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Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants. Air Vice-Marshal Sir Philip Woolcott Harold Alfred MURTON. GAME, K.C.B., D.S.O., is placed in the Cecil George PRICE. retired list at his own request. 1st Jaai. 1929. Bernard Leslie BLOFELD. Malcolm Harry LUKER. The undermentioned Flying Officers are Ronald George Dunstall THOMAS. transferred to the Reserve: — Derek James SHERLOCK. CLASS A. Cyril Warren PRICE. Aubrey William Graham MARTIN. 31st John Jeffrey CAIGER. Dec. 1928. Frank Reginald BARTON. CLASS C. MEDICAL BRANCH. Lascelles Spence BIRT. 1st Jan. 1929. Squadron Leader to be Wing Commfinder. The undermentioned Pilot Officers on pro- Andrew GRANT, M.B.E., M.B., D.P.H. bation resign their short service commis- PRINCESS MARY'S NURSING sions : — SERVICE. Joseph Seymour TANNER. 18th Dec. 1928. Senior Sinter to be Acting Matron. Edward Sutherland) BATEMAN. 20th Dec. 1928. Miss Bessie Cowie Simpson FORSYTE. The short service commission of Pilot Officer on probation Ronald Humphry SPURRIER is terminated on cessation of duty. 15th Dec. 1928, Aitr Commodore Lyster Fettiplace BLANDY, C.B., D.S.O. (Colonel, Reserve List, R.E.), , relinquishes his temporary commission on 1st January, 1929. completion of service with the R.A.F. 30th Nov. 1928. ROYAL AIR FORCE. Lt. Francis Walter BOURNE, R.N., Flying GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH. Officer, R.A.F., relinquishes his temporary commission in the R.A.F. on resigning his Air Chief Marshal Sir John Maitland commission in the R.N. llth Nov. 1928. SALMOND, K.C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O., D.S.O., Flying Officer John Leslie ADAMS is dis- Principal Air Aide-de-Camp to the King, is missed the service by sentence of General appointed a Member of the Air Council as Court Martial. 17th Deo. 1928. Air Member for Personnel, 1st Jan. 1929 (vice Air Vice-Marshal Sir Philip Woolcott STORES BRANCH. GAME, K.C.B., D.S.O.), The undermentioned Pilot Officers on pro- Air Vice-Marshal Sir Philip Woolcott bation are confirmed in rank and promoted1 GAME, K.C.B., D.S.O., relinquishes his to the rank of Flying Officer. 15th Oct. appointment as a Member of the Air 1928:— Council on retirement from, the Royal Air Force. 1st Jan. 1929. Howard Wright PENNEY. Duncan Gardner MoDiARMiD. The undermentioned are granted short Flight Lt. Leslie Acton Kingsford BUTT service commissions as Pilot Officers on pro- is placed on the retired list at his own bation with effect from and with seniority request. 1st Jan. 1929. of 28th Dec. 1928:— Frederick Ernest ABBOTT. ACCOUNTANT BRANCH. Francis Richard. BEVAN. The undermentioned Pilot Officers on pro- Justin Arrowsmith BROWN. bation are confirmed in rank and promoted Cedric Rex CROW. to the rank of Flying Officers. 3rd Dec, James Sholto DOUGLAS. 1928: — George Melhuish EASTON. Lewis CHEGWIDDEN. Eugene ESMONDE. Norman WALLETT. James William, Craven GLEN. Denis Bruce KNAPP. Henry Vernon L'AMY. RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS. Arthur Edward! Vincent MATHIAS. Walter Sydney MONROE. GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH. George Bertram MUSSON. The undermentioned Pilot Officers are pro- Arthur Thomas ORCHARD. moted to the rank of Flying Officer:— Geoffrey Mannington PAYNE. Hugh BUCKINGHAM. 23rd Nov. 1928. Thomas John REES. Frederick Arthur Boucher FAWSSETT. 20th Gerald Herbert ROBERTSON. Dec. 1928. Eric Granville SHARP. Gordon Victor. KIBBLEWHITE. 20th Dec. James Archibald SIMPSON. (2nd Lt. 19th 1928. London Regt. T.A.) Gerard John Christopher PAUL. 20th' Dec. George Robert WARNER. Ernest Fitzpatrick WHEELER. Reginald BANCE, A.F.M. 28th Dec. 1928. Robert Denis CROFTON. 30th Dec. 1928. Flying Officer Norbray LIDDALL is granted permission to retain the rank of Flight Lt. Flying Officer on probation Angus Charles on being placed on the retired list on account Stuart IRWIN is confirmed! in rank. 26th of ill-health. 13th July 1928. Dec. 1928.