. 12th Frontier Force Regiment.

STEEL HELMET

A new type of steel helmet is being issued to the Army,

All markers on regular ranges are to wear red jackets since, in modern ride and machin-gun practice, the markers must come out of the butts to mark the field targets.

ROYAL AIR FORCE

It has been decided to extend this

include party to

enging-room artl- ficers, electrical and ordnance arti- acers, shipwrights, mechanicians, The Commander-in-Chief in India leading torpedomen, seamen torpedo has made the following appointments: men, and ex-seamen and communica- Colonel R. D. T. Woolfe, M.C. is tions branch ratings holding the non-confirmed in the appointment of substantive rate of cbservers mate or Deputy Director of Ordnance Services

Air in the M.G.O. Branch, Army Head- air gunner.

COMMAND

CRANWELL STATION

Commodore Douglas Harries ARC has been appointed in com-

Enrolment will be open to long ser- quarve FL L. CRobertson; 15th Pun-mand of the air station at Cranwell,

naval fred." and other.ex-naval quarters.

service

vice pensioners under the age of 53, Major Royal Fleet Reservists, class "B," ex-Jab Regiment, to be oficiating Deputy consequent on the formation of a new this discharged "continuous Director of Stan Duties Army Head No. 21 (Training) Group at

station, with Air Vice Marshal J. E.

Baldwin

C.B., D.3.0.. 0.8... Com- mandant of the RAF. College, as Alr Officer Commanding.

ratings with at least four years' man's service who were discharged "free" "by purchase," or "on

The

the majority

wi

Major G. Kirkman, M.C... 8th

8.. Medium. Regiment. R.A., to be calcia ting 0.8.0.2 in the General Staff Branch, Army Headquarters.

be for maintenance duties. Gu Fleet Major C. H I Akchurat, Royal Air Arm aircraft for which training Corps of Signals, is confirmed in the 1111, be given at appropriate Air appointment of G.B.02, Army Head-

LONG BANGE UNIT DISBANDED

The March® Omcial Air Force List shows that the Long Range Develop ment Full has been disbanded. Wing Commander O. H. Gayford and the

Ministry establishments, but a limited quarteLNA. W. Nicholls, OB.E. RIA. other members of the unit have been

R.A.P.

supernumerkzy to the station at Upper Heyford, ex- Kellett, who cept Squadron Leader B. is on the sick ist

WING COMMANDER BURNS Squadron Leader B. 8. Burns, of the

number of men will be employed as instructors. Applications should be 8.C to be officiating D.AQ.M.G.appointed made to the Commodore, R.N. Bar. Army Headquarters. racks, Portsmouth (Fleet Air Arm Captain R. Fease, 5th Royal Drafting Office), frrespective of the Gurkha Rifles, to be umclating Staf port division to which a man. belong-Captain, Q.M.G. Branch, Army Head- ed during his active service.

SENIOR OFFICERS' TRAINING Lieutenant-Colonel T. O. "Thomp-Directorate of Training. Air Ministry. The first of the 1939 terms at the son. R.AM.C, to be omelating DDH has been prompted to wing comman.

der In the March 1st. Senior Officers' Technical Course at and F. Army Headquarters.

quarters

TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1939.

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