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To be Additional Commanders of the Civil Alfred Max Landauer, Esq., Hemp Controller, Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Ministry of Supply. Wallace Alan Akers, Esq., a Director of Re- Ronald George Leach, Esq., Deputy Financial search, Department of Scientific and Indus- Secretary, Ministry oif Food. trial Research. Captain Guy Maynard Liddell, M.C., Civil Charles Christopher Arnell, Esq., Adviser to Assistant, War Office. the Ministry of War Transport in matters Hugh Scott Lindsay, Esq., Associated with the relating to the purchase of ships. Parliamentary Labour Party since 1906; George Ernest Ashforth, Esq., County Sur- Secretary since 1919. For political services. veyor, Cheshire. William Ewart Clarke Mcllroy, Esq., J.P., Colonel Sydney Williams Louis Ashwanden, Mayor of Reading. For services to Civil D.S.O., T.D.,. D.L., National Chairman of Defence. the British Legion, 1939-43. Professor John Duncan Mackie, M.C., Pror William Henry Baines, Esq., Town Clerk and fessor of Scottish History, and Chairman of Air Raid Precautions Controller, Liverpool. the Joint Recruiting Board, Glasgovr Anthony Bevir, Esq., Private Secretary to the University. Prime Minister. Percy Harold Maggs, Esq., O.B.E., lately Walter Frederick Bishop, Esq., Director, W. T. Assistant Secretary, Air Ministry. Henley's Telegraph Works Company, Ltd. Henry William Meikle, Esq., D.Litt., H.M. Major Robert Frederick Brebner, Chairman of Historiographer in Scotland and Librarian of Directors, the Highland and Agricultural the National Library in Scotland. Society. Arthur Cecil Lockwood Morrison, Esq., Senior Lieutenant-Colonel Ernest Briggs, D.S.O., Chief Clerk of the Metropolitan Police M.Inst.C.E., President, Soap and Candle Courts. Trades Employers' Federation. William Nairn, Esq., President, Royal College Frank Walter Brundle, Esq., Chairman, Civil of Veterinary Surgeons. Defence Emergency Committee, City of Major Geoffrey Nicholson, M.C., Chief Con- London. stable of Surrey. William Leslie Burgess, Esq., M.D., Ch.B., Burrell Page, Esq., Director off Special F.R.C.P.(Ed.), D.T.M., D.P.H., Medical Supplies, Admiralty. Officer of Health, Dundee. Leonard Cecil Paton, Esq., M.C., Joint William Tom Butterwick, Esq., M.I.N.A., Managing Director, United Kingdom Com- Deputy Director of Merchant Shipbuilding, mercial Corporation, Limited. Admiralty. Norbert Edward Rowe, Esq., F.R.Ae.S., Edward Hazlehurst ' Cherry, Esq., M.B.E., Director of Technical Development, Ministry Deputy General Manager, Navy, Army and of Aircraft Production. Air Force Institutes. Colonel Harold Bantock Sankey, M.C., T.D., Captain Ewart Martin Coates, Master, Merchant Regional Controller, Midlands Region, Navy. 'Ministry of Production. George Lissant Cox, Esq., M.D., Chief Tuber- "Professor Sydney Alfred Smith, M.D., culosis Officer, Lancashire County Council. F.R.C.P.(Ed-), Chairman of the Scottish George Charles Cunningham, Esq., Registrar Central Medical War Committee. For of Death Duties, Scotland, Board of Inland services to Civil Defence. Revenue. John Henry George Stewart, Esq., M.B.E., Arthur Edis Dean, Esq., M.A., M.Litt., Assistant Secretary, General Post Office. Warden of Goldsmiths' College. • William Sutcliffe, Esq., Chief Engineer Officer, Alan Nigel Drury, Esq., M.D., F.R.S., lately Merchant Navy. Member of the Scientific Staff, Medical Re- Samuel Tagg, Esq., J.P., Member of the search Council. Public Utility Undertakings Coal Com- John Mawdsley Furniss, Esq., J.P., Honorary mittee. Treasurer, Liverpool Savings Committee. Claude Edward Tangye, Esq., M.D., Clement William Osmund Gibson, Esq., Chief M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H., County Inspector of Audits, Ministry of Health. Medical Officer of Health, Wiltshire. For. William Henry Glanville, Esq., D.Sc., Ph.D., services to Civil Defence. M.Inst.C.E., a Director of Research, Depart- Colonel John Hessell Tiltman, O.B.E., M.C., ment of Scientific and Industrial Research. employed in a Department of the Foreign Edwin George Gooch, Esq., President, National Office. Union of Agricultural Workers. William Wallace, Esq., Managing Director, Walter William Hackett, Esq., J.P., Managing Brown Brothers Limited. President of the Director, Accles and Pollock Limited. Engineering and Allied Employers' East of Ernest Harry Hart, Esq., Assistant Secretary, Scotland Association. Board of Customs and Excise. Reginald Everard Lindsay Wellington, Esq., John Williams Hasselkus, Esq., Chairman and North American Director, British Broadcast- Managing Director, Ross Limited. ing Corporation. Edward John Hay ward, Esq., O.B.E., Clerk to the Justices, Cardiff, and President of the Herbert Cecil Whitehead, Esq., M.Inst.C.E., Incorporated Justices' Clerks' Society. Chief Engineer, Birmingham, Tame and Rea Miss Cicely Howland, M.V.O., O.B.E., Clerk District Drainage Board. in the Office of the Private Secretary to His Alan Campbell Wilson, Esq., Assistant Majesty the King. Solicitor, Department of H.M. Procurator Harold Slaney Kershaw, Esq., Chairman of the General and Treasury Solicitor. North-West Regional Price Regulation Com- Captain Robert Jeffery Wilson, Master, Mer- mittee, Board of Trade,. chant Navy. Paul Kimberley, Esq., O.B.E., A.R.P.S., Herbert Martin Woodhams, Esq., Director and Director of Army Cinematography, War General Manager, Sir W. G. Armstrong Office. Whitworth Aircraft Limited. IRumD. 36309

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CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Sir Archibald John Kerr Clark Kerr, G.C.M.G., .OF KNIGHTHOOD. H.M. Ambassador Extraordinary and Pleni- St. James's Palace, S.W.1, potentiary at Moscow. ist January, 1944. William Mabane, Esq., M.P., Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Food since 1942. The KING has been graciously pleased to Assistant Postmaster General, June, 1939; signify His Majesty's intention of conferring Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Home Peerages of the United Kingdom on the Security, October, 1939. Member of Parlia- following: — ment for Huddersfield since 1931. To be Barons:— Wilfred Paling, Esq., M.P., Parliamentary Charles George Ammon, Esq., J.P., D.L., Secretary, Ministry of Pensions since 1941. M.P., Member of Parliament for North A Lord Commissioner of H.M. °Treasury, Camiberwell, February, 1922., to October, 1929-1931 and 1940-1941. Member of Par- 1931, and since November, 1935. Parlia- liament for Wentworth since 1933. mentary Secretary to the Admiralty, 1924, Captain Charles Waterhouse, M.C., D.L., and 1929-1931. For political and public M.P., Parliamentary Secretary, Board of services. Trade since 1941. A Lord Commissioner of Colonel The Right Honourable John Gretton, H.M. Treasury, 1937; Comptroller of H.M. C.B.E., J.P., D.L., Member of Parliament Household, 1937-1939; Treasurer of H.M. for South Derbyshire, 1895-1906; for Rut- Household, 1939-194-1. Member of Parlia- land, 1907-1918; and for the Burton Division ment for South Leicester since 1924. of Staffordshire, 1918-1943. For political and. public services. The KING has been graciously pleased to Sir Thomas Roy den, Bt., C.H., J.P., D.L., signify His Majesty's intention of conferring a Chairman, London, Midland and Scottish Baronetcy of the United Kingdom on the Railway Company. For public services. following: — Colonel Sir Courtauld Thomson, K.B.E., C.B. Sir (Sydney) Richard Wells, D.L., M.P., Mem- For philanthropic and public services. ber of Parliament for Bedford since 1922. William Westwood, Esq., O.B.E., F.R.S.A., For political and public services. J.P., President of the Engineering and Ship- building Trades Federation, 1933-1936; CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS President of the Confederation of Shipbuild- OF KNIGHTHOOD. ing and Engineering Unions, 1936-1939. Chief Industrial Adviser to the Admiralty. St. James's Palace, S.W.i, 1st Janu'ary, 1944. , The KING has been graciously pleased to The KING has been graciously pleased to declare that the undermentioned shall be sworn signify His Majesty's intention of conferring the of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Honour of Knighthood upon the following: — Council: — George Edwin Bailey, Esq., C.B.E., Works Ralph Assheton, Esq., M.P., Financial Secre- Director, Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical tary to the Treasury. Parliamentary Secre- Company Ltd. tary, Ministry of Labour and National Ernest Barker, Esq., Litt.D., D.Litt, LLJ)., Service, 1939-1942; Parliamentary Secretary, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Cam- Ministry of Supply, 1942-1943. Member of bridge University. Parliament for the Rushcliffe Division of Robert Barlow, Esq., Chairman of the Indus- Nottingham since 1934. trial Panel, Ministry of Production. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Charles John Bartlett, Esq., Managing Direc- Major Goronwy Owen, D.S.O., D.L., M.P., tor, Vauxhall Motors Limited. Member of Parliament for Caernarvon since Eric Vansittart Bowater, Esq., Deputy Con- December, 1923. For political and public troller .of Repair Equipment and Overseas services. Supplies, Ministry ot Aircraft Production. William Paterson, Esq., M.I.Mech.E., Chair- Ernest Herbert Cooper, Esq., lately Industrial man of the Paterson Engineering Company Adviser to the Ministry of Commerce and Ltd. Production, Northern Ireland. Robert Barclay Pearson, Esq., Chairman ot Patrick Ashley Cooper, Esq., lately Director- the Stock Exchange. General of Finance, Ministry of Supply. Adolph Harry Railing, Esq., D.Eng., Marshall Millar Craig, Esq., C.B., K.C., Legal M.I.E.E., Chairman and General Manager, Secretary and Chief Parliamentary Drafts- - General Electric Company Ltd. man, Lord Advocate's Department. Harry Ralph Selley, Esq., J.P., M.P., Mem- Colonel Arthur Charles Davis, J.P., D.L., ber of Parliament for South Battersea since Alderman, lately Sheriff of the City of 1931. For political and public services. London. Oliver Edwin Simmonds, Esq., F.R.Ae.S., Geoffrey de Havilland, Esq.; C.B.E., A.F.C., M.P., lately Chairman of a Committee on the F.R.Ae.S., Director, de Havilland Aircraft Brick Industry. Company, Ltd. Leon Simon, Esq., C~.B., Director of Savings, Charles Lee des Forges, Esq., C.B.E., Town General Post Office. Clerk, Rotherham. Thomas Somerset, Esq., D.L., M.P. For public Professor Jack Cecil Drummond, D.Sc., services in Northern Ireland." F.I.C., Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Frederick Charles Stewart, Esq., M.I.N.A., Food. Chairman of Thermotank, Ltd. John Montague Eddy, Esq., C.B.E., Deputy Charles Sheriton Swan, Esq., Chairman, Swan Chairman, Prisoners of War Department, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Limited. Joint War Organisation of the British Red Philip Allan Warter, Esq., Controller-General Cross Society and Order of St. John. of Factory and Storage Premises, Board of Captain George Sampson Elliston, M.C., J.P., Trade. D.L., M.P., Member of Parliament for Thomas George Wilson, Esq., Chairman, Blackburn since October, 1931. For political Scottish Milk Marketing Board. and public services. Professor Frank Leonard Engledow, C.M.G., DOMINIONS. M.A., Professor of Agriculture, Cambridge The Honourable John Cowan, Member of the University. Legislative o Council of the State of South John Jacob Fox, Esq., C.B., O.B.E., D.Sc., Australia "for many years. For public F.R.S., Government Chemist. services. Professor Francis Richard Fraser, M.D., Lewis Edward Emerson, Esq., a Member of F.R.C.P., Director-General, Emergency the Commission of Government, Newfound- Medical Service. land, since 1937, Commissioner for Justice, Ronald Thornbury Garrett, Esq., Chairman, Attorney ~ General and Commissioner for National Dock Labour Corporation Limited. Defence, Newfoundland. Captain Henry Robert Gordon, D.S.C., Commodore Captain, Shaw Savill and Albion INDIA. Compaoy Ltd. William Thomson Halcrow, Esq., M.Inst.C.E., The Honourable Mr. Justice James Harvey M.I.Mech.E., Engineering Consultant to the Monroe, Puisne Judge of the High Court of War Office. Judicature at Lahore, Punjab. His Honour Judge Gerald de la Pryme The Honourable Mr. Justice Navroji Jahangir Hargreaves, County Court Judge. Wadia, Indian Civil Service, Puisne Judge of Major Archibald Isidore Harris, Timber Con- the High Court of Judicature at Bombay. troller, Ministry of Supply. The Honourable Mr. Justice Archibald John Walter Haward, Esq., O.B.E., M.B., B.S., King, Indian Civil Service, Puisne Judge of M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Director-General of the High Court of Judicature at Fort St. Medical Services, Ministry of Pensions. George, Madras. Herbert Holdsworth, Esq., M.P., Member of The Honourable Mr. Justice Harold James Parliament for Bradford South since 1931. Collister, Indian Civil Service, Puisne Judge For political and public services. of the High Court of Judicature at Allaha- Thomas Hunter, Esq., J.P., M.P., Member of bad, United Provinces. Parliament for Perth since November, 1935. Archie William Ibbotson, Esq., C.I.E., M.B.E., For political and public services. M.C., Indian Civil Service, Adviser to His Alderman Thomas Jones, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Excellency the Governor of the United J.P., Chairman of the Anglesey Education Provinces and lately Secretary to the Govern- Committee. ment of India in the Civil Defence Depart- George Knight, Esq. For services in the cause ment. of religion. Charles Maclver Grant Ogilvie, Esq., C.S.I., Air Vice-Marshal Norman Duckworth Kerr C.B.E., Indian Civil Service, Secretary to MacEwen, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., R.A.F. the Government of India in the Defence (Retired), Chairman, Soldiers', Sailors' and Department. Airmen's Families Association. Denys Pilditch, Esq., C.I.E., Tndian Police, Thomas Ralph Merton, Esq., D.Sc., F.R.S., Director, Intelligence Bureau, Home Depart- Scientific Adviser, Ministry of Production. ment, Government of India. John Gibb Nicholson, Esq., Deputy Chairman, Kenneth John Nicolson, Esq., M.C., Chief Con- Imperial Chemical Industries Limited. troller of Purchase (Munitions), Department Robert Nimmo, Esq., Lord Provost of Perth. of Supply, Government of India. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON "GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Lionel , Bell Gasson, Esq., Indian Police, Rear-Admiral Rhoderick Robert McGrigor. Inspector-General of Police, Madras. Major-General Archibald Maxwell Craig, Khan Bahadur Nawab Makhdum Murid O.B.E., Royal Marines. Hussain Qureshi, Member of the Central Captain Charles Edward Larribe, C.V.O., Legislative Assembly, Honorary Extra Royal Navy. Assistant Commissioner and Sub-Registrar, Multan, Punjab. To be an Additional Member of the Civil Edward Matheson Souter, Esq., C.I.E., Con- Division of the Third Class, or Companions, troller of Supplies, United Provinces Circle, of the said Most Honourable Order:— Cawnpore. Charles Swift Lillicrap,-Esq., M.B.E. Sayyid Mehdi Husain Bilgrami, Nawab Mahdi Yar Jang Bahadur, Judicial and Education Member, His Exalted Highness the Nizam's Executive Council, Hyderabad (Deccan). CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, Esq., OF KNIGHTHOOD. C.I.E., Indian Civil Service, Governor, St. James's Palace, -S.W.i. . Reserve Bank of India. ist January, 1944. Usha Nath Sen, Esq., C.B.E., Director and The KING has been graciously pleased to Managing Editor, Associated Press of give orders for the following promotions in, India, New Delhi. and Appointments to, the Most Honourable BURMA. Order of the Bath: — Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Campbell, M.C., To be an Additional Member of the Military Indian Educational Service, Director of . Division of the First Class, or Knights Grand Public- Instruction, Burma. Cross, of the said Most Honourable Order:— COLONIES, PROTECTORATES, ETC. General Sir George James Giffard, K.C.B., Robert Harry Dray ton, Esq., C.M.G., Colonial D.S.O. (3408), late The Queen's Royal Regi- Administrative Service, Chief Secretary, ment (West Surrey), Aide-de-Camp General Ceylon. to The King. John Milner Gray, Esq., Colonial Legal To be Additional Members of the Military Service, Chief Justice, Zanzibar. Division of the Second Class, or Knights Colonel George Wykeham Heron, C.M.G., Commanders, of the said Most Honourable C.B.E., D.S.O., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Order:— Colonial Medical Service, Director of Medical Lieutenant-General Francis Poitier Nosworthy, Services, Palestine. C.B., D.S.O., M.C. (4180), Colonel Com-, Charles Ramsdale Lockhart, Esq., C.B.E., mandant, Royal Engineers. Colonial Administrative Service, Chairman, Lieutenant-General Edwin Logic Morris, C.B., East African Production and Supply Council. O.B.E., M.C. (6541), late Royal Engineers. To be an Additional Member of the Civil CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Division of the Second Class, or Knights OF KNIGHTHOOD. Commanders, of the said Most Honourable St. James's Palace, S.W.i, Order:— ist January, 1944. Colonel Edwin James King, C.B., C.M.G., The KING has been graciously pleased to T.D., D.L., Chairman, Territorial Army and give orders for the following promotions in, and Air Force Association of the County of appointments to, the Most Honourable Order Middlesex. of the Bath: — To be Additional Members of the Military To be an Additional Member of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companions, Division of the First Class, or Knights Grand of the said Most Honourable Order:— Cross, of the said Most Honourable Order:— Major-General Edward Montagu Campbell Admiral Sir William Milbourne James, K.C.B., Clarke, C.B.E. (3283), late Royal Artillery. M.P. (Retired). Major-General Langley Browning, O.B.E., M.C. (5253), late Royal Artillery. To be Additional Members of the Military Major-General Gwilym Ivor Thomas, D.S.O., 1 Division of the Second Class, or Knights M.C. (1374), late Royal Artillery. • Commanders, of the said Most Honourable Major-General Alexander Gordon Biggam, . Order:— O.B.E., M.D., F.R.C.P. (14900), late Royal Vice-Admiral Arthur John Power, C.B., Army Medical Corps, Honorary Physician to -C.V.O. The King. Paymaster Rear-Admiral William Evelyn Major-General Evelyn Hugh Barker, C.B.E., 'Hatten Jolly, C.B. D.S.O., M.C. (8095), late The King's Royal Lieutenant-General Thomas Lionel Hunton, Rifle Corps. C.B., M.V.O., O.B.E., Royal Marines. Major-General Eric Bertram Rowcroft, C.B.E., M.I.Mech.E., M.I.E.E. (4585), late Royal To be Additional Members of the Military Army Service Corps. Division of the Third Class, or Companions, Colonel (acting Lieutenant-General) Neil of the said Most Honourable Order:— Methuen Ritchie, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C. Vice-Admiral Thomas Bernard Drew, O.B.E. (9334), late The Black Watch (Royal High- (Retired). land Regiment). Rear-Admiral Harold Thomas Coulthard Colonel (temporary Major-General) Douglas Walker. Henry Pratt, D.S.O., M.C. (4584), late Rear-Admiral Clement Moody. Royal Tank Corps. A 2 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LON0ON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Colonel (acting Major-General) Russell Gurney CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS (8988), late The Suffolk Regiment. OF KNIGHTHOOD. Colonel (temporary Major-General) William St. James's Palace, S.W.I. John Eldridge, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C. ist January, 1944. (13420), late Royal"Artillery. Major-General (temporary Lieutenant-General) The KING has been graciously pleased to William Duthie Morgan, D.S.O., M.C. give orders for the following promotions in, and (8038), late Royal Artillery. appointments to, the Most Honourable Order of Colonel (temporary Major-General) John the Bath: — Drummond Inglis, O.B.E., M.C. (5689), late To be Additional Members of the Military Royal Engineers. Division of the Second Class, or Knights Colonel (temporary Brigadier) (acting Major- Commanders, of the said Most Honourable General) Frank Ernest Wallace Simpson, Order:— D.S.O. (15429), late Royal Engineers. Acting Air Marshal David Grahame DONALD, Colonel (temporary Major-General) Robert . C.B., D.F.C., A.F.C., Royal Air Force. Clive, Viscount Bridgeman, D.S.O., M.C. Acting Air Marshal Roderic Maxwell HILL, (19664), late The Rifle Brigade (Prince Con- C.B., M.C., A.F.C., Royal Air Force. sort's Own). Colonel (temporary Major-General) Erroll To be Additional Members of the Military Arthur Edwin Tremlett (13234), late Royal Division of the Third Class, or Companions, Artillery, Territorial Army. of the said Most Honourable Order:— Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Colonel) (acting Air Vice-Marshal William Boston CUSHION, Major-General) Charles Max Page, D.S.O., M.B., F:R.C.S. (51065), Royal Army C.B.E., Royal Air Force. Acting Air Vice-Marshal John Denis BKEAKEY, Medical Corps. Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Brigadier) (local D.F.C., Royal Air Force. Major-General) Herbert Covington Cole, Acting Air Vice-Marshal George Eric BROOKES, C.B.E., F.S.I. (17189), General List. O.B.E., A.D.C., Royal Canadian Air Force. Major-General Rob McGregor Macdonald Acting Air Vice-Marshal Aubrey Beauclerk Lockhart, C.I.E., M.C., Indian Army. ELLWOOD, D.S.C., Royal Air Force. Colonel (temporary Major-General) James Acting Air Vice-Marshal Robert Owen JONES, Bruce Scott, D.S.O., M.C. (191952), Indian A.F.C., Royal Air Force. Army. Acting Air Vice-Marshal Edward Arthur Colonel (temporary Major-General) Reginald Beckton RICE, C.^.E., M.C., Royal Air Arthur Savory, D.S.O., M.C. • (152412), Force. Indian Army. Acting Air Vice-Marshal Charles Ronald Colonel (acting Lieutenant-General) William STEELE, D.F.C., Royal Air Force. Joseph Slim, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C. (8709), Acting Air Vice-Marshal Thomas Melling Indian Army. ^WILLIAMS, O.B.E., M.C., D.F.C., Royal Air Eorce. To be Additional Members of the Civil Division Air Commodore William ELLIOT, C.B.E., of the Third Class, or Companions, of the D.F.C., Royal Air Force. said Most Honourable Order:— Air Commodore Alick Charles STEVENS, Royal Colonel Frederick Gustavus Danielsen, D.S.O., Air Force. T.D., D.L., Chairman, Territorial Army and Air Commodore James Ambrose STONE, Royal Air Force Association of the County of Air Force. Warwick. Acting Air Commodore Charles Putnam Lieutenant-Colonel (Brevet Colonel) William SYMONDS, M.D., F.R.C.P., Royal Air Force Henry Wiggin, D.S.O., T.D., D.L., Chair- Volunteer Reserve. man, Territorial Army Association of the County of Worcester. CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS The KING has been graciously pleased, on OF KNIGHTHOOD. the advice of His Majesty's Australian Minis- St. James's Palace, S.W.T.. ters, to give orders for the following appoint- ist January, 1944. ment to the Most Honourable Order of the Bath: — The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and To be an Additional Member of the Military appointments to, the Most Honourable Order Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the Bath: — of the said Most Honourable Order:— Colonel (temporary Major-General) Francis To be an Additional Member of the Civil Plumley Derham, D.S.O., V.D., Australian Division of the First Class, or Knights Grand Military Forces. Cross, of the said Most Honourable Order:— Sir Edward Ettingdene Bridges, K.C.B., M.C., The KING has been graciously pleased, on Secretary of the War Cabinet. the advice of His Majesty's New Zealand Ministers, to give orders for the following To be Additional Members of the Civil Division appointment to the Most Honourable Order of of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, the Bath: — of the said Most Honourable Order:— Sir Reader William Bullard, K.C.M.G., C.I.E., To be an Additional Member of the Military His Majesty's Minister at Tehran. Division of the Third Class, or Companions, Sir Cornelius Joseph Gregg, K.B.E., C.B.V of the said Most Honourable Order:— LL.D., Chairman, Board of Inland Revenue. Major-General Peter Harvey Bell, D.S.O., New Frederick Percival Robinson, Esq., C.B., Zealand Military Forces. ' > Secretary, Ministry of Works. ... SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Sir Harold Richard Scott, K.B.E., C.B., Roscoe Herbert, Esq., Chief British Economic Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Aircraft Adviser in French North Africa, Ministry of. Production. Lately Secretary, Ministry of Supply. Home Security. Paymaster-Commander Robert Gillman Allen Jackson, O.B.E.,, R.A.N., Principal Assist- To be Additional Members of the Civil Division ant Secretary, Department of the Minister of of the Third Class, or Companions, of the State, Cairo. said Most Honourable Order:— Adam Denzil Marris, Esq., Head of the Com- Clement Guy Caines, Esq., O.B.E., Assistant modities Section of Ministry of Economic Under-Secretary of State, Air Ministry. Warfare Staff at His Majesty's Embassy, Charles Travis Clay, Esq., Librarian, House Washington. of Lords. 'Professor Dennis Holme Robertson, F.B.A.,. Oliver Charles Harvey, Esq., C.M.G., Assistant Economic Adviser, H.M. Treasury. Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office; Folliott Herbert Sandford, Esq., Head of the until recently Principal Private Secretary to Secretariat in the Office of the Minister Resi- the Secretary of State. dent in West Africa. Percy Norman Harvey, Esq., Director of Statistics and Intelligence, Ministry of War Transport. Deputy Government Actuary. Charles Nathan, Esq., Principal Assistant CHANCERY OF THE ORDER OF SAINT Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and MICHAEL AND SAINT GEORGE. Fisheries. ist January, 1944. Courtenay Denis Carew Robinson, Esq., The KING has been graciously pleased to Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Home give directions for the following appointment to Office. the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael George David Roseway, Esq., C.B.E., Director of Finance, War Office. and Saint George: — George Lawrence Watkinson, Esq., M.C., To be an Additional"'Member of the Third Under Secretary, Board of Trade. Class, or Companions, of the said Most Robert William Wharhirst, Esq., C.B.E., Distinguished Order:— Director of the Armament Supply Depart- Alec Williamson, Esq., Indian Civil Service, ment, Admiralty. Burma. Harold Herbert Wiles, Esq., M.B.E., Under- Secretary, Ministry of Labour and National Service. CHANCERY OF THE ORDER OF SAINT MICHAEL AND SAINT GEORGE. CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS ist January, 1944- OF KNIGHTHOOD. The KING has been graciously pleased to give St. James's Palace, S.W.I. directions for the following appointments to the istf January, 1944. Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and The KING has been graciously pleased'to Saint George: — give orders for the following appointments to To be Additional Members of the Third Class, the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India: — or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:— To be Additional Companions of the said Most Exalted Order:— Hugh Thomas Moffitt Angwin, Esq., Lieutenant-Colonel Denholm de Montalte Stuart M.Inst.C.E., Engineer-in-Chief, State of Fraser, C.I.E., Indian Political Service, South Australia. Resident in Mysore. Norman Ernest Archer, Esq., O.B.E., Assistant Christopher Hughes Masterman, Esq., C.I.E., Secretary, Dominions Office. Indian Civil Service, Member, Board of Eric Kellett Featherstone, Esq., Colonial Revenue, Land Revenue and Irrigation, Administrative Service, Resident Commis- Madras. sioner of Swaziland. Frederick Chalmers Bourne, Esq., C.I.E., Herbert Kingsley Paine, Esq., Local Court Indian Civil Service, Chief Secretary to the Judge and Judge in Insolvency, State of Government of the Punjab. South Australia.

CHANCERY OF THE ORDER OF SAINT CHANCERY OF THE ORDER OF SAINT MICHAEL AND SAINT GEORGE. MICHAEL AND SAINT GEORGE. ist January, 1944. ist January, 1944. The KING has been graciously pleased to gi've The KING. has been graciously pleased to directions for the following promotions in, and give directions for the following appointments appointments to, the Most Distinguished Order to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint of Saint Michael and Saint George: — Michael and Saint George: — To be an Additional Member of the First Class, To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Knights Grand Cross, of the said Most or Companions, of the said! Most Distin- Distinguished Order:— guished Order:— Sir George Henry Gater/ K.C.B., C.M.G.,' Major-General Colin McVean Gubbins, D.S.O., D.S.O., Permanent Under-Secretary of State, M.C., General Staff, War Office. Colonial Office. 6 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

To be Additional Members of the Second Class, To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Distinguished Order:— Order:— Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood, Esq., C.M.G., Francis Edward Evans, Esq.-, His Majesty's Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Consul at New York. Colony of the Gambia. Laurence Barton Graff tey-Smith, Esq., O.B.E., His Majesty's Consul-General at Sir Edmund Charles Richards, C.M.G., Antananarivo. Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Henry Lennox d'Aubigne Hopkinson, Esq., Nyasaland Protectorate. Minister at His Majesty's Embassy at Lisbon. William Angus Boyd Iliff, Esq., Financial To be Additional Members of the Third Class, Counsellor at His Majesty's Legation at or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Tehran. Order:— John Garnett Lomax, Esq., M.B.E., M.C., Arthur Leopold Armstrong, Esq., O.B.E., Commercial Counsellor at His Majesty's Colonial Administrative Service, formerly Embassy at Angora. Agent and Consul, Tonga, now Commis- Roger Mellor Makins, Esq., attached to the sioner for Reconstruction, Fiji. staff of the British Representative to the David Callender Campbell, Esq., Colonial French Committee of National Liberation, Administrative Service, Lieutenant-Governor, Algiers. Malta. Captain Hilary Dorsett Owen, R.N., Naval Frederick Bernard Carr, Esq., Colonial Admin- Attache at His Majesty's Embassy at Lisbon. istrative Service, Senior Resident, Nigeria. John Victor Thomas Woolrych Tait Perowne, Esq., Head of the South American Depart- Reginald Stuart Champion, Esq., O.B.E., ment of the Foreign Office. Colonial Administrative Service, Chief Laurence Milner Robinson, Esq., His Majesty's Secretary, Aden. Consul-General at Philadelphia. Bertie Harry Michael Easter, Esq., C.B.E., Paymaster-Commander Percy Stanley Sykes, Colonial Education Service, Director of O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., attached to a Depart- Education, Jamaica. ment of the Foreign Office. George Howard Gibbs, Esq., M.C., Colonial Administrative Service, Chief Commissioner, Northern Territories, Gold Coast. CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Charles Arthur Hooper, Esq., Colonial Legal OF KNIGHTHOOD. Service, Procureur and Advocate-General, Mauritius. St. James's Palace, S.W.I. Ethelbert Bernard Hosking, Esq., O.B.E., ist January, 1944. Colonial Administrative Service, Chief Native The KING has been graciously pleased to Commissioner, Kenya. give orders for the following promotions in, and William Lindsay Murphy, Esq., Colonial appointments to, the Most Eminent Order of Administrative Service, Colonial Secretary, the Indian Empire: — Bermuda. To be Additional Knights Grand Commanders Jesse John Paskin, Esq., M.C., Assistant of the said Most Eminent Order:— Secretary, Colonial Office. Sir Reginald Maitland Maxwell, K.C.S.I., Robert Christopher Stafford Stanley, Esq., C.I.E., Indian Civil Service, Member of the O.B.E., Colonial Administrative Service, Governor-General's Executive Council. Colonial Secretary, Barbados. General Sir Alan Fleming Hartley, K.C.S.I., Cyril Leonard Wickremesinghe, Esq., Colonial C.B., D.S.O., A.D.C., lately Deputy Com- Administrative Service, Officer, Class I, mander-in-Chief in India. Ceylon Civil Service. To be Additional KnigMs Commanders of the said Most Eminent Order:— David Norman Strathie, Esq., C.I.E., Indian Civil Service, Advistr to His Excellency the CHANCERY OF THE ORDER OF SAINT Governor of Madras. MICHAEL AND SAINT GEORGE. Sir Alexander Cameron Badenoch, C.S.I., ist January, 1944. C.I.E., Indian Civil Service, Auditor-General of India. The KING has been graciously pleased to give Olaf Kirkpatrick Caroe, Esq., C.S.I., C.I.E., directions for the following promotions in, and Indian Political Service, Secretary to the appointments to, the Most Distinguished Order Government of India in the External Affairs of Saint Michael and Saint George: — Department. Evan Meredith Jenkins, Esq., C.S.I., C.I.E., To be Additional Members of the Second Class, Indian Civil Service, Secretary to , the or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Governor-General (Personal), and Private Distinguished Order'.— Secretary to His Excellency the Viceroy, and Paul Dalrymple Butler, Esq., C.M.G., one of lately Secretary to the Government of India His Majesty's Consuls-General. in the Department of Supply. Victor Alexander Louis Mallet, Esq., C.M.G., To be Additional Companions of the said Most C.V.O., His Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary Eminent. Order:— and Minister Plenipotentiary at Stockholm. Swaminatha Adutthurai Venkataraman, Esq., Sir Frederick William Maze, K.B.E., until Indian Civil Service, Joint Secretary to the recently Inspector-General of Chinese Government of India in the Department of Maritime Customs. Supply. SUPPLEMENT to THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Saiyid Rashid-uz-Zamari, Indian Civil Service, Kenneth Eustace Lee Pennell, Esq.; "M.C., Joint Secretary to; the 'Government of India Indian Service of Engineers, Chief' Engineer in the Department of Commerce. (North), Assam. ' Binay Ranjan Sen; Esqi, Indian Civil Service, Colonel Thomas Crawford'Bdyd, Indian Medi- Direetor-Geheyral of Food, Government of cal Service, Inspector-General of Civil India, - and lately Secretary to the Govern- • Hospitals, United Provinces. ment of Bengal, Revenue Department. Popatial Govindalal Shah/ Esq., Indian Audit Colonel (Acting Major-General) Frederick and Accounts Service, Accountant-General, Whitmore Burch-, M.C., Indian Army, Direc- Bombay. tor of Staff Duties, General Headquarters, Rai Bahadur Shyamnandan Sahay, Member of India. the Bihar Legislative Council, Zamindar, Graham Linsell Vivian, Esq., Indian Civil Ser- Baghi, Muzaffarpur, Bihar. vice, Officiating Chief Secretary to the Alexander MacLeod Rdbertson, Esq., M.C., Government of the United Provinces, and Chief Mechanical Engineer, Bengal Nagpur lately Commissioner, Allahabad Division, Railway. United Provinces. Lieutenant-Colonel Augustine Sargbod Fry, Alfred Sloane Larkin, Esq., Indian Civil Ser- Indian Medical Service, Professor of Opera- vice, Commissioner, Dacca Division, Bengal. tive Surgery, King Edward Medical College, Donald Stewart, Esq., O.B.E., Indian Forest Lahore, Punjab. Service, Deputy Director-General, Direc- David Arnold Howell, Esq., O.B.E., Chief torate-General of Supply, New Delhi. Engineer, Civil Defence and Public Health Herbert John Todd, Esq., Indian Political Department, Punjab. Service, Resident for the Madras States. Donald Bevan Sothers, Esq., Indian Forest Philip George Braye, Esq., Indian Civil Ser- Service, Chief Conservator of Forests, vice, Officiating Commissioner, Berar Bombay. Division, Central Provinces and Berar. Robert William Fitzmaurice Butterfield, Esq., Jasper Fellowes Crofts Reynolds, Esq., M.C., J.P., Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Agent and General Manager, South Indian Officer, Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway, Trichinopoly. Railway, Bombay. Hubert George Salmond, Esq., A.M.I.C.E., Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfred Francis Webb, A.C.G.I., Chief Government Inspector of Indian Political Service, Dewah, Cutch Railways. State. Norman Percival Arthur Smith, Esq., O.B.E., Hugh Trevor Lambrick, Esq., Indian Civil Ser- Indian Police, Inspector-General of Police, vice, lately Civil Adviser- to the Chief Bombay. Administrator of the Martial Law in Sind. Commodore John Talbot Savignac Hall, Royal Major Tom Hickinbotham, O.B.E., Indian Indian Navy, Chief Staff Officer, Naval Political Service, P'olitical Agent, Kuwait, Headquarters, India. Persian Gulf. Colonel (Temporary Brigadier) Arthur Henry Herbert Eric St. George McClenaghan, Esq., Williams, M.C., Indian Army, Commandant, Indian Civil Service, Collector of Central o Infantry Schools, Saugor. Excises and Salt Revenue, Bombay. Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary Brigadier) James Beckett, Esq., Indian Police, Deputy James Ingram Muirhead, M.C., Indian Inspector-General of Police, Madras. Army, Commander, Delhi Area. Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Denham White, Colonel (Temporary Brigadier) Andrew Hugh F.R.C.S., Indian Medical Service (retired), Mackie, Indian Army, Director of Remounts, Bengal. General Headquarters, India. Thomas Lawrence Hart Smith-Pearse, Esq., Colonel (Temporary Brigadier) Edgar William Indian Educational Service, Principal, Rogers, Indian Army, Director of Arma- Rajkumar College, Raipur. ments, General Headquarters, India. Syed Ahmed-el-Edroos Bahadur, O.B.I., Walter Watson Dalziel, Esq., Indian Civil Ser- Major-General and Commander,,His Exalted vice, Secretary to the Government of Orissa Highness the Nizam's Regular Forces. in the Law, Commerce and Labour Depart- ments. Kunwar Hajee Ismaiel Alikhan, O.B.E., CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Member of the Central Legislative Assembly, OF KNIGHTHOOD. Rais of Asrauli Estate, Bulandshahr District, St. James's Palace, S.W.I, United Provinces. ist January, 1944. William George Dench, Esq., Indian Service of Engineers, Chief Engineer and Secretary The KING has been graciously pleased to to the Government, Public Works Depart- make the following promotions in, and appoint- ment, Irrigation Branch, Punjab. ments to, the Royal Victorian Order: — Astad Dinshaw Gorwala, Esq., Indian Civil To be a Knight Grand Cross:— Service, Secretary to the Government of The Honourable Sir Arthur Stanley, G.B.E., Bombay, Finance Department, and Director C.B., M.V.O., LL.D. of Civil Supplies and Supply Commissioner, Bomibay. To be Knights Commanders:— Colonel Reginald Henry Phillimore, D.S.O. Brigadier-General Sir Harold Hartley, C.B.E., (late R.E.), Superintendent, Survey of India. F.R.S., M.C., M.A. Murtough Carbery, Esq., D.S.O., M.C., Indian Sir Ernest Henry Pooley, M.A. Agricultural Service, Director of Agriculture, Bengal. To be Commanders:— Sri Pattipati Hanimireddigari Rama Reddi, Colonel Edward William Sturgis Balfour, Indian Agricultural Service, Director of Agri- D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C., Scots Guards (dated culture, Madras. 30th November, 1943). SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Robert Stephen Engineer Captain George Douglas Campbell, Balfour, F.L.S., J.P., D.L. D.S.O., Royal Navy (Retired) (Birdham, Lieutenant-Colonel John Bowden, O.B.E. Sussex). Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Edward Boscawen Captain (E) Cyril Arthur Shaw, Royal Navy. Frederick, Bt. Surgeon Captain Henry Brice Parker, D.S.C., Reginald Morier Yorke Gleadowe, Esq. (dated M.B., B.S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Royal 4th October, 1943). Navy (Retired). George Ravensworth Hughes, Esq. (dated 4th Paymaster Captain Archibald Frederick Cooper, October, 1943). O.B.E., Royal Navy (Retired). Francis Hugo Teale, Esq., M.D., F.R.C.P. Paymaster Captain Percy D'Evelyn Marks, C.M.G., Royal Navy (Retired). To be Members of the Fourth Class:— Paymaster Captain Lewis Anselm Ritchie, Leslie Gordon James Durbin, Esq. (dated 4th C.V.O., Royal Navy. October, 1943). Instructor Captain Algernon Frederick Akhurst, Gilbert Sidney Herlihy, Esq., M.V.O. M.A., Royal Navy. Mrs. Euphemia Violet Welby, Superintendent, To be Members of the Fifth Class:— W.R.N.S. Harry Ireland, Esq. (dated 30th July, 1943). Miss Winifred Logan. The KING has been graciously pleased, on Arthur Cecil Mann, Esq. the advice of His Majesty's Australian Minis- ters, to give orders for the following appoint- ment to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire: — CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD. To be an Additional Commander of the Military 52. James's Palace, S.W.I, Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— ist January, 1944. Captain (Commodore Second Class). George The KING has been graciously pleased to Dunbar Moore, Royal Australian Navy. give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of To be Additional Officers of the Military Divi- the British Empire: — sion of the said Most Excellent Order: Commander John Hext Lewes, Royal Navy. To be an Additional Knight Grand Cross of Commander John Shirley Sandys Litchfield- the Military Division of the said Most Ex- Speer, Royal Navy (Overton, Basingstoke). cellent Order:— Commander Ralph Adam Nicholson, Royal Admiral Sir Percy Lockhart Noble, K.C.B., Navy (Retired). C.V.O. Commander Edward Owen Figuls Price, Royal Navy (Haverfordwest). To be Additional Knights Commanders of the Commander Hugh Smith Pugh, Royal Navy Military Division of the said Most Excellent (Retired) (Banstead, Surrey). Order:— Commander Ernest Henry Shattock, Royal Vice-Admiral St. Aubyn Baldwin Wake, C.B. Navy (Cowdon, Kent). (Retired). Commander Stanley Lloyd Medlicott Vereker, Vice-Admiral Richard Hayden Owen Lane- Royal Navy (Retired). Poole, C.B., O.B.E. (Retired). Acting Commander Henry Leslie Spofforth Rear-Admiral (Commodore 2nd Class, R.N.R.) Baker, Royal Navy. Cecil Nugent Reyne (Retired). Acting Commander Harold Mitchell Blake, Rear-Admiral (Commodore 2nd Class, R.N.R.) Royal Navy (Retired). Oswald Henry Dawson (Retired). Acting Commander Walter James Melrose, D.S.C., Royal Navy (Tasmania). To be Additional Commanders of the Military Major Horatio McCullough Slater, Royal Division of the said Most Excellent Order: Marines. Engineer Rear Admiral Thomas Elliott Acting Major William John Stuart, Royal Aitkenhead, Royal Navy (Retired). Marines (Retired). Major General*Norman Kempe Jolley, O.B.E., Commander Frederick Cuthbert Hartley, Royal Marines. R.D., R.N.R. (Retired). Captain (Commodore First Class) Michael Commander John Swift Sharp, R.D., R.N.R. Maynard Denny, C.B., Royal Navy. (Hereford). Captain (Commodore Second Class) Benjamin Temporary Acting Commander (A) John Charles Stanley Martin, D.S.O., Royal Navy. Bernard Walter Pugh, R.N.V.R. Captain Ronald William Blacklock, D.S.C., Acting Temporary Commander William Royal Navy (Retired). Thomas Marsh. Captain Angus Edward Malise Bontine Commander (A) Robert Hedfey Selborne Cunninghame-Graham, Royal Navy (Dum- Rodger, Royal Navy. barton). Engineer Commander Ernest Bernard Collins, Captain John Schomberg Hammill, Royal Navy Royal Navy (Dorking). (Retired). Engineer Commander John Reginald Davis, Captain John Montagu Howson, Royal Navy Royal Navy (Retired) (Nailsworth, Glouces- (Wickham). tershire). Captain Roy Neville Suter, D.S.O., Royal Commander (E) John Garnett Cranston Given, Navy (Retired). Royal Navy. Acting Captain Robert Gordon Hood Linzee, Commander (E) Eric Leo Jack Ho well, Royal O.B.E., Royal Navy (Retired). Navy (Milford on Sea, Hants.). Acting Captain Gilbert Rowland Roberts, Royal Commander (E) Iain Gilleasburg MacLean, Navy. Royal Navy (Edinburgh). SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Commander (E) Arnold Rudolf Newman, Royal Lieutenant Charles William Green, R.N.R. Navy (Cotterstock, Peterborough). (Penarth). Commander (E) Henry Rawlinson Laycock, Lieutenant (Temporary) Asgar Gunnar Hansen, R.D., R.N.R. R.N.R. Temporary Commander (E) Hugh McMaster, Temporary Lieutenant William Barrie, R.N.R. R.N.V.R. (Rhu, Dumbartonshire). Surgeon Commander Robert William Higgins, Temporary Lieutenant John.Norman Edwards, Royal Navy. R.N.V.R. (Motherwell, Lancashire). Paymaster Commander Alan Melville Ackery, Temporary Lieutenant Frank Sydney Petty, Royal Navy. R..N.V.R., H.M.S. St. Angelo. Paymaster Commander Hugh Thomas Isaac, Lieutenant (E) Gerald Phillip Kenwood, Royal Royal Navy. Navy (Grange over Sands). . Lieutenant-Commander Edward Walter Lieutenant (E) William Henry Stubbings, Moncton, Royal Navy (Umberleigh, North Royal Navy. Devon). Temporary Lieutenant (E) Harold Oswald Lieutenant-Commander William Henry Wakelin Brown, R.N.V.R. (Hertford). Mathews, R.D., R.N.R. Temporary Lieutenant (E) George Murdoch Acting Lieutenant-Commander Robert Wright, R.N.V.R. (Monkseaton, Alexander Allan, R.N.V.R. Northumberland). Paymaster' Lieutenant-Commander Alfred Acting Lieutenant (E) Albert James Thomas Charles Waugh, M.B.E., Royal Navy Wall, Royal Navy (Tuffley, Gloucestershire). (Retired) (Sanderstead, Surrey). Paymaster Lieutenant Reginald Nevill da Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander Thomas Costa Porter, Royal Navy (Merstham, Patrick White, Royal Navy (Retired) (Kirk Surrey). Ella, Hull). Paymaster Lieutenant Francis Piedade Rosario The Reverend John Henry Ogilvie, Chaplain, Noronha, Royal Indian Navy. Royal Navy. Temporary Electrical Lieutenant Douglas Miss Ella Faith Stubbs, Chief Officer, Julian Cater, R.N.V.R. (London). W.R.N.S. Shipwright Lieutenant George Emmerson, Captain Richard D. Williams, Master, R.F.A. Royal Navy (Retired) (Gosport). (Commander, R.N.R., Retired). Wardmaster Lieutenant Maurice Aubrey Ball, Mr. Clifford Neville Ansell, Chief Engineer Royal Navy (Retired) (Plymouth). Officer, R.F.A. Lieutenant Douglas Byron Armstrong, R.C.N.V.R. (Toronto). Temporary Skipper James William Brown, The KING has been graciously pleased, on R.N.R. (Grimsby). the advice of His Majesty's Australian Minis- Staff Sergeant Major (Acting Lieutenant) ters, to give orders for the following appoint- William Joseph Flanagan, Royal Marines ment to the Most Excellent Order of the British (Barnhufsf, Kent) (Retired). Empire: — Mr. Daniel Richard Saunders, Temporary To be an Additional Officer of the Military Boatswain, Royal Navy (Portland). Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Mr. Arthur Dunn, Commissioned Engineer, Lieutenant-^Commander Eric Augustus Feldt, Royal Navy. Mr. William Henry Metherell, Warrant Royal Australian Navy. Engineer, Royal Navy (Weymouth). Mr. Thomas William Stibbards, Temporary The KING has been graciously pleased, on Warrant Engineer, Royal Navy. the advice of His Majesty's New Zealand Mr. William Webb, Temporary Warrant Ministers, to give orders for the following Engineer, Royal Navy. appointment to the Most Excellent Order of the Mr. Patrick Michael Swiney, Warrant Tele- British Empire: — graphist, Royal Navy (Dublin). To be aw, Additional Officer of the Military Mr. Jack Beane, Temporary Warrant Ship- Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— wright, Royal Navy. Mr. Charles Henry Evans, Temporary Warrant Acting Captain Douglas Alfred Bingley, Royal Ordnance Officer, Royal Navy (Haverford- New Zealand Navy. west). Superintending Clerk Frederick Baker, Royal To be Additional Members of the Military Divi- • Marines (Plymouth). sion of the said Most Excellent Order: Mr. Ralph North, Commissioned Writer, Royal Temporary Lieutenant-Commander (E) David Navy (Plymouth). Butchart Simpson, R.N.R. (Bebington, Mr. John Samuel Mathias, Temporary Warrant Cheshire). Writer, Royal Navy (Wingfield). Acting Lieutenant-Commander Morgan Charles Mr. George Edward Morris, Warrant Supply Giles, G.M., Royal Navy. Officer, Royal Navy. . Acting Temporary Paymaster Lieutenant Com- Mr. Louis Clarence Raymond Keen, Warrant mander William Hector Reed, R.N.R. Cook, Royal Navy (Herne Bay). (Gateshead, Co. Durham). Mr. John Stuart Godfrey, Gunner, Royal . Australian Navy. Lieutenant Thomas Horsman Bandy, Royal Captain Cecil Leon Vivian Dury, Master, Navy (Portsmouth). R.F.A. Lieutenant John Peel Dixon, Royal Navy Mr. Leonard George Hosking, First Radio (Bournemouth). Officer. " Lieutenant William Gordon Meeke, D.S.C., Miss Helen Elizabeth Archdale, Second Officer, Royal Navy. W.R.N.S. (Borough Green, Kent). Lieutenant Arthur Robert Phillips, Royal Navy Miss Diana Valerie Chaworth-Musters, Third (Retired). Officer, W.R.N.S. (Colchester). IO SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

The KING has been graciously pleased, on Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Brigadier) John the advice of His Majesty's Australian Minis- Mather Kirkman (14277), Royal Artillery. ters, to give orders for the following appoint- Colonel Edward Prince Lloyd, D.S.O. (5207), ments to the Most Excellent Order of the British late The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Empire: — Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Charles Falkland To be Additional Members of the Military °Loewen (17987), late Royal Artillery. Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Colonel John Plunkett Magrane, E.D., Fiji Military Forces. Lieutenant Commander . Ronald Alexander Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Denovan, R.A.N.V.R: Morgan Cyril Morgan, M.C. (4836), The Lieutenant John Charles Elley, Royal Aus- South Wales Borderers. tralian Navy. Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Charles Scott Napier, O.B.E. (27784), late Royal CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Engineers. OF KNIGHTHOOD. Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Brigadier) John Lenox Clavering Napier (15287), Royal Tank St. James's Palace, S.W.I. Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps. ist January, 1944. Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Alfred Geoffrey The KING has been graciously pleased to Neville, M.C. (1791), late Royal Artillery. give orders for the following promotions in, Colonel Joseph Clive Piggott, M.C., Warwick- and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order shire Home Guard. of the British Empire: — Colonel George James Paul St. Clair, D.S.O. To be Additional Knights Commanders of the (1050), late Royal Artillery. Military Division of the said Most Excellent Colonel Cecil Llewellyn Samuelson, O.B.E., Buckinghamshire Home Guard. Order:— Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Gilbert John Major-General Henry Guy Riley, C.B. (3424), Victor Shepherd, D.S.O. (3403), late Royal Colonel Commandant, Royal Army Pay Engineers. Corps. Colonel Harold Charles Smith, London Home Major-General James Syme Drew, C.B., Guard. D.S.O., M.C. (21772), Colonel, The Queen's Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Own Cameron Highlanders. William Revell Revell-Smith, D.S.O., Colonel (temporary Major-General) Robert M.C., A.M. (13638), Royal Artillery. Ferguson Lock, C.B. (12041), late Royal Colonel (temporary Brigadier) William Arthur Artillery. Macdonald Stawell, M.C. (8463), late Royal To be Additional Commanders of the Military Engineers. Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Cecil Stanway Sugden, O.B.E. (27005), Royal Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Basil Cedric Engineers. Ashton, M.B., Ch.B., Edin., Indian Medical Colonel (temporary Major-General) Ralph Service, Honorary Surgeon to The King. Ernest Vyvyan, M.B.E., M.C. (27067), late Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Colonel) (acting Royal Corps of Signals. Brigadier) James Francis Benoy (22452), The Chief Commander (temporary Controller) South Staffordshire Regiment. Margaret Frances Wagstaff (W/192092), Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Edward Norton Auxiliary Territorial Service. Clifton (11449), late Royal Engineers. Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Aubrey Ellis Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Colonel) (tem- Williams, D.S.O., M.C. (4098), late The porary Brigadier) Brian Bingay Edwards, South Wales Borderers. O.B.E., M.C. (1778), Royal Engineers. Colonel (temporary Major-General) Edward Lieutenant - Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Ambrose Woods, M.C. (15076), late Royal Edward Sebastian Burke Gaffney< (19140), Artillery. Royal Artillery: Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Colonel) Frederick Harris, M.C., M.B., Royal Army The KING has been graciously pleased, on Medical Corps. the advice of His Majesty's Australian Minis- Colonel Patrick Vyvian Harris (5986), late ters, to give orders for the following appoint- I7th/2ist Lancers. ment to the Most Excellent Order of the Colonel Howard George Fitzgerald Hay, British Empire: — Devon Home Guard. To be an Additional Commander of the Military Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Colonel) Harry Division of the said Most Excellent Order: — Cecil Honeybourne, M.A. (6685), Army Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Austin Claude Educational Corps. Selwyn Holland, V.D., Australian Military. Colonel (honorary Brigadier) Archibald Cecil Forces. Hughes, T.D. (23769), late The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of To be Additional Officers of the Military Wales's), Territorial Army. Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Colonel) (tem- porary Brigadier) Basil Perronet Hughes Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) James (26978), Royal Artillery. Edgar Adamson, D.S.O. (122937), Pioneer Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Christian West Corps. Bayne-Jardine, D.S.O., M.C. (5134), late Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Kenneth Royal Artillery. Charles Baglehole, T.D. (37113), Royal Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Colonel) Artillery, Territorial Army. Alexander Herbert Killick, D.S.O., M.C. Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Oswald (10245), The East Yorkshire Regiment (The Herbert Campbell Balfour, C.M.G. (8388), Duke of York's Own). The King's Royal Rifle Corps. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 ii

Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Hilaro Major (Commissary) Thomas Gates, D.C.M., Nelson Barlow (34606), Parachute Regiment, Royal Indian Army Service Corps. Army Air Corps. Senior Commander (temporary Chief Com- Lieutenant-Colonel William Joseph Barwell, mander) Edith Maud Gell (192036), Auxiliary Gloucestershire Home Guard. Territorial Service. Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Colonel) Lieutenant-Colonel William Edward Gibbons, William Horace Gladstone Beard, 2nd T.D. (2787), The South Staffordshire Regi- Punjab Regiment, Indian Army. ment, Territorial Army. Lieutenant-Colonel Bhajjan Singh, Indian Lieutenant-Colonel Ogilvie Blair , Graham, States Forces. D.S.O. (8167), Royal Artillery, Territorial Major (Staff Paymaster 2nd Class) (temporary Army. Lieutenant-Colonel, Staff Paymaster ist Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Colonel) (tem- Class) Malcolm Blair. (23351), Royal Army porary Brigadier) Laurence Douglas Grand, Pay Corps. M.B.E. (14132), Royal Engineers. Lieutenant-Colonel Jeffrey Armstrong Blood, Lieutenant-Colonel John Riddell Musgrave I2th Frontier Force Regiment, Indian Army. Hanna, ist Punjab Regiment, Indian Army. Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Reginald Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel Norman Alexander Bicks, Indian Army Ordnance Bassett Hart, T.D. (24801), Royal Corps. Engineers, Territorial Army. Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Milner Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Norman Hall Board (45239), Royal Engineers, Terri- Synnot Hart (10935), The Buffs (Royal East torial Army. Kent Regiment). Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Henry Captain (temporary Major) (local Lieutenant- Boardman, D.S.O., M.C. (478), The King's Colonel) Arthur Cecil Hoey. Regiment (Liverpool). Lieutenant-Colonel Alwyn Vesey Holt, D.S.O. Lieutenant-Colonel (Staff Paymaster ist Class) (5063), The Black Watch (Royal Highland (temporary Colonel, Chief Paymaster) Regiment). Benjamin Luke Burgess (22554), Royal Army Pay Corps. Major (Ordnance Officer 3rd Class) John Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Arthur Lawrence Hume (40665), Royal Army Trevor Thompson Card (15792), The King's Ordnance Corps. Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class the Reverend Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Cyril Canon Alfred Vincent Hurley, M.A. (51958), Frederick Charles Coleman (27168), The Royal Army Chaplains Department, Terri- Welch Regiment. torial Army. Colonel John Gordon Crabbe, M.C. (4727), Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Allan Hector Territorial Army. Perera Jayawardana, M.B.E., E.D., Ceylon Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Light Infantry. Gerald Philip Crampton, M.C., Indian Major (Electrical and Mechanical Engineer Army. • 2nd Class) (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel Guy Pascoe Crowden, Electrical and Mechanical Engineer ist Class) T.D., M.R.C.P. (36428), Royal Army John Carnt Jefferson, A.M.I.E.E. (71517), Medical Corps, Territorial Army. Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Cyril •Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Eric William Daborn, M.C. (99546), Royal Malcolm Davies-Jenkins (31917), The Welch Engineers. Regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Schlater Dapp, Lieutenant-Colonel (acting Colonel) Charles Cheshire Home Guard. Champion Jerome Kellie, ist Punjab Regi- Major Basil Darbyshire (31975), M.C., T.D., ment, Indian Army. Royal Artillery, Territorial Army. Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) William Senior Commander (temporary Chief Comman- Charles Kilvington (42973), Royal Army der) Constance Pamela Alice, Baroness Digby Ordnance Corps. (192031), Auxiliary Territorial Service. Colonel Edgar John Humphreys Douch Captain (temporary Major) Victor Knott, (13503), late Royal Artillery. Indian Army. Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) (acting Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Eric Colonel) Andrew Henry Earley (95359), Wilfred Langlands, Indian Army. Royal Engineers. Lieutenant-Colonel William Herbert Lester, Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Philip Carnarvonshire Home Guard. Mawbey Edgell (110588), Royal Army Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) William Service Corps. Charles Likemari (11312), Army Educational Lieutenant-Colonel John Francis Edwards Corps. (3481), The South Wales Borderers. Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) John Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Richard Hedley Gallier Lilly white (12515), The Everard Augustine Elwes (25408), Northamp- Lincolnshire Regiment. tonshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps. Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) (local Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) George Colonel) William Herbert Horatio Lindquist, Drew Fanshawe (14521), Royal Artillery. M.C., ist King George V.'s Own Gurkha Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Geoffrey Rifles, Indian Army. William Ferrand (18342), Royal Artillery, Senior Commander (temporary Chief Com-. Territorial Army. mander) Beatrice Ethel Lithiby, M.B.E. Colonel Norman Sydney Ferris, E.D., (192041), Auxiliary Territorial Service. Southern Rhodesia Territorial Forces. Lieutenant-Colonel (Ordnance Officer and Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Brigadier) Class) Walter Edward Lionel Long, C.I.E. Richard Gardiner (6835), Royal Engineers. (12415), Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 12 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Colonel) Hugh Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Edward PeLham Mackley (28106), The Cameronians Chamberlain Thompson, B.A. (41174), (Scottish Rifles). Royal Corps of Signals. Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Norman Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Vaughan von MacLeod (13039), The Royal Scots Fusiliers. Suchin Thorne (13290), Royal Corps of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hulbert Madden, Signals. M.C., Sussex Home Guard. Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Major Edward Frederick Maude, Royal Valentine Michael Vincent Tighe (28060), Artillery. Royal Armoured Corps. Temporary Major James Hamilton Mitchell, Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) (acting Southern Rhodesia Territorial Forces. Colonel) Donald Charles Essery Tozer, M.C., Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Robert Royal Indian Army Service Corps. Edward Moss (125998), Royal Army Lieutenant-Colonel Mervyn Savile Wheatley, Ordnance Corps. A.M.LE.E. (222), Royal Corps of Signals. Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Colonel) Diwan Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Edgar Bahadur Gudapakham Narasimhula Naidu, Cuthbert Freemantle Whitehead, M.A. Indian Army. (123305), Royal Army Service Corps. Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Cosmo Lieutenant-Colonel David Murdoch Wilkie, Alexander Richard Nevill, The Royal Fusi- T.D., Ayrshire Home Guard. liers (City of London Regiment). Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Arthur Captain, (temporary Major) (acting Lieutenant- Robert Owen Williams (107081), Royal Colonel) Francis John Noakes (75763), The Engineers. Manchester Regiment, Territorial Army. Lieutenant-Colonel Sidney Andrew Wise, Major Harry Oppenheimer, Burma Auxiliary M.C., Home Guard. Force. Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Colonel) Henry To be an Honorary Officer of the Military Paterson, Indian Army Ordnance Corps. Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Robert Abdel Qader Pasha el Jundi, Amir Lewa, Arab Rawnsley Maxwell Perceval, M.C. (8146), Legion. Royal Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel Cornelius Theodore The KING has been graciously pleased, on Pollard, Middlesex Home Guard. the advice of His Majesty's Australian Ministers, Major Dacre Hamilton Powell, M.C. (1004), to give orders for the following appointments to Indian Army. the Most Excellent Order of the British Lieutenant-Colonel Bernard Vivian Ramsden Empire: — (8872), The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regi- To be Additional Officers of the Military ment). Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Joseph Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Cameron, M.C., Harold William Garner Richards (27280), • Australian Military Forces. Royal Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel Cyril Richard Cole, Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Abdy Australian Military Forces. Henry Gough Ricketts (33748), The Durham Lieutenant-Colonel Alan Percy Crisp, D.S.O., Light, Infantry. V.D., Australian Military Forces. Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) William Lancelot Rolleston, Royal Engineers. The KING has been graciously pleased, on Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) the the advice of His Majesty's New Zealand Honourable Leopold Oliver Russell (36585), Ministers, to give orders for the following The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regi- appointments to the Most Excellent Order of ment, Territorial Army. the British Empire:— Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Ronald Davidson Reed Sale, T.D. (26375), The To be Additional Officers of the Military Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Infantry, Territorial Army. Major Donald Victor Thomas, New Zealand Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) William Military Forces. ' Baines Sallitt (3.6858), Royal Engineers. Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Colonel) Claude Colonel Francis Robert Archibald Shiel, Spencer White, V.D., New Zealand Military D.S.O., T.D., Durham Home Guard. Forces. Lieutenant-Colonel James MacLure Smellie, Miss Ida Grace Willis, R.R.C., Matron-in- M.D., F.R.C.P. (26620), Royal Army Medi- Chief, New Zealand Army Nursing Service. cal Corps, Territorial Army. Lieutenant-Colonel George Bingham Still, To be Additional Members of the Military Indian Armoured Corps. Division of the said Most Excellent Order:—- Colonel Harrington Rivers Stranack (128432), Captain (temporary Major) William Jonathan late Royal Artillery. Aedy (144168), Royal Engineers. Lieutenant-Colonel Reginald Charles Strologo Major (Commissary) (temporary Lieutenant- (114701), General List. Colonel) Joseph Charles Alford, Indian Army Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Arthur Ordnance Corps. Leslie Taffs (13976), The Royal Berkshire Captain (Quartermaster) William Alfred Alger Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's). (131711), The North Staffordshire Regiment Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) William (The Prince of Wales's). Heathcote Tatham (91106), The Royal Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Arthur Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), Terri- Southey Allan (124758), The Leicestershire torial Army. Regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Lewis Tempest, Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Henry Fern side M.C., Suffolk Home Guard. Anderson (197925), Pioneer Corps. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Lieutenant (Quartermaster) Charles Davidson Captain (temporary Major) Charles Herbert Arthur (160000), Royal Armoured Corps. Chappie (141004), Royal Engineers. Captain Clifford Joseph Thomas Ash, City of Lieutenant (temporary Captain) John Maurice London Home Guard. Clark (131716), Royal Engineers. Captain (Quartermaster) (acting Major) Lieutenant George Edward Clarke, Indian George Ashton (101236), Royal Army Army. Medical Corps. Lieutenant Edwin Joseph Clother, Bucking- Captain Reginald Edward John Atkins, City of hamshire Home Guard. London Home Guard. No. 5/7902698 Staff Sergeant Major Leonard Captain (temporary Major) John Langshaw Harry Cole, Royal Army Service Corps. Austin (156832), Intelligence Corps. Captain (temporary Major) (Commissary) Lieutenant Edward Frank Baker (36278), Walter Coleman, Royal Indian Army Service General List. Corps. Captain (Quartermaster) Albert Edward No. 2694194 Staff Sergeant Major William Balchin (114314), Royal Artillery. Thomas Cyril Coles, Royal Army Pay Corps. Captain (temporary Major) Albert Henry Ball No. 323447 Regimental Sergeant-Major Eric (59453)' Pioneer Corps. Crawley Conner, The Cameronians (Scottish Lieutenant Anil Behari Saran, The Bihar Regi- Rifles). ment, Indian Army. No. 7581843 Sub Conductor Nelson George Regimental Sergeant-Major George Benfield, Cooke, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Royal Corps of Signals. Captain (Quartermaster) Cyril Harvey Cotes Captain (temporary Major) (acting Colonel) (93616), Extra Regimentally Employed List. John Hardy Bentley (148052), Pioneer Captain (temporary Major) John Nicholls Corps. Franklin Cotterell (87243), Royal Artillery. Lieutenant (Quartermaster) William Seward Lieutenant (Quartermaster) (temporary Cap- Bessant (168048), Royal Artillery. tain) Sidney Arthur Cox (195670), The Lieutenant Arthur Reginald Bill (230148), King's Royal Rifle Corps. Royal Engineers. Captain (temporary Major) Alfred Leonard Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Arnold George Craddock, M.B. (London), B.S., Burma Billington (184356), Royal Corps of Signals. Army. Lieutenant (Quartermaster) Ernest Boddy Captain (temporary Major) George Ernest (244186), Pioneer Corps. Crouch (4053), Army Educational Corps. Major (Quartermaster) John Reginald Harper Junior Commander (temporary Senior Com- Bolingbroke, D.C.M. (796), The Dorsetshire mander) Mabel Flora Mary Davin (192294), Regiment. Auxiliary Territorial Service. Lieutenant (acting Captain) Charles Brodie, Captain (Quartermaster) (temporary Major) Burma Army. Albert Frederick Day (89101), Royal Captain (Quartermaster) Ernest Robin Engineers. Brown (133786), The Herefordshire Regi- Major Harry Dean, Nottinghamshire Home ment, Territorial Army. Guard. Captain (Quartermaster) Thomas Charles Major William George Dent, West Riding Richard Bryant (161258), The Herefordshire Home Guard. Regiment, Territorial Army. Captain (Quartermaster) Charles Harry Sergeant-Maj or Thomas Alfred Buller, The Ditcham (62138), Royal Artillery. King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class the Reverend Guard. Ronald John Eteson Dix (65729), Royal Captain (temporary Major) Edward Bernard Army Chaplains Department. Burke (18787), The King's Own Royal Regi- No. 2731624 Regimental Quartermaster ment (Lancaster). Sergeant Harry Percy Noel Dunn, Welsh Lieutenant (temporary Captain) (Deputy Com- Guards. missary) Henry Albert Ernest Burrage, No. 299370 Regimental Sergeant Major Percy Indian Army Corps of Clerks. Dunne, Welsh Guards. Captain (acting Major) John Henry Busby Captain (temporary Major) Maurice Nicholson (53707)' The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Durlac (109473), Royal Artillery. Regiment. Captain (temporary Major) (Commissary) Captain Richard James Cairns (216479), Royal Frederick William Dwelly, Indian Engineers, Army Medical Corps. Indian Army. Captain (temporary Major) Charles Henry 2nd Subaltern (acting Junior Commander) Calder (136464), Royal Engineers. (Mrs.) Mary Alice Dyson, Women's Auxiliary Major Frank Sydney Harvey-Cant, Essex Corps (India). Home Guard. No. 5493541 Sub Conductor Wallace Samuel Lieutenant (Quartermaster) (temporary Major) Evans, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. William Henry Carlton (211652), Royal Captain Donald Norman Albert Fairweather, Army Medical Corps. British Honduras Volunteer Force. No. 6539551 Battery Sergeant Major George Captain (Quartermaster) Philip Edmund Catland, Royal Artillery (since transferred Felstead (897440), Royal Artillery, Terri- to Army Air Corps). torial Army. Lieutenant George Clifford Catt (142623), Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Norman Royal Engineers. Hay ward Finch (58743), Royal Army Captain (temporary Major) Eric Sackville Ordnance Corps. Wildman Cattley (124155), The Hampshire Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Thomas Fletcher, Regiment. Army Cadet Force. Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Leonard Allan Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class the Reverend Chapman (113389), The King's Own York- Gerard Bernard Flint (88341), Royal Army shire Light Infantry. Chaplains Department. '14 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 No. 2690288 Regimental Sergeant Major Major (Quartermaster) John Samu'el Hoppin Frederick Foley, Scots Guards. '(10031), Royal Army Service Corps. Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Henry Thomas Miss Winifred Grace Houlding (213493), Sister, Hamilton Foley (38376), The Rifle Brigade Territorial Army Nursing Service. (Prince Consort's Own). Captain Henry Maurice Howell (7562), Officers Major Frederick John Ford, Cambridgeshire Training Corps. Home Guard. No. 4185386 Regimental Sergeant-Major Albert Captain (temporary Major) Cecil Frederick Henry Ingram, The Royal Welch Fusiliers. Gardner (50518), The South Staffordshire Lieutenant (temporary Captain) (Deputy Com- Regiment. missary) James Ingram, Indian Army Lieutenant William Henry Gee, M.M., Kent Ordnance Corps. Home Guard. Captain (temporary Major) James Moffatt Lieutenant (temporary Captain) (Deputy Com- Ireland (108076), Royal Army Ordnance missary) Ronald James Ghey, Indian Army Corps. Corps of Clerks. Lieutenant (temporary Captain) • (Adjutant) Captain (temporary Major) Brian Nothan George Douglas Izzett (104744), Royal Army Gibbs (103797), Welsh Guards. Ordnance Corps. S/i2o8 Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Major Jaswant Sinhji Parmar, Indian States Samuel Gibbs, Royal Army Service Corps. Forces. Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Frederick Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Philip Sidney Walter Gilbert (110648), The Queen's Royal Keen (136563), The Devonshire Regiment. Regiment (West Surrey). Captain Brevet Major (temporary Major) No. 5/54405 Staff Sergeant Major Ronald Richard Barrett Talbot Kelly, M.C. (14791), Gilbert, Royal Army Service Corps. Royal Artillery. Lieutenant Thomas William Gill, I4th/20th Major (Mrs.) Ino Kennedy, A.R.R.C., Southern King's Hussars. Rhodesia Women's Auxiliary Military Junior .Commander (temporary Senior Com- Service. mander) Bella Dalgarno Gillespie. (19622.6), Lieutenant (temporary Captain) John Killey Auxiliary Territorial Service. (59476), The Devonshire Regiment. Captain (Quartermaster) Charles Edwin Captain (temporary Major) Robert Gordon Goodall (137691), Royal Armoured Corps. Kitchen, Royal Corps of Signals. Captain (Quartermaster) Albert Edgar Grant Major (Quartermaster) Timothy Lane, T.D. (67635), The Royal Norfolk Regiment, Terri- (40690), The Manchester Regiment, Terri- torial Army. torial Army. Major James Wadham Grant (37915), Royal No. 2604909 Regimental Quartermaster Ser- Artillery. geant William Henry Lavers, D.C.M., Captain (temporary Major) John Mackenzie Grenadier Guards. Grant, I4th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army. No. 7878267 Regimental Sergeant-Major No. 1063359 Regimental Sergeant-Major Edmund Philip Lempriere, Royal Tank William John Gray, Royal Artillery. Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps. Captain Frederick Charles Greenwood, South Major (Quartermaster) Harold Lindsay,, M.M. Caribbean Forces. (38413), The King's Own Royal Regiment Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class the Reverend (Lancaster). William Reginald Griffiths (90457), Royal Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Hugh Norton Army Chaplains Department. Lister (144322), Royal Artillery. Captain (temporary Major) George Edward Captain (temporary Major) Ronald Selby Little Gunning, M.C. (104165), General List. (89242), Royal Artillery. No. 27402 Regimental Sergeant-Major Florence Captain (temporary Major) Douglas Plender- Maud Hadley, Auxiliary Territorial Service. leath Lithgow (13174), ist The Royal Captain (Quartermaster) Sidney Hamlett Dragoons, Royal Armoured Corps. (87479), The Cheshire Regiment, Territorial Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Eric Horton Army. London (166992), Royal Artillery. No. 7808149 Regimental Quartermaster Captain (temporary Major) Duncan MacGregor Sergeant William George Hankin, The (128318), The Argyll and Sutherland High- Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). landers (Princess Louise's). Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Arthur Richard Major Alexander Renshaw MacKay, Fifeshire Hanmer (94492), The Gloucestershire Regi- Home Guard. ment. Lieutenant (acting Captain) Ian Louis Egerton Lieutenant William Hannah, West Lothian Macmillan, The Gordon Highlanders. Home Guard. Lieutenant-Colonel (Assistant Paymaster) James No. 7585251 Warrant Officer Class I, Robert Michael Macnamara (11264), Royal Army Hannan, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Pay Corps. Engineers. Lieutenant (Quartermaster) Alfred Charles, No. 1861262 Regimental Quartermaster Mogridge (238189), Royal Artillery. Sergeant Bernard Hanson, Royal Engineers. Captain (temporary Major) Majeed Malik, Lieutenant (acting Captain) (Senior Assistant Indian Army. Surgeon) Eric Rudolph Hill, Indian Army Junior Commander Marion Charlotte Marling Medical Corps. (196062), Auxiliary Territorial Service. Major (Quartermaster) Peter Norman Hitchman Captain (Quartermaster) Charles King Mason (39420), The Black Watch (Royal Highland (147999), Royal Artillery. Regiment). Sub-Conductor (temporary Conductor) Captain (temporary Major) Thomas Edwin Frederick Victor Mason, Indian Army Corps Hodgson (169103), General List. of Clerks. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Captain Robert Claude Matthews, Royal Indian Captain (Assistant Paymaster) (temporary Army Service Corps. Major, Start Paymaster 2nd Classj William Captain (temporary Major) Ernest Frederick Allred Potter (183512), Royal Army Pay , Tobin Maunsell (137163),' Royal Engineers. Corps. Chapiain to the Forces 4th Class -(temporary Captain (temporary Major) Harry' Allan Ross Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class) The Powell, Royal Artillery. Reverend Richard John Forrester Mayston No. 3127551 Instructor Sergeant-Major (69554), Royal Army Chaplains Department. Patrick Power, Army Physical Training Major Heroert Joseph McCaffery (24156), Corps. Royal Engineers. 'Major (Quartermaster) William "England Price, Captain (temporary Major) Charles Patrick M.C., D.C.M. (26131), The East'Lancashire Home McCall (56092)^ Royal Army ' -Regiment. Ordnance Corps. Major ,(Quartermaster) , Charles , George Captain (temporary Major) .'(local Lieutenant- ' Pyemont, T.D. (34903), Royal Artillery. Colonel) Henderson McDiarmid (118022), Captain (temporary Major) , Hugh John Royal Engineers'. Reginald Joseph Radcliffe (96028), Royal No. 2970588 Company Sergeant-Major Donald Artillery. - . McKay, Royal Engineers. Captain (temporary Major) Philip /Eugene Captain (temporary Major) John Morris McKee Gerard Rathbone' (E.C:946), Royal Indian (101660), The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Army Service Corps. Major Stanley Wayman Milburn (49202), Royal Subadar Major (Honorary Lieutenant). Ram Artillery, Territorial Army. Sing Rawat, Sardar Bahadur, i8th Royal Lieutenant (Quartermaster) Charles Arthur Garkwal Rifles, Indian Army". Milner (154199), Royal Army Medical Corps. No. 7868407 Regimental Sergeant-Major No. 2039865 Battery Sergeant-Major (acting Sidney James "George Regler, Royal Tank Warrant Officer Class 1) James McKenna Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps. Mitchell, Royal Artillery. Lieutenant Claude Kenneth Revis (165376), Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Mohammed Royal Engineers. ' " Hafiz, Indian Army. Captain (temporary Major) Alfred James Patrick Ritchie (52713), The North Stafford- Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class the Reverend -shire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's). William Wilson Morrell (67675), Royal Army Lieutenant (Quartermaster) (temporary Chaplain's Department. Captain) Arthur Roe (147821), Royal Army Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Henry Service Corps. Whittaker Morton (120483), Royal Engineers.- Captain (temporary Major) Daniel Rogers Subadar Muhammad Sadiq, ist Punjab Regi- (15633), Royal Artillery. ment, Indian Army. Major Augustus Hugh Roptes, I5th Punjab Captain John James Newbury, Glamorgan Regiment, Indian Army. Home Guard. Captain (temporary Major) Charles Martin Row Captain (Brevet Major) (temporary Major) ' (3^899), Royal Army Medical Corps. Reginald Charles Norton (11711), The King's No. 5/7604602 Staff Quartermaster-Sergeant Shropshire Light Infantry. (acting Staff Sergeant-iMajor) Geoffrey Lewin Captain (Quartermaster) Frederick William Rowe, Royal Army Service Corps. Oakes (157140), Royal Corps of Signals. Lieutenant Harry Robinson Rowntree (229773), No. 806163 Regimental Sergeant-Major Charles The East Lancashire Regiment. William Douglas 0'Gorman, Royal Artillery. •Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Frederick Rush (102670), Royal Army Service Corps. Captain (Assistant Paymaster) (Temporary Captain Edwin Hill Ryley (104482), General Major, Staff Paymaster 2nd Class) William List. Frederick Oram (75192), Royal Army Pay Captain (temporary Major) ,Noel Graham Corps. Salvesen (115651), Intelligence Corps. Honorary Captain William Edward Corbett Major (Quartermaster) Harry Scaife (62325), Owen, E.D., Southern Rhodesia, Territorial Royal Engineers. Forces. Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Felix Xavier Major Frederick Arthur Paling, Southern Schreyeck (127452), Army Catering Corps. Rhodesia Forces. Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Arthur Walker Lieutenant (temporary Captain) John Blackall Semple (139439), Intelligence Corps. Palmer, I3th Frontier Force Rifles, Indian Captain (temporary Major) (Commissary) John Army. Charles Sharpe, Indian Army Ordnance Captain (temporary Major) William Gregg Corps. ' Parker, B.Sc. (135029), Royal Engineers. Major Donald Archibald Pollock Shields, Captain (temporary Major) Bernard Lancelot Worcestershire Home Guard. Pavey (59868), The Bedfordshire & Hertford- Captain William Henry Simmonds, Gloucester- shire Regiment. shire Home Guard. Captain Andrew James Paviour (102582), Captain (temporary Major) Dudley Cautley General List. Stewart-Smith (92838), Extra Regimentally Employed List. Lieutenant (temporary Captain) the Honour- Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Edward Smith able Peter George Permy (169389), Royal Artillery. (169932), The Worcestershire Regiment. Captain '(Quartermaster) Robert Edwin Soanes No. 18557 Regimental Sergeant-Major Petero, (111980), Coldstream Guards. East African Forces. Raid Gregory Soultanian, Trans-Jordan Captain Harry Clement Pollock (6607), Royal Frontier Force. Engineers. Captain Reginald Winfrid Stephenson (64632), Captain Francis Leslie Potter (188257), Royal The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edin- Army Medical Corps. burgh's). i6 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, ^944

Captain (temporary Major) Leslie Alfred Emile The KING has been graciously pleased, on Stevens (131747), Royal Engineers. the advice of His Majesty's Australian Minis- Junior Commander (temporary Senior Com- ters, to give orders for the following appoint- mander) Mary Agatha Storey (192520), ments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Auxiliary Territorial Service. Empire: — Major John Clement Tabor, T.D., Gloucester- shire Home Guard. To be Additional Members of the Military Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Herbert Oswald Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Taylor, Indian Army. Captain James Burnett Carmody, Australian No. 195 Staff Sergeant-Major William Leonard Military Forces. Taylor, The King's African Rifles. Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Stanley Robert Lieutenant Albert Edward Thompson (256441), Irving Clark, Australian Military Forces. The South Staffordshire Regiment. Lieutenant John Godfrey Saxton, Australian Captain (temporary Major) John Bernard Military Forces. Thompson (119703), Royal Army Service Corps. The KING has been graciously pleased, on Captain Tikka Surindar Sing Bedi, Indian the advice of His Majesty's New Zealand Army. Ministers, to give orders for the following Captain (temporary Major) (Quartermaster) appointments to the Most Excellent Order of George Charles Tompsett (110367), General the British Empire: — List. No. S.L-3088 Regimental Sergeant-Major Saidu To be Additional Members of the Military Turay, Sierra Leone Regiment, West African Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Frontier Force. Captain George Bartrum Baker, D.C.M., No. 534559 Squadron-Serggant-Major John M.M., New Zealand Military Forces. Verge, loth Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Captain Arthur Douglas Cooper, New Zealand Own). Territorial Forces. No. 8/76825 Staff Sergeant-Major Dungey Captain James Paumea Ferris, New Zealand Verran, Royal Army Service Corps. Military Forces. Major (Quartermaster) Benjamin Victor James Captain and Quartermaster James Green Milne, Vigrass (6220), Reconnaissance Corps. New Zealand Military Forces. Major Aubrey Clifford Wadsworth, Army Warrant Officer Class I Stuart Waters Cadet Force. Richardson, New Zealand Military Forces. No. 4682342 Regimental Quartermaster Second Lieutenant Reginald Augustus Thomas, Sergeant Fred Walker, The King's Own New Zealand Military Forces. Yorkshire Light Infantry. Captain Keith Owen Tunnicliffe, New Zealand Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Stanley Eric Military Forces. Walker (140072), Royal Artillery. Second-Lieutenant John Walsh, Hampshire Home Guard. CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Major Andrew Benjamin Way, British Guiana OF KNIGHTHOOD. Home Guard. Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Gilbert St. James's Palace, S.W.I. Henry Way (99173), Royal Army Ordnance ist January, 1944. Corps. The KING has been graciously pleased to Major Donald Clarence Whitaker, Dorsetshire give orders for the following promotions in, and Home Guard. appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of Captain (temporary Major) Stanley Charles the British Empire: — White (180438), The Royal Fusiliers (City of To be an Additional Knight Commander of the London Regiment). Military Division of the said Most Excellent Major John Willatt, M.C., M.A. (11540), Army Order:— Educational Corps. Air Vice-Marshal Robert Henry Magnus No. 5751 Company Sergeant-Major Ethel Spencer SAUNDBY, C.B., M.C., D.F.C., Williams, Auxiliary Territorial Service. A.F.C., Royal Air Force. Captain (temporary Major) (Assistant Ordnance Mechanical Engineer) Norman David Stuart To be an Additional Dame Commander of the Williams, Indian Electrical and Mechanical Military Division of the said Most Excellent Engineers. Order:— Captain (local Major) Fred Wood, Jamaica Air Chief Commandant Katherine Jane Home Guard. TREFUSIS FORBES, C.B.E., Women's Captain (Quartermaster) Ernest James Woods Auxiliary Air Force. (110331), Royal Artillery. To be Additional Commanders of the Military. Captain Edward John Wortley, M.M., Lan- Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— cashire Home Guard. Acting Air Vice-Marshal Robert Allingham Captain. (temporary Major) Frank Rob Wray GEORGE, M.C., Royal Air Force. (142746), Royal Engineers. Air Commodore John Reginald CASSIDY, Lieutenant (local Captain) Arthur William- Royal Air Force. Wright, Indian Army. Air Commodore John Patrick COLEMAN, No. 6197249 Warrant Officer Class II John A.F.C., Royal Air Force. Wright, The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Air Commodore Sydney Ernest STORRAR, Cambridge's Own). Royal Air Force. Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Zealley, Army Cadet Air Commodore William.Edward THEAK, Royal Force. Air Force. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Acting Air Commodore Geoffrey Hill AMBLER, Wing Commander Phillip Walter HOWSON O.B.E., A.F.C., A.D.C., Auxiliary Air (Aus. 222), Royal Australian Air Force. Force. Wing Commander Arthur Gladdish Trevenen Acting Air Commodore William Arthur Darville JAMES (37181), Reserve of Air Force Officers. BROOK, Royal Air Force. Wing Commander William Henry KING Acting Air Commodore Richard Gregory (35034), Royal Air Force. GARDNER, D.S.C., Royal Air Force. Wing Commander (now Acting Group Captain) Acting Air Commodore Allan HESKETH, John Victor READ, M.B.E. (03031), Royal O.B.E., D.F.C., Royal Air Force. Air Force. Acting Air Commodore Andrew McKEE, Wing Commander Edwin Seymour STEDDY D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C., Royal Air Force. (04226), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Acting Air Commodore Alan Patrick RITCHIE, Wing Commander Norman Alexander TAIT A.F.C., Royal Air Force. (26045), Royal Air Force. Acting Air Commodore Harold Vivian Wing Commander (now Acting Group Captain) SATTERLY, D.F.C., Royal Air Force. James Benjamin TATNALL (28137), Reserve Group Captain Robert Arthur Alexander COLE, of Air Force Officers. O.B.E., Royal Air Force. Wing Commander William Arthur THOMPSON Group Captain Alban Spenser ELLERTON, (13104), Royal Air Force. O.B.E., Royal Air Force. Wing Commander (now Acting Group Captain) Group Captain Neville Ross FULLER, Royal Air Frederick William TODD (10159), Royal Air Force. Force. Group Captain Alan David GILLMORE, Royal Wing Commander Norman WOOD (73489), Air Force. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Group Captain Stephen Haistwell HARDY, Acting Wing Commander Lewis Henry Charles Royal Air Force. AUYS (43436), Royal Air Force. Group Captain John Phelp HITCHINGS, Acting Wing Commander Richard Douglas Auxiliary Air Force. BARLAS (72049), Royal Air Force Volunteer Group Captain Hugh NELSON, M.B.E., Royal Reserve. Air Force. Acting Wing Commander Ernest Trevor BEER Group Captain Leonard Thomas PANKHURST, (76048), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Royal Air Force. Acting Wing Commander Harry Frederick Group Captain Herbert Macdonald PEARSON, COOK, M.B.E. (44145), Royal Air Force. Royal Air Force. Acting Wing Commander James' Birchby Group Captain Paul Douglas ROBERTSON, COTTAM (63884), Royal Air 'Force Volunteer A.M., Royal Air Force. Reserve. Group Captain Alfred Douglas ROGERS, Acting Wing Commander George Calder CUN- A.F.C., Royal Air Force. NINGHAM (142592), Royal Air Force Volun- Group Captain Douglas William Robert teer Reserve. RYLEY, Royal Air Force. Acting Wing Commander Edward FENNESSY Group Captain Frank WHITTLE, Royal Air (88883), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Force. Acting Wing Commander Athol Stanhope Acting Group Captain John Greville ARGLES, FORBES, D.F.C. (37499), Reserve of Aii Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Force Officers. Acting Group Captain Lancelot Miller CORBET, Acting Wing Commander Anthony Reay M.B., B.S., Reserve of Air Force Officers. Mackay GEDDES (75990), Royal Air Force Acting Group Captain Clarence Rupert Volunteer Reserve. DUNLAP, A.F.C., Royal Canadian Air Force. Acting Wing Commander Kenneth Oliver Acting Group Captain Donald Randell EVANS, George HUNTLEY (79387), Royal Air Force D.F.C., Royal Air Force. Volunteer Reserve. Acting Group Captain Charles George LOTT, Acting Wing Commander Alfred Cotteril D.S.O., D.F.C., Royal Air Force. KERMODE (76262), Royal Air Force Volunteer Acting Group Captain Sidney LUGG, Royal Air Reserve. Force. Acting Wing Commander Terence Wilson Acting Group Captain Walter Caradine Tyrell McCoMB (39290), Royal Air Force. WILSON, D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C., Royal Air Acting Wing Commander Geoffrey Springle Force Volunteer Reserve. McDouGALL (Can/C.I866), Royal Canadian Colonel William Henry HINGESTON, South Air Force. African Air Force. Acting Wing Commander Patrick John MEADE • To be Additional Officers of the Military (70774), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Acting Wing Commander John Burton NEWMAN, M.B.E. (73731), Royal Air Force "Wing Commander Arthur John BRISTER Volunteer Reserve. (13211), Royal Air Force. Acting Wing Commander George Nigel RICKS Wing Commander Niel Ballingal Reid (72288), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. BROMLEY (33158), Royal Air Force. Wing Commander Henry William Terrell Acting Wing Commander James Baguley CHALCRAFT (80344), Southern .Rhodesian Air SCHOFIELD (87135), Royal Air Force Volun- Force and Royal Air Force Volunteer teer Reserve. . Reserve. Acting Wing Commander (now Acting Group Wing Commander (now Acting Group Captain) Captain) Andrew Alex Dick SEVASTOPULO Harold Edward DICKEN (05159), Royal Air (75549), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Force. Acting Wing Commander Harry SHERWOOD "Wing Commander (now Acting Group Captain) (90873), Auxiliary Air Force. Cecil Wood FLEMMING, D.M., M.Ch., Acting Wing Commander Horace John Audley F.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (70218), Royal Air THEWLES (37836), Reserve of Air Force Force Volunteer Reserve. Officers. i8 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 Acting Wing Commander Wells Wintermute The KING has been graciously pleased, on WELLS-COAXES (77239), Royal Air Force the advice of His Majesty's New Zealand Minis- Volunteer Reserve. ters, to give orders tor the following appoint- Acting Wing Commander Sinclair Charles ment to the Most Excellent Order of the British WOOD (86802), Royal Air Force Volunteer Empire: — Reserve. To be an Additional Officer of the Military Lieutenant-Colonel Oscar GALGUT (103028), Division of the said Most Excellent Order: — South African Air Force. Squadron Leader William John HENDLEY, Squadron Leader Reginald James GIBBS, Royal M.B.E. (43861), Royal Air Force. New Zealand Air Force. Squadron Leader John Edward George To be Additional Members of the Military McGiBBON, M.B., B.S., D.L.O. (91012), Division of the said Most Excellent Order: — Auxiliary Air Force. Squadron Leader John Grimwood EARL Squadron Leader Harold Jephcott TANBURN (43646), Royal Air Force. (72728), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Squadron Leader John Edward MARZORATI Acting Squadron Leader William Brenton (80011), Southern Rhodesian Air Force and BOGGS (Can/0.2683), Royal Canadian Air Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Force. Acting Squadron Leader Bertie George Starr Acting Squadron Leader Geoffrey Gillman BURLEIGH (80916), Royal Air Force Volun- CRADOCK-WATSON (61333), Royal Air Force teer Reserve. Volunteer Reserve. Acting Squadron Leader Donald Edward GIBBS Acting Squadron Leader Alexander CROSS (45383), Royal Air Force. (42965), Royal Air Force. Acting Squadron Leader Archibald Harry Leslie Acting Squadron Leader Francis James Bilian PEARCE (45218), Royal Air Force. HAMMERSLEY (73576), Royal Air Force The Reverend Herbert Elymor Dickson ASH- Volunteer Reserve. -'j!JK FORD (Can/0.3658), Royal Canadian Air Acting Squadron Leader Eric Arthur Douglas Force. HEATH (80622), Royal Air Force Volunteer Flight Lieutenant (now Acting Squadron Reserve, Leader) Charles Wilfred CRIMMIN (45260), Royal Air Force. Acting Squadron Leader Oliver Arthur Gildart Flight Lieutenant (now Acting Squadron JACKSON (82469), Royal Air Force Volunteer Leader) Eric Vincent CUNLIFFE (87817), Reserve. . * Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Acting Squadron Leader John Callistus KIL- Flight Lieutenant Arthur Clarke DUNN (78455), KENNY (77000),. Royal Air Force Volunteer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Reserve. Flight Lieutenant Eric Leonard FENTON (90627), Acting Squadron Leader Herbert Stephen KING Auxiliary Air Force. (45821), Royal Air Force. Flight Lieutenant Richard Aylmer FROST Acting Squadron Leader James Francis MEHI- (79459), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. GAN (13111), Royal Air Force. Flight Lieutenant William Charles GRAHAM Acting Squadron Leader Gerald Alan MORRIS (65478), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, (83923), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flight Lieutenant George Anderton GRANT (Aus. Acting Squadron Leader Trenhan Christopher 267449), Royal Australian Air Force. MUSGRAVE (41726), Reserve of Air Force Flight Lieutenant Henry William HUGHES Officers. (46349), Royal Air Force. Flight Lieutenant Reginald Nelson PAYNE Acting Squadron Leader William Edward (45780), Royal Air Force. NICHOLAS, D.F.C. (43014), Royal Air Force. Flight Lieutenant John Wyndham POPE-HEN- Acting Squadron Leader Edgar Alexander PASK NESSEY, Reserve of Air Force Officers. (66478), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flight Lieutenant Hilaire ROBERGE (Can/C. Acting Squadron • Leader Edward Charles 4615), Royal Canadian Air Force. SMITH-ROSS (29119), Reserve of Air Force Flight Lieutenant Victor RODGERS (81197),. Officers. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Acting Squadron Leader John Duggan SYME Flight Lieutenant Rowland Leslie ROSSITER (79280), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. (85671), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Acting Squadron Leader Guy Parker WATSON, Flight Lieutenant Thomas Walter SHERRATT D.F.C. (40964), Royal Air Force. (85127), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Acting Squadron Leader William WHITTLE Flight Lieutenant Herbert George SPARKS (85780), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. (46189), Royal Air Force. Acting Squadron Officer Marjorie RYLEY (609), Flight Lieutenant (now Acting Squadron, Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Leader) Graham Russell SWANWICK (88315), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flight Lieulenant Ronald George WILSDON The KING has been graciously pleased, on (79481), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. the advice of His Majesty's Australian Minis- Flight Lieutenant, (now Acting Squadron ters, to give orders for the following appoint- Leader) Frederick William WORLEY (43206), ments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Royal Air Force. Empire: — Acting Flight Lieutenant William BILLINGTON (113879), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. To be Additional Officers of the Military Acting Flight Lieutenant (now Acting Squadron Division of the said Most Excellent Order: — Leader) Russell Mackie BRAGG (Can/C. Wing Commander Donald Holdsworth BROWN, 15132), Royal Canadian Air Force. Royal Australian Air Force. Acting Flight Lieutenant Philip Henry BUR- Wing Commander John Owen Parker DIBBS, TON (63585), Royal Air Force Volunteer Royal Australian Air Force. Reserve. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 19

Acting Flight Lieutenant Joseph Montague Warrant Officer Jack WHINNETT (519091), CAUDLE (46765), Royal Air Force. Royal Air Force. Acting Flight Lieutenant Arthur Henry CHAP- Warrant Officer Joseph WOOD (802048), Royal MAN (67806), Royal Air Force Volunteer Air Force. Reserve. Acting Warrant Officer Ernest ARMSTRONG Acting Flight Lieutenant Eric Harvey DICKENS (539899), Royal Air Force. (100755), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Acting Warrant Officer William Orice GILBERT Acting Flight Lieutenant Dudley Jack ELLERY (352211), Royal Air Force. (45856), Royal Air Force. Acting Warrant Officer Norman Stuart ROBIN- Acting Flight Lieutenant (now Acting Squadron SON (516882), Royal Air Force. Leader) Bert FLANNERY (47093), Royal Air Flight Officer Audrey Louie RUNDLE (4154), Force. Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Acting Flight Lieutenant Alexander John FOR- Flight Officer Margaret Evelyn Kirkharn SYTH (Can/C.8067), Royal Canadian Air WHERRY (894), Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Force. Acting Flight Lieutenant Charles Robert GOOD- Acting Flight 'Officer Irene Rose CRYER (869), ING (67844), Royal Air Force Volunteer Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Reserve. Acting Flight Lieutenant John Hinchliffe The KING has been graciously pleased, On GOULD (68240), Royal Air Force Volunteer the advice of His Majesty's Australian Minis- Reserve. ters, to give orders for the following appoint- Acting Flight Lieutenant Leslie John HICK- ments to the Most Excellent Order of the British MAN (65004), Royal Air Force Volunteer Empire: — Reserve. Acting Flight Lieutenant Douglas HUGHES To be Additional Members of the Military (112154), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Division of the said Most Excellent Order: — Acting Flight Lieutenant George Henry Squadron Leader Alexander Charles Alfred LAMBERT (46352), Royal Air Force. McBRiDE, Royal Australian Air Force. Acting Flight Lieutenant Percival LAMEY Flight Lieutenant William Joseph SYMONS, (46979), Royal Air Force. Royal Australian Air Force. Acting Flight Lieutenant George Edwin RIDD Warrant Officer George GREEN, Royal Austral- (47030), Royal Air Force. ian Air Force. Acting Flight Lieutenant Cecil Raymond SHEP- HERD (46651), Royal Air Force. The KING has been graciously pleased, on Acting Flight Lieutenant Leslie James SNAPE the advice of His Majesty's New Zealand Minis- (61695), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. ters, to give orders for the following appoint- Acting Flight Lieutenant (now Acting Squadron ment to the Most Excellent Order of the British Leader) David Arnold SOLOMON (89569), Empire: —'• Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Acting Flight Lieutenant Robert Dudley King To be an Additional Member of the Military TALLOWIN (101237), Royal Air Force Volun- Division of the said Most Excellent Order: — teer Reserve. Warrant Officer John Edward Keating Acting Flight Lieutenant William Thomas McCoNNELL, Royal New Zealand Air Force. WAKEHAM (46149), Royal Air Force. Acting Flight Lieutenant William WRIGHTSON (112610), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Flying Officer Ernest Trevor Corin DURRANT OF KNIGHTHOOD. (103728), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flying Officer Edward William FREEMAN St. James's Palace, S.W.I. (112118), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 1st January, 1944. Flying Officer Charles Frederick GIBSON The KING has been graciously pleased to (133291), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. give orders for the following promotions in, and Flying Officer Ralph Edwin NEWMAN (137026), appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. the British Empire: — Flying Officer David Herbert SLATER (136082), To be Additional Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Warrant Officer George Wilson Wood BAKER Order:— (363343). Royal Air Force. Sir (George) Allan Powell, C.B.E., Chairman Warrant Officer Alfred James BARLOW of the British Broadcasting Corporation. (748846), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. The Right Honourable Sir (James) Arthur Warrant Officer Henry Keith HELLER (Aus. Salter, K.C.B., M.P., lately Joint Parlia- 8472), Royal Australian Air Force. mentary Secretary, Ministry of War Trans- Warrant Officer James McCracken MACKIE port. (133605), Royal Air Force. To be Additional Knights Commanders of the Warrant Officer Hugh Lewis PARRY (315073), Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Royal Air Force. Order: — Warrant Officer Lewis John PEACH (342771), William Robert Fraser, Esq., C.B., Secretary, Royal Air Force. War Damage Commission. Warrant Officer Edward Gibson REES (336192), Cyril John Radcliffe, Esq., K.C., Director- Royal Air Force. General, Ministry of Information. Warrant Officer Joseph Vernon THOMPSON George Wilfred Turner, Esq., C.B., Joint (5381), Royal Air Force. Second Secretary, Ministry of Supply. Warrant Officer Hugh Rodney WATKINS John Crompton Wrigley, Esq., C.B., Joint (364336), Royal Air Force. Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Health. B 2 20 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

To be Additional Commanders of the Civil Alfred Max Landauer, Esq., Hemp Controller, Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Ministry of Supply. Wallace Alan Akers, Esq., a Director of Re- Ronald George Leach, Esq., Deputy Financial search, Department of Scientific and Indus- Secretary, Ministry oif Food. trial Research. Captain Guy Maynard Liddell, M.C., Civil Charles Christopher Arnell, Esq., Adviser to Assistant, War Office. the Ministry of War Transport in matters Hugh Scott Lindsay, Esq., Associated with the relating to the purchase of ships. Parliamentary Labour Party since 1906; George Ernest Ashforth, Esq., County Sur- Secretary since 1919. For political services. veyor, Cheshire. William Ewart Clarke Mcllroy, Esq., J.P., Colonel Sydney Williams Louis Ashwanden, Mayor of Reading. For services to Civil D.S.O., T.D.,. D.L., National Chairman of Defence. the British Legion, 1939-43. Professor John Duncan Mackie, M.C., Pror William Henry Baines, Esq., Town Clerk and fessor of Scottish History, and Chairman of Air Raid Precautions Controller, Liverpool. the Joint Recruiting Board, Glasgovr Anthony Bevir, Esq., Private Secretary to the University. Prime Minister. Percy Harold Maggs, Esq., O.B.E., lately Walter Frederick Bishop, Esq., Director, W. T. Assistant Secretary, Air Ministry. Henley's Telegraph Works Company, Ltd. Henry William Meikle, Esq., D.Litt., H.M. Major Robert Frederick Brebner, Chairman of Historiographer in Scotland and Librarian of Directors, the Highland and Agricultural the National Library in Scotland. Society. Arthur Cecil Lockwood Morrison, Esq., Senior Lieutenant-Colonel Ernest Briggs, D.S.O., Chief Clerk of the Metropolitan Police M.Inst.C.E., President, Soap and Candle Courts. Trades Employers' Federation. William Nairn, Esq., President, Royal College Frank Walter Brundle, Esq., Chairman, Civil of Veterinary Surgeons. Defence Emergency Committee, City of Major Geoffrey Nicholson, M.C., Chief Con- London. stable of Surrey. William Leslie Burgess, Esq., M.D., Ch.B., Burrell Page, Esq., Director off Special F.R.C.P.(Ed.), D.T.M., D.P.H., Medical Supplies, Admiralty. Officer of Health, Dundee. Leonard Cecil Paton, Esq., M.C., Joint William Tom Butterwick, Esq., M.I.N.A., Managing Director, United Kingdom Com- Deputy Director of Merchant Shipbuilding, mercial Corporation, Limited. Admiralty. Norbert Edward Rowe, Esq., F.R.Ae.S., Edward Hazlehurst ' Cherry, Esq., M.B.E., Director of Technical Development, Ministry Deputy General Manager, Navy, Army and of Aircraft Production. Air Force Institutes. Colonel Harold Bantock Sankey, M.C., T.D., Captain Ewart Martin Coates, Master, Merchant Regional Controller, Midlands Region, Navy. 'Ministry of Production. George Lissant Cox, Esq., M.D., Chief Tuber- "Professor Sydney Alfred Smith, M.D., culosis Officer, Lancashire County Council. F.R.C.P.(Ed-), Chairman of the Scottish George Charles Cunningham, Esq., Registrar Central Medical War Committee. For of Death Duties, Scotland, Board of Inland services to Civil Defence. Revenue. John Henry George Stewart, Esq., M.B.E., Arthur Edis Dean, Esq., M.A., M.Litt., Assistant Secretary, General Post Office. Warden of Goldsmiths' College. • William Sutcliffe, Esq., Chief Engineer Officer, Alan Nigel Drury, Esq., M.D., F.R.S., lately Merchant Navy. Member of the Scientific Staff, Medical Re- Samuel Tagg, Esq., J.P., Member of the search Council. Public Utility Undertakings Coal Com- John Mawdsley Furniss, Esq., J.P., Honorary mittee. Treasurer, Liverpool Savings Committee. Claude Edward Tangye, Esq., M.D., Clement William Osmund Gibson, Esq., Chief M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H., County Inspector of Audits, Ministry of Health. Medical Officer of Health, Wiltshire. For. William Henry Glanville, Esq., D.Sc., Ph.D., services to Civil Defence. M.Inst.C.E., a Director of Research, Depart- Colonel John Hessell Tiltman, O.B.E., M.C., ment of Scientific and Industrial Research. employed in a Department of the Foreign Edwin George Gooch, Esq., President, National Office. Union of Agricultural Workers. William Wallace, Esq., Managing Director, Walter William Hackett, Esq., J.P., Managing Brown Brothers Limited. President of the Director, Accles and Pollock Limited. Engineering and Allied Employers' East of Ernest Harry Hart, Esq., Assistant Secretary, Scotland Association. Board of Customs and Excise. Reginald Everard Lindsay Wellington, Esq., John Williams Hasselkus, Esq., Chairman and North American Director, British Broadcast- Managing Director, Ross Limited. ing Corporation. Edward John Hay ward, Esq., O.B.E., Clerk to the Justices, Cardiff, and President of the Herbert Cecil Whitehead, Esq., M.Inst.C.E., Incorporated Justices' Clerks' Society. Chief Engineer, Birmingham, Tame and Rea Miss Cicely Howland, M.V.O., O.B.E., Clerk District Drainage Board. in the Office of the Private Secretary to His Alan Campbell Wilson, Esq., Assistant Majesty the King. Solicitor, Department of H.M. Procurator Harold Slaney Kershaw, Esq., Chairman of the General and Treasury Solicitor. North-West Regional Price Regulation Com- Captain Robert Jeffery Wilson, Master, Mer- mittee, Board of Trade,. chant Navy. Paul Kimberley, Esq., O.B.E., A.R.P.S., Herbert Martin Woodhams, Esq., Director and Director of Army Cinematography, War General Manager, Sir W. G. Armstrong Office. Whitworth Aircraft Limited. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 21

CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Thomas Joseph McGurk, Esq., Clerical Officer OF KNIGHTHOOD. at His Majesty's Embassy at Cairo. St. James's Palace, S.W.i, Miss Tercia Decima Meek, a British subject ist January, 1944. resident in Egypt. The KING has been graciously pleased to Joseph Todd Mulvenny, Esq., British Vice- give orders for the following promotions in, Consul at Baltimore. and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order William Percy Taylor Nurse, Esq., British of the British Empire: — Vice-Consul at New Orleans. Miss Kathleen Mary Potts, Shorthand-typist at To be Additional Knights Commanders of the His Majesty's Embassy at Cairo. Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Cyril Jackson Rogers, Esq., Employed at His, Majesty's Consulate-General at Loanda. Douglas Newbold, Esq., C.B.E., Civil Secre- Miss Gladys Rebecca Winifred Routh, Clerk tary, Sudan Government. at His Majesty's Consulate-General at Colonel Edward Townley Peel, D.S.O., M.C., Smyrna. a British subject resident in Egypt., Joseph David Salamah, Esq., Chief Translator To be Additional Commanders of the Civil at His Majesty's Embassy at Bagdad. Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— John Henry Toovey, Esq., Superintendent of Lieutenant-Colonel 'Charles Cuthbert Aston, the Central Prison at Port Sudan. O.B.E., Political Officer, Central and Maud, Mrs. Whitton, a British subject resident Southern Area, Iraq.. in the Argentine Republic. Arthur Herbert Birse, Esq., M.B.E., employed Raymond Charles Wilkins, Esq., a British sub- .in His Majesty's Embassy at Moscow. ject resident in Paraguay. Alfred John Gardener, Esq., His Majesty's Consul at Shiraz. Samuel McAlister, Esq., a. British subject resi- dent in Brazil. CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Martin Willoughby Parr, Esq., O.B.E., OF KNIGHTHOOD. Governor of Equatoria Province, Sudan. John Welsh, Esq., a British subject resident in St. James's Palace, S.W.I. the Argentine Republic. ist January, 1944. The KING has been graciously pleased to To be Additional Officers of the Civil Division give orders for the following promotions in, and of the said Most Excellent Order:— appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of Captain Robert Chevallier Cooke, M.C. (Re- the British Empire: — tired), District Commissioner, Sudan Politi- cal Service. To be an Additional Knight Commander of the Martha Isabel, Mrs. Garvice, M.B.E., Senior Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Lady Medical Officer, Egyptian Ministry of Order:— Education. Colonel the Honourable Ernest Lucas Guest, William Cumming Graham, Esq., His O.B.E., Minister of Mines, Public Works and -Majesty's Consul at Bilbao. Air, Southern Rhodesia. For public services, George Nicholas Jones, Esq., Honorary Repre- especially in connection with the inaugura- sentative of the British Council in Chile. tion of the Empire Air Training Scheme in the Colony. William Charles Godfrey Mackinnon, Esq., a British subject resident in the Argentine To be an Additional Commander of the Civil Republic. Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Major Roger Mead, Assistant Political Officer, George Richard Rich Nicholas, Esq. For Central and Southern Area, Iraq. philanthropic services in the State of Victoria. Francis Brian Anthony Rundall, Esq., one of •His Majesty's Vice-Consuls at New York. To be Additional Officers of the Civil Division Charles Merrill Schaffter, Esq., M.B., Ch.B., of the said Most Excellent Order:— F.R.C.S. (Ed.), Surgeon working in Church Miss Jane Bell, President, Royal Victorian Missionary Hospitals in Persia. College of Nursing, State of Victoria. Peter Frank Dalrymple Tennant, Esq., Press Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Archibald Attache at His Majesty's Legation at Clifford Blacklow, D.S.O., V.D., Member ot Stockholm. the Legislative Council, State of Tasmania. Maud, Mrs. Tiplady, a British subject resident For public and municipal services. in Brazil. William Andrew Burrell, Esq. For social wel- Thomas Wikeley, Esq., His Majesty's Consul fare services in the State of Victoria. at Jedda. Arthur Gilmour Cowling, Esq., M.C., Chief Education Officer, Southern Rhodesia. To be Additional Members of the Civil Division Theodore Albert Edward Holdengarde, Esq., of the said Most Excellent Order:— Chairman of the National Industrial Council Robert Douglas, Esq., a British subject resi- for the Iron and Steel Manufacturing and dent in Turkey. Engineering Industries of Southern Rhodesia. Winifred Amy, Mrs. Goodbody, a British sub- Dudley Mathews, Esq. For services in con- ject resident in the Argentine Republic. nection with charitable and patriotic move- Reginald Arthur Morrison Hughman, Esq., ments in the State of South Australia. British Vice-Consul at Pernambuco. Francis Martin O'Leary, Esq., a Member of the Albert James Johnson, Esq., Archivist at His Finance Committee, Newfoundland Patriotic Majesty's Legation at Caracas. Association. 22 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Eric Charles Price, Esq., Deputy Food Con- CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS troller, Newfoundland, and formerly Chair- OF KNIGHTHOOD. man of the Board of Customs, Newfound- land. St. James's Palace, S.W.I. Lieutenant-Colonel Alick Vernie Stark, E.D., Tst January, 1944. late I5th Oxley Regiment, Official and Private Secretary to the Governor of the The KING has been graciously pleased to State of Queensland. give orders for the following promotions in, and Alfred Herman Traeger, Esq., of the State of appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of South Australia. For public services in con- • the British Empire: — nection with wireless inventions. To be an Additional Knight Grand Cross of the Augusta Maud, Lady Wallace, M.B.E., Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, Scottish Order:— Branch of the Victoria League, and member of the Scottish Committee of the Empire Sir Cowasjee Jehangir, Bt., K.C.I.E., O.B.E., Societies' War Hospitality Committee. Member of the Central Legislative Assembly, and Member, National Delence Council. To be Additional Members of the Civil Division of the said Mosfi Excellent Order:— To be Additional Commanders of the Civil Henry Charles Arnold, Esq., Manager of the Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Government Agricultural Experimental Frederick Young, Esq., C.I.E., Indian Police, Station at Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. lately Commissioner of Police, Martial Law James Arthur .Banks, Esq., Vice-Chairman, Area, Sind. West of Scotland Branch, Empire Societies' Anthony Jeseph Elkins, Esq., Controller of War Hospitality Committee. Supplies, Bengal Circle, Department of Ernest Warren Blackbeard, Esq., a trader in Supply, Government of India. Serowe, Be"chuanaland Protectorate. For George Mclntosh, Esq., Chairman, Dooars public services. Planters' Association, Bengal. Anthony Drinkwater Chataway, Esq., Civil James Richmond Northridge Pryde, Esq., Commissioner and Magistrate, Salisbury, General Manager, The Poonmudi Tea and Southern Rhodesia. Rubber Company, Limited, Kullakamby, Frank Cox, Esq., an officer of the Southern The Nilgiris, Madras. Rhodesia Civil Service attached to the Office Maharaj Shri Virbhadra Singh, Musahib Ala, of the High Commissioner for Southern Dungarpur State, Rajputana. Rhodesia in London. Joseph Michael Curran, Esq., lately Technical To be Additional Officers of the Civil Division of Officer, Newfoundland Oversea Forestry the said Most Excellent Order:— Unit. Miss Margaret Rice Da vies. For work in con- Margaret Wilkie, Lady Bhore, M.B.E., M.B., nection with the Newfoundland Forces over- Ch.B. (wife of Sir Joseph Bhore, K.C.S.L, sea. K.C.I.E., Economic Adviser to the Govern- Joyce Meeres, Mrs. Fry. For services in con- ment of Bhopal), Central India. nection with the , Dominion and Allied Pritamdas Bhojraj Advani, Esq., M.I.E., Services' Hospitality Scheme. Director of Industries, Bombay. Cornelius Ewen MacLean Greenfield, Esq., Akhter Husain, Esq., Indian Civil Service, Bookkeeper to the Treasury, Southern Deputy Commissioner, Sialkot, Punjab. Rhodesia. Ernest Brian Hindley Baker, Esq., Indian Civil Miss Frances Lindsay. For services in the care Service, Secretary to His Excellency the of torpedoed survivors landed at St. John's, Governor of Bengal. \ Newfoundland. Joseph Charles Brommage, Esq., M.B.E., Joint K D.avid James Masterton Mackenzie, Esq., M.B., Financial Adviser (Munitions Production), Ch.B. (Edin.), Acting Principal Medical Government of India. Officer, Bechuanaland Protectorate. Ivor Bull, Esq., Coffee Planter and Member of Miss Daisy Muriel Millhouse, Matron of the Coorg Legislative Council. Home for Incurables, State of South Reginald Glanville Burt, Esq., Assistant Con- Australia. troller-General of Inspection (Civil WingJ, Richard Hugh de Camborne Paynter, Esq., General Headquarters, India. Superintendent, British South Africa Police Hadden Hamilton Carleston, Esq., Indian Civil Reserve, Officer Commanding the Police Service, Chief Civil Representative, Indian Reserve Division at Salisbury, Southern Infantry Division, and lately Collector and Rhodesia. District Magistrate, Civil and Military The Honourable Leslie Arthur Procter, Member Station, Bangalore. of the Legislative Council, and President of Leonard Alfred Chapman, Esq., Indian Civil the Municipal Association, State of Tasmania. Service, Joint Financial Adviser (Supply), John Rankin, Esq., Station Master, Glasgow Government of India. Central Station. For services in connection George Alfred Davies Cochrane, Esq., Indian with the movement of oversea troops. Service of Engineers, Superintendent of Norman Frederick Shillingford, Esq., Super- Works, Public Works Department, Central intendent, British South Africa Police Provinces and Berar. Reserve, Officer Commanding the Police Major Leopold Henry Conville, Landholder, Reserve Division at Bulawayo, Southern Deputy Recruiting Officer, Montgomery, Rhodesia. Punjab. Gladys Mary, Mrs. Woollcombe. For services Khan Bahadur Ghulam Faruque, Controller of • in connection with hospitality to> oversea Coal Distribution and Transport Advisory troops in Aldershot and Glasgow. Officer. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 23 Ramaswami Ayyangar Gopalaswami, Esq., Malcolm Moncrieff Stuart, Esq., Indian Civil Indian Civil Service, Deputy Secretary to the Service, District Magistrate, Chittagong, Government of India in the Defence Depart- Bengal. ment and Secretary, National Defence Alexander Colin Burlington Symon, Esq., Council. Secretary, Indian Purchasing Mission at Herbert Hawley, Esq., F.I.C., Government Washington. Analyst, King Institute of Preventive Sardar Shivrao Bhavanrao Thorat, Jahagirdar Medicine, Guindy, Madras. of Panodi, and First-Class Sardar of the Kenneth Harvey Henderson, Esq., Indian Civil Deccan, Ahmednagar District, Bombay. Service, Deputy Commissioner, Lahore, Frederick Lewis Underwood, Esq., Indian Punjab. Police, District Superintendent of Police, Kamta Prashad, Esq., Indian Educational Madras. Service, Principal, Science College, Patna, Charles Ernest Walze, Esq., District Magistrate Bihar. and Collector of Gaya, Bihar. Wilfred Lawley, Esq., Indian Service of To be Additional Members of the Civil Division Engineers, Superintending Engineer, Public of the said Most Excellent Order: — Works Department, North-West Frontier Province. Marjory Mackellar, Mrs. Prendergast (wife of Idris Wyn Lewys-Lloyd, Esq., Indian Civil Colonel M. H. Prendergast, D.S.O., M.V.O., Service, Deputy Commissioner, Lucknow, Assistant Adjutant-General, General Head- United Provinces. quarters, India), Red Cross Commissioner's Alastair Petrie Low, Esq., Indian Political Office, Simla. Service, Deputy Commissioner, Bannu, ' Khan Bahadur Saiyid AH Zarnin, Vice- North-West Frontier Province. President, Council of Administration and Andrew Francis MacCulloch, Esq., M.B.E., Chief Secretary, Benares State. F.I.C., A.M.I.Chem.E., Chief Advisory Ratnakar Narayan Bhaindarkar, Esq., M.B., Chemist, Office of the Director-General, B.S., A.R.P. Divisional Warden, Dadar Indian Medical Service. West Division, Bombay. John Edwin Mackenzie, Esq., D.Sc., Ph.D., Padam Chand Bhandari, Esq., Secretary, University Adviser to Indian Students, Edin- Municipal Committee, Amritsar, and Com- burgh. munications Officer, Air Raid Precautions, Jaswantsingh .Malik, Esq., Indian Service of Amritsar, Punjab. Engineers, Superintending Engineer, Sind. Khan Bahadur Byramji Rustomji Bhaya, Major Anthony Gilchrist McCall, Indian Civil Honorary Additional District Magistrate and Service, Deputy Commissioner, Khasi and Judge, Mhow, Central India. Jantia Hills and Political Officer, Khasi Wilton James Bolst, Esq., Bullion Registrar of States, Assam. His Majesty's Mint, Calcutta. William Malcolm McGregor, Esq., Chief Con- Ian Peter MacGillivray Cargill, Esq., Indian troller of Stores, North-Western Railway. Civil Service, lately Deputy Administrator, James Dunbar Michael, Esq., Secretary to the Martial Law, Sind. Railway Board, Government of India. Abani Bhusan Chatterjee, Esq., Indian Civil Philip Norton-Jones, Esq., Indian Police, Service, Provincial Organiser, National War Deputy Commissioner of Police, Calcutta, Front, Bengal. Bengal. Herbert Broomfieid Colledge, Esq., Lieutenant- Commissioner, Territorial Commander of U Olim Singh,. Siem of the Khyrim State, Western India, The Salvation Arfny, Assam. Bombay. Pran Krishna Parija, Esq., Indian Educational Captain John Richard Cotton, Indian Political Service, Principal, Ravenshaw College, Service, Under-Secretary to the1 Resident" at Cuttack, Orissa. Hyderabad. Gordon Peace, Esq., F.I.C., Chief Inspector of James Thomas Cox, Esq., Officer-in-Charge, Explosives in India and Chief Adviser, Military Farms Group, Kirkee. _. Factory A.R.P. Emile Eugene DeSouza, Esq., Deputy Field Cornelius James Pelly, Esq., Indian Political Controller of Military Accounts. Service, Political Agent and His Majesty's Herbert Reginald Lee Emery, Esq., Honorary Consul, Muscat, Persian Gulf. Assistant Traffic Superintendent and Station Major Louis Alexander Gordon Pinhey, Indian Superintendent, Moghalserai. Political Service, Political Agent and Deputy Lionel Edgar Farrant, Esq., Deputy Superin- Commissioner, Sibi, and lately Wazir-i- tendent of Police, Finger Print Bureau, Azam, Kalat State, Baluchistan. Allahabad, United Provinces. John Erskine Pitcairn, Esq., V.D., Assistant Edward Few, Esq., Member, Punjab Legis- Manager, Messrs. Peirce Leslie and Company, lative Assembly, Lahore, Punjab. Cochin. Patrick Francis Finnigan, Esq., Assistant Com- mercial Officer, North-Western Railway, Hugh Edward Richardson, Esq., Indian Karachi. Political Service, Secretary to the Agent- Captain Leslie Alfred Charles Fry, Indian General for India at Chungking. Political Service, Under Secretary to the Lieutenant-Colonel Claude Innes Shepherd, Government of India in the External Affairs D.S.O., Indian Army (retired), Honorary Department. ' " Secretary, Indian Comforts Fund, London. Gariesh Pershad, Esq., Insurance Manager, Hiranand Rupchand Shivdasani, Esq., Indian Govan Brothers, Limited, New Delhi. Civil Service, Collector and District Magis- Archibald Whitlock Richard Gill, Esq., Magis- trate, Agra, United Provinces. trate and Collector, Shahjahanpur, United John Gerald Simms, Esq., Indian Civil Ser- Provinces. vice, Collector and District Magistrate, Thal^uT Gop'al Singh, of Badnore, Udaipur Ahmedabad, Bombay. • (Mewar) State, Rajputana. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Pankaj Kumar Gupta, Esq., Indian Football George William Tayler, Esq., Officer Super- Association, Bengal. visor, Adjutant-General's Branch, General Major James Gold, I.E., Works Manager, Headquarters, India. Engineering Workshops, Madras & Southern Roland Veale, Esq., Manager, Block Signal Manratta Kailway, Arkonam. Workshops, Howrah. Lieutenant-Colonel Haider Khan, Professor of Arthur Cecil Warren, Esq., Engineer Officer, Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University and No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School, Officer Commanding, 2nd Battalion (United Royal Air Force, India. Provinces), U.T.C., I.T.F., United The Reverend Edward Wheeler, Missionary, Provinces. Jeypur, Bhagalpur District, Bihar. Major Patrick John Keen, Indian Political Ser- Major Cyril Charles Farmer Wright, Officer . vice, lately Assistant Director in the Quetta Commanding No. 3 (Special) Auxiliary Branch ol the Intelligence Bureau, Govern- Pioneer Battalion, and lately Superin- ment of India. tendent, Borstal School, Palamcottah, Khan Bahadur Seth Kikabhai, General Mer- Tinnevelly District, Madras. chant and Honorary Magistrate, Raipur, Thomas Clarence Wynne, Esq., Assistant Central Provinces and Berar. Traffic Manager, Nagpur Division, Great Archibald Solomon Kyte, Esq., Assistant Col- Indian Peninsula Railway. lector of Salt Revenue, Kharaghoda. Elwyn Byron Lewis, Esq., Chief Mining Engineer, Salt Range Division, Central CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Excises and Salt Department, North-Western OF KNIGHTHOOD. India. St. James's Palace, S.W.I. Dugald Me Alpine, Esq., Resident Engineer, 1st January, 1944. Oudh and Tirhut Railway, Mansi. The KING has been graciously pleased to Thomas Mclntyre, Esq., Officiating Deputy give orders for the following appointments to Chief Engineer, Bridges, Bengal and Assam the Most Excellent Order of the British Railway, Calcutta. Empire: — George Elphinstone Miller, Esq., Zamindar and Honorary Magistrate, Digha, Patna District, To be an Additional Commander of the Civil Bihar. Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Muhammad Abdul Hamid Khan, Esq., Assist- Colonel Maurice Lawrence Treston, F.R.C.S., ant Postmaster-General, Madras Circle, L.R.C.P., F.R.C.O.G., Indian Medical Madras. Service, Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Duraiswami Narayanamurti, Esq., A.I.C., Burma. F.Inst.P., Wood Preservation Officer, Forest Research Institute. To be Additional Officers of the Civil Division Frank Noible, Esq., Superintendent, Dacca of the said Most Excellent Order:— Central Jail, Bengal. Sidney John Farmer, Esq., Controller of Alfred Henry Nunn, Esq., Officer-in-Charge, Military Accounts, Burma. A.R.P. Rescue Service, Calcutta, Bengal. Robert Watson, Esq., Indian Agricultural Ser- Rai Bahadur Pandit Lachhmi Dat Pande, vice, Deputy Director of Agriculture, Burma. Advocate and President, Bar Association, Almora, United Provinces. To be Additional Members of the Civil Division Jagat Ram Pandit, Esq., Barrister-at-Law, of the said Most Excellent Order:— Gujrat, PunjaJb. Miss Lilian Godfreida Lutter, Superintendent, David James Keese • Plumley, Esq., State American Baptist Mission, Morton Lane Engineer, Bastar, Eastern States. Girls' School and Normal School, Moulmein,. Reginald Kaye Polwhele, Esq., District Traffic Burma. Superintendent, Oudh and Tirhut Railway, Frederick William Thompson Bodeker, Esq., Sonepore. Extra Assistant Conservator, Forest Reginald James Pringle, Esq., Indian Civil Department. Service, Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in 'the Department of Commerce. Khan Sahib Shaikh Nawab Ali Qureshi, Assist- CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS ant Inspector-General of Prisons, Punjab. OF KNIGHTHOOD. Raghunath Pershad, Esq., Assistant Secretary, St. James's Palace, S.W.I. Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, ist January, 1944. 'War Department, Government of India. The KING has been graciously pleased to Honorary Captain Sardar Bahadur Rattan give orders for the following promotions in, and Chand, Q.B.I., Zaildar, , Rangar, Tahsil appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of • .Hamirpur, Kangra District, Punjab. the British Empire: — James Scott, Esq., Manager, Khardah Jute To be an Additional Knight Commander of the Mills, Titagarh, 24-Parganas, Bengal. Civil Division of the said Mo'st Excellent Sri Manmatha Kumar Seal, Honorary Magis- Order:— trate, Jaipur, Cuttack District, Orissa. Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Esq., C.M.G.,. Lieutenant Muhammad Sharif Khan, loth Civil Defence Commissioner, Ceylon. Baluch Regiment, Indian Army, attached, Tochi Scouts, North Waziristan, North-West To be Additional Commanders of the Civil Frontier Province. Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— William Shaw, Esq., Deputy Commissioner, George Harry Adams, Esq., A.S.A.A., Garo Hills, Assam. Colonial Administrative Service, Financial Khan Bahadur Sher Jan Khan, Malik, Bakka Secretary, Nyasaland. Khel Wazir Tribe, Bannu, North-West. Albert Allan, Esq., General Manager, Sierra Frontier Province".' Leone Railway. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

The Most Reverend Arthur Henry Anstey, Commander George William Trinick, R.D., D.D., Archbishop of the British West Indies. R.N.R., Principal Marine Officer, Nigeria. Maurice Joseph Flanagan, Esq., Price Con- Colonel Justin Gerhard Vandersmagt, V.D., troller, Palestine. Chief Air Raid Warden and Officer-m-Charge, Hubert Kennett Purcell, Esq., O.B.E., Chief Wardens' Service, Ceylon. Clerk, Crown Agents for the Colonies. Frederick Jacob Seaford, Esq., O.B.E, For To be Additional Members of the Civil public services in British Guiana. Division of the said Most Excellent* Order:— The Right Reverend Bishop Leo Hale Taylor, Oyinkan Morunke, Mrs. Abayomi. For social Vicar Apostolic of the Bight of Benin, welfare work in Nigeria. Nigeria. For services to education. Clement Anderson Akrofi, Esq. For services George Frederick Wilson, Esq., O.B.E., to education in the Gold Coast. Treasurer, Cyprus. Eric Hutton Allinson, Esq., Sleeping Sickness Surveyor, Tanganyika Territory. To be an Honorary Commander of the Civil Henry John Bolsom, Esq., Chief Storekeeper, Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Tanganyika Territory Railways. Yahaya, Emir of Gwandu, Nigeria. The Very Reverend Archpriest Monsignor Emmanuel Brincat. For public services in To be Additional Officers of the Civil Division Malta. of the said Most Excellent Order:— John Lewis Chapman,-Esq., Chief Sanitary Robert Arthur Bertram, Esq., M.M., Colliery Inspector, Health Department,. St. Vincent. Engineer, Nigeria. Vera, Mrs. Crompton, President of the Fiji George Henry Braithwaite, Esq., Government Red Cross and War Appeals Committee. Printer, Kenya. Herbert Henderson Fraser, Esq., Private Percy Joe Camozzi, Esq. For public services Secretary to the Governor of the Leeward in Malta. Islands. Herbert William Ralph Chandler, Esq., M.C., Violet Grace Lilian, Mrs. Gladwell. For E.D., Colonial Customs Service, Comp- services at the Red Cross Depot, Nairobi, troller of Customs, Gold Coast. Kenya. Peter Paul Debono, Esq., M.D., F.R.C.S., Francis Raban Johnson, Esq., M.Sc., F.I.C., Professor of Surgery, Malta University. Colonial Chemical Service, Government Arthur Emlyn, Esq. For public services in Chemist, Gold Coast. Trinidad. Flora Annie, Mrs. Jones. For social welfare James Robbie Farquharson, Esq., services in Nigeria. A.M.Inst.C.E., Chief Engineer, Tanganyika Glyn Smallwood Jones, Esq., Colonial Admini- Territory Railways. strative Service, District Officer, Northern Arthur Frederick Giles, Esq., Colonial Police Rhodesia. Service, Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Walter Stanley Jones, Esq. For public ser- Palestine. vices in the Turks Islands. Joseph Richard Gregory,. Esq., M.D., Director, John Kitching, Esq., Divisional Irrigation Kenya Branch, British Red Cross Society. Engineer, Ceylon. Magnus Halcrow, Esq., Colonial Agricultural George Angel Douglas Lavarello, Esq., Office Service, Agricultural Officer, St. Helena. Superintendent, Colonial Secretariat, Gib- Frederick George Harcourt, Esq., M.B.E., raltar. Assistant Administrator, Antigua, Leeward Miss Eliza Ann McGill, Colonial Nursing Islands. Service, Lady Superintendent of Nurses, Joseph Paul Henri, Esq., Colonial Education Uganda. Service, Superintendent of Schools, Mauritius. Doris Mary Dean, Mrs. Macqueen, Private Harold Robert Howie, Esq., Commissioner of Secretary to the Chief Secretary, Palestine. Income Tax and Stamp Duties, Jamaica. Paul Joseph Mercieca, Esq., Engineer, Demo- Francis Ernest Irving,. Esq., Colonial Customs lition and Clearance Department, Malta. Service, Senior Customs Officer, Zanzibar. Mary,. Mrs. Modera. For social welfare ser- David Willoughby Saunders-Jones, Esq., vices in Kenya. Colonial Administrative Service, Assistant Oscar Paris, Esq., Superintendent of Public Chief Secretary, Nyasaland. Gardens, Malta. John Smith Moffat, Esq., M.B.E., Colonial Mohamed Ali Rana, Esq., M.R.C.S., Administrative Service, District Commis- L.R.C.P. For public services in Kenya. sioner, Northern Rhodesia. Company Sergeant-Major Leonard Sharpe, Wnwin Jackson Moffat, Esq., Colonial Agri- Senior Instructor and Superintendent, Air cultural Service, Senior Agrcultural Officer, Raid Precautions Department, Malta. Northern Rhodesia. (Seconded from the Rifle Brigade.) Geoffrey Walter Nye, Esq., Colonial Agricul- Alastair Malcolm Smith, Esq., Pilot, Harbours tural Service, Deputy Director of Agriculture, Department, Kenya and Uganda Railways Uganda. and Harbours Administration. Claude Richard Rowlands, Esq., M.M., Elizabeth Saltenstall, Mrs. Wright. For social Colonial Postal Service, Postmaster-General, welfare services in Ceylon. Sierra Leone. Captain Seraphim Salvatore Xuere'b, Con- Harold Edward Skeete, Esq., M.D., C.M. troller of Labour, Malta. For public services in Barbados. Leonard Anthony Paul Slinger, Esq., M.B., To be Honorary Members of the Civil Division B.Ch., Colonial Medical Service, Resident of the said Most Excellent Order:— Surgeon, Victoria Hospital, St. Lucia. Reginald Victor Stone, Esq. For public ser- Muhammudu, Emir of Fika, Nigeria. vices in the Tanganyika Territory. Sheikh Qaddal Said Qaddal, Educational The Honourable Mabel Strickland. For public Assistant to the Resident Adviser, Mukalla, services in Malta. Aden Protectorate. 26 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Samuel Julian Hadawi, Esq., Land Officer, Chief Petty Officer Erie Alwin Greglach Boyd, Palestine. 7353- Gad Levinson, Esq., Inspector, Posts and Tele- Chief Petty Officer Sydney John Buries, graphs Department, Palestine. C/J-97837 (Penge). Juda Mazow Tocatly, Esq. For public ser- Chief Petty Officer Arthur Samuel Mafeking vices in Palestine. Clatworthy, J. 51311. Chief Petty Officer James Fenton, D/JX. 150762 (Plymouth). CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Chief Petty Officer (0) Alan Green, S.A.N-.F. OF KNIGHTHOOD. (V) P/66626 St. James's Palace, S.W.I. Chief Petty Officer Gordon Wilson Humphrey, ist January, 1944. D/J.96791. Chief Petty Officer Arthur Frederick Melton, The KING has been graciously pleased to C/J.I5738. make the following appointment to the Order Chief Petty Officer Deep Diver Dick Oliver, of the Companions of Honour: — P/J-65I97- . To be -Members of the Order: — Chief Petty Officer William Stanley Quy, P/J.39667 (Mistley, Essex). The Right Honourable Richard Gardiner Chief Petty Officer Ernest Alfred Rose, Casey, D.S.O., M.C., Minister of State P/J.39223 (Hove). Resident in the Middle East. Chief Petty Officer John Robert Sadler, The Reverend Edmund Horace Fellowes, P/J. 103079 (Ipswich). M.V.O., M.A., Mus.Doc. For services to the Chief Petty Officer William Walter Say, history of English music. C/J-97529 (London, £.3). The Right Honourable Robert Spear Hudson, Acting Chief Petty Officer Charles Richard M.P., Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. Coombs, P/J.3100. Chief Petty Officer Cecil John Wilmot, CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS P/J.26014 (Waterlooville, Hampshire). OF KNIGHTHOOD. Acting Chief Petty Officer George Albert Edward Ettie, P/JX.125799. St. James's Palace, S.W.I. Chief Yeornan of Signals Lawrie James Brown, ist January, 1944. C/J.3056i. The KING has been graciously pleased to Chief Yeoman of Signals George Walter Clark, make the following Awards of the Kaisar-i-Hind P/J-32- Gold Medal for public services in India: — Chief Yeoman of Signals Elon Clarke, Muriel Hearson, Lady Twynam (wife of Sir D/J.96502 (Paignton). Henry Twynam, K.C.S.I., C.I.E., Governor Chief Yeoman of Signals Percy Edmund of the Central Provinces and Berar). Denis, P/2358s8. Grace Steele, Lady Glancy (wife of Sir Chief Yeoman of Signals David Miles, Berrrand Glancy, K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E., C/J.22304. Governor of the Punjab). Chief Yeoman of Signals Bernard Rayner, Heather, Mrs/ Bourne (wife of Mr. F. C. P/J.5503 (Portsmouth). Bourne, C.I.E., I.C.S., Chief Secretary to Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist George Government), Punjab. Frederick Oliver Bloyce, C/240081. Miss Dora Chadwick, Principal Matron, Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist Gerald Frank Clarke, P/J.41686. Surgeon-General's Office, Madras. Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist William Miss Jean Murray Orkney, M.B., Ch.B., Edmonds, D/J.20677 (Plymouth). D.P.H., Women's Medical Service, Director, Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist Ebnor William Maternity and Child Welfare Bureau, Indian Hall, P/J.24H2 (Portsmouth). Red Cross Society, New Delhi. Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist Albert Horace Sir Hugh Clayton, C.I.E., Indian Civil Ser- Mundy, C/JX. 129459 (Huxtable). vice (retired), Chairman, The Hospitality Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist Herbert James Committee for British and Indian Soldiers, Nobbs, D/J.8447. Sailors and Airmen, Bombay. Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist George- John Lieutenant-Colonel Basil Franklin Eminson, Redman, C/J.25640. Indian Medical Service (retired), Civil Acting Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist Ross Surgeon, Karachi, Sind. William Walton, P/JX. 142888. Major Reginald Arthur Haythornthwaite, Indian Medical Service, Civil Surgeon, Khasi Chief Engine Room Artificer Edward William and Jantia Hills, Assam. Burgess, P/M.21998. John Lowe, Esq., M.D., M.B., Ch.B., Co- Chief Engine Room Artificer Arthur Stanley ordinator of Research, School of Tropical Cortis, D/M.38833 (Newcastle-on-Tyne). Medicine, Calcutta. Chief Engine Room Artificer Charles Francis Dean, D/M.2087 (St. Keverne, Cornwall). Chief Engine Room Artificer Cornelius CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Randolph Lucas, P ^.34437. OF KNIGHTHOOD. Chief Engine Room Artificer Robert Millard, St. James's Palace, S.W.i. D/MX.553I2 (Bath). is£ January, 1944. Chief Engine Room Artificer Cyril James Short, The KING has been graciously pleased D/M.39410 (Teignmouth). to approve the following awards of the British Chief Engine Room Artificer Albert Charles Empire Medal (Military Division) to the under- Wakeham, D/MX.52640 (Broadhempston, mentioned : — Devon). Chief Petty Officer Clement Arch, C/J.42677 Chief Engine Room Artificer Thomas Charles (Wool, Dorset). Wililiams, P/M.33253. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 27

Acting Chief Motor Mechanic Reginald Arthur Master-at-Arms Valentine George Edward Baker Howgego, C/MX.68787. Swallow, P.R.N.24792. Acting Chief Motor Mechanic Reginald George Master-at-Arms John Ernest Sykes, D/M.39892 Lawless, C/MX.77579 (Hornchurch). (Plymouth). Chief Stoker Lewis William Acott, C/307864. Chief Petty Officer Cook (S) Stanley William Chief Stoker George Frederick Adams, Holliday, D/M.36609 (Peverell, Plymouth). C/K.20642. Chief Petty Officer Cook • (S) Gerald Harris Chief Stoker Lewis Charles Cloke, P/K.56999. Sherriff, D/M.6i6 (Plymouth). Chief Stoker John Lifton Holway, D/K.66i92. Chief Petty Officer Cook (S) James Edwin -Chief Stoker Harold James Johnson, 6945. Walker, C/M.36992 (Rainham, Kent). Chief Stoker William Arthur Savage, Chief Petty Officer Cook James Chalder, P/K. 19399 (Oulton Broad, Lowestoft). P/M.39O79 (Portsmouth). Chief Stoker Ernest George Snell, C/K.58ii5 Chief Petty Officer Cook Ernest Arthur Stark, (South Shields). C/M.3689I. Chief Stoker Henry Willoughby, P ^.63438 Chief Cook (First Class) Albert Yale, NAP. (South Harrow). 672333 (Bebington, Cheshire). Chief Electrical Artificer Ronald Alfred Billing Chief Wren Cook (O) Margaret Evelyn Monk, D/MX.45678 (Peverel, Plymouth). Dasnieres, 1030. Chief Ordnance Artificer Horace Leslie George Chief Engineman Lawrence Crawford Hanson, Jupp, D/MX.46999 (Southsea). R.N.P.S., LT/KX.iooi65 (Fulford, York- Chief Shipwright Frederick George Leach, shire). C/MX.45154 (Chatham). Chief Engineman Charles Robert Swanson, Chief' Shipwright Francis William Shellock, LT/X.385, E.U. (Wick). C/MX.46463 (Chatham). Chief Canteen Manager Michael Thomas Ryan, Sick Berth Chief Petty Officer James Arthur C / NX. 1995 (Cheltenham). Gordon, P/M.4212. Engine Room Artificer First Class Charles Sick Berth Chief Petty Officer Charles William Henry Featherstone, D/M.14520. Hicks, 0.351538 (Finchley). Engine Room Artificer Second Class Clifford '.Sick Berth Chief Petty Officer Walter Wilkins Lowndes, C/MX.49927. Payne, P/M.25176 (Eastbourne). Engine. Room Artificer Third Class Alfred Chief Petty Officer Writer Philip Henniker Bourne, D/MX.592O6. Edgar Bedingfeld, C.214304 (Twicken- Engine Room Artificer Third Class Albert ham). Fisken, 6.2853. Chief Petty Officer Writer Herbert Edward Electrical Artificer First Class Hugh Gardiner, Downing, D/M.6i4i (Devonport). P/MX.54281 (Lovedene, Hampshire). Chief Petty Officer Writer Henry Stephen Air Artificer Third Class Ralph John Noad Flynn, C/MX.45725 (Southbourne). Curtis, FAA/FX.76090. Chief Petty Officer Writer Walter John Haines, Shipwright First Class Arthur Stanley P/MX.46837. Copeman, D/M.6472 (Londonderry). Chief Petty Officer Writer Sidney Knight, Shipwright Second Class Henry Joseph •P/MX.46359- Diaper, D/MX.52388 (Starcross, Devon). Chief Writer George James Thompson, Chief Steward Willie Harold Feaver, R.F.A. D/M.26650. (Redcar, Yorkshire). Supply Chief Petty Officer William Henry Petty Officer Deep Diver Frank Harry James Barrett, D/MX.45I09. Clements, D/JX. 133438. Supply Chief Petty Officer Charles Edward Petty Officer Jack Davies, FAA/FX.80246. George James, D/M.39190 (Teignmouth). Petty Officer Kit Herbert Deacon, LT/JX. Supply Chief Petty Officer Joseph William 202350 (Burnham-on-Crouch). George Payne, C/M.39210 (Gillingham). Petty Officer Deep Diver Frederick John Supply Chief Petty Officer Charles Edward Dymond, D/JX. 126317. Wright, P/M.37567. Petty Officer Ivor Heslop, D/SSX.22786 Chief Petty Officer Steward Mark Richard (Manchester). Pinfield, P/LX.22I55- Petty Officer John Francis Lloyd, P/JX. Quarter Master Sergeant (First Class) Alfred 145804. Webb, Royal Marines (South Hayling Petty Officer Jack Douglas Mewett, P/J. Island). 103604. Colour Sergeant Henry Torrens, Po.217021, Royal. Marines (Southsea). Petty Officer William Robert Palmer, C/JX. Colour Sergeant William Day, Royal Marines, 126371. Ch.22972 (Gillingham, Kent). Petty Officer Ronald Cedric Roots, C/J. 112030 Temporary Sergeant (Acting Temporary Colour (Ipswich). Sergeant) James William Woods, Royal Petty Officer Albert Edward Sutcliffe, Marines, Po.X.232o (Orpington, Kent). D/J. 105871 (Eland, Yorkshire). Master-at-Arms Frederick Carfrae, P/M.35782 Petty Officer Leonard George Taber, P/JX. (Brighton). 139146. Master-at-Arms John Angel Chappie, D/MX. Petty Officer Henry John Ward, C/J. 19749 52072 (Plymouth). (Gravesend). Master-at-Arms William Henry Giles, P/M. Yeoman of Signals Frank Eric la Rondie, 39861 (Havant, Hampshire). C/SSX.I5386 (Edinburgh). Master-at-Arms Ernest John Howard, Yeoman of Signals Frank Charles Bloomfield P/2090I3. Turner, D/JX.139119 (Plymouth). Master-at-Arms Patrick Fleming Lawler, Petty Officer Telegraphist James William P/M.39667 (Southsea). Morley, P/JX. 143502. Master-at-Arms James William Sellar, C/M. Petty Officer Telegraphist James William 37075 (Reading). Moyce Mursell, P/J.30374 (Newhaven).

ol scnoois, Mauritius. Doris 23 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 Petty Officer Telegraphist Arthur George Smith, CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS P/J.53095 (Purbrook, Hampshire). OF KNIGHTHOOD. Petty Officer Telegraphist Cyril James Sparkes, St. James's Palace, S.W.I. C/JX. 138877 (Chatham). ist January, 1944. Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class John Clarkson, D/MX.60023 (Warrington). The KING has been graciously pleased to Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class Kenneth approve the award of the British Empire Medal Lewis Norton, C/MX. 61709 (Welling- (Military Division) to the undermentioned: — borough). No. 542094 Nursing Member Grade i Heather Stoker Petty Officer William Alfred Smith, Maureen Adair, Voluntary Aid Detachment. P/K.I7I38 (Hereford). No. 174953 Sergeant John Edward Adams, Stoker Petty Officer Harry Tilson, P/K.63601 Royal Army Service Corps. (Waldron, Sussex). No. 5/1879941 Staff-Sergeant George William Petty Officer Motor Mechanic Thomas Henry Henry Aggett, Royal Army Service Corps. Leach, C/MX.71427 (Henton, Middlesex). Sergeant John Reginald Akerman, M.M., Buck- Petty Officer Motor Mechanic Elesdon Basil inghamshire Home Guard. Rafter, P/MX.583355 (Pietermaritzburg, Sergeant Andrew Allan, Stirlingshire Home Natal). Guard. Petty Officer Motor Mechanic James Reid, Colour Sergeant (Company Quartermaster- D/MX.67277 (Bowerham, Lancashire). Sergeant) the Reverend Charles Orford Petty Officer Air Mechanic (A) Alfred Anthony Allan, B.D., Midlothian Home Guard. Frederick Janes, FAA/FX.76096. No. 5664586 Sergeant Sydney Ashman, The Petty Officer Radio Mechanic Robert Smith, Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's). C/JX. 132704. No. 2021182 Sergeant Instructor Frederick Petty Officer Writer Edward Charles Leslie Austin, Army Physical Training Corps. Hosking, D/MX.60915. No. 6465964 Private Frank Ayres, Army Air Petty Officer Writer Jasper Henry Streeter, Corps. P/MX.53522 (Gosport). No. 7916420 Corporal (Lance-Sergeant) Fred Regulating Petty Officer William Charles Ball, Royal Armoured Corps. Gibbings, R.A.F.R. Melbourne 9557. Sergeant Edgar Barber, Herefordshire Home Petty Officer Cook Jack Moyle, D/MX.47476. Guard. Petty Officer Wren Mrs. Annie Knowles, 1214 No. 2647932' Staff Sergeant Thomas Robert (Plymouth). Barnard, Royal Army Pay Corps. Petty Officer Wren Edith Pargeter, 6963 No. W/17447 Lance-Sergeant Joyce Alix (Dawley, Shropshire). Barnham, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Leading Seaman Martin Thomas Butler, No. 13050707 Corporal John Tynan Belger, R.N.P.S., LT/JX.I9228 (Whitfield, Pioneer Corps. Cumberland). Sergeant Edwin Dick Blizard, Gloucestershire Temporary Leading Seaman Leonard Henry Home Guard. Marchant, P/JX.204I36 (Brentford). No. W/39267 Corporal Muriel Ada Boreham, Temporary Acting Leading Seaman Jack Auxiliary Territorial Service. Bernard Tarbun, C/JX.154395 (Brentwood). No. 7599326 Sergeant Norman Bradbury, Royal Leading Telegraphist Louis Littlejohn Roberts, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. P/JX.i8423o. No. 10531226 Company Sergeant Major George Temporary Leading Telegraphist Ernest Wesley William Bridge, Royal Army Ordnance Robinson, C/SSX.26208 (Barrow-in- Corps. Furness). Sergeant (Acting Company Sergeant-Major) Leading Signalman Frederick William Charles David Brown, Kent Home Guard. Macey, C/J.23247 (Rochester). No. 11978 Staff Sergeant Florence Dorothy Leading Stoker Arthur Trivett, D/KX.88&76 Browne, Women's Auxiliary Corps (India). (Bristol). No. 5/6098779 Corporal (Acting Staff-Sergeant) Temporary Acting Leading Stoker Joseph Reginald Gordon James Bryant, Royal Army Tonge, C/KX. 103054 (Morley, Yorkshire). Service Corps. Leading Supply Assistant Leslie Tattersfield, No. 7686828 Corporal Thomas Alfred Buck, P/MX.8I264. Intelligence Corps. Able Seaman John Alexander Proctor, C/JX. No. 394272 Colour-Sergeant Charles Leslie I44939- Bustard, The Durham Light Infantry. Able Seaman Thomas Bertram Wait, P/J. No. 2931692 Battery Quartermaster-Sergeant 107731 (Portsmouth). Alexander Macdonald Cameron, Royal Artil- Able Seaman Edward Robert Ward, C/'J. lery. 108946 (Wellington). No. 1036095 Gunner Harold Sidney Carey, Able Seaman Jack Williamson, P/JX.271848. Royal Artillery. Telegraphist Ernest Berry, P/WRX.787 Sergeant Walter Charles William Cartwright, (Harrow Weald). Hertfordshire Home Guard. Telegraphist Frederick James Gregory, C/JX. No. 7592040 Staff-Sergeant William Herbert 184214. Charlton, Royal Electrical and (Mechanical Marine (Acting Temporary Corporal) Harold Engineers. Victor Dudman, Royal Marines, Ply.i7203 Sergeant Walter Leslie Christian, Manx Home (Fulham). Guard. Seaman Hjalmar Ragnar Bjornsson, R.N.P.S., No. 850710 Sergeant John Albert Clovis, Royal LT/JX.280928. Artillery. Carpenter Samuel Cox, N. A. P./R. 223839. No. 3393663 Sergeant (Acting Company Ser- Marine Ernest George Martin Chinnock, geant-Major) Alfred Collens, D.C.M., The Po/X. 100479 (Hampstead). East Lancashire Regiment. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 29

Company Quartermaster-Sergeant John Collins, No. 4976765 Colour-Sergeant (acting Quarter- Filestore Home Guard. master-Sergeant) John, William Kitchen, The No. 2319453 Company Quartermaster-Sergeant Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and (acting Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant) Derbyshire Regiment). Reginald Edwin Cox, Royal Corps of Signals. No. 5672.045 Sergeant William Frederick Lang- No. 2745243 Sergeant Harry Cuthbert, The don, The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment). Albert's). No. 1927921 Sergeant (Acting Company Ser- No. 7390909 Corporal Frederick George Lans- geant-Major) Thomas William Dale, Royal ley, Royal Army Medical Corps. Engineers. No. 2744938 Sergeant (Pipe-Major) Charles No. 4207881 Sergeant John Edward Davies, Nicol Law, The Black Watch (Royal High- The Royal Welch Fusiliers. land Regiment). No. 2111703 Staff-Sergeant (Mechanfst) No. 7608746 Sergeant William Henry Legg, Frederick Dawber, Royal Engineers. Royal Engineers. Sergeant George Dean, Surrey Home Guard. No. 153126 Sergeant Alfred George Lestrille, Sergeant Alexander Fraser Drummond, Perth- Army Catering Corps, attached Royal Artil- shire Home Guard. lery. No. 2188038 Lance-Corporal James Duhig, Colour-Sergeant Reginald Adsett Lewis, Oxford- Royal Engineers. shire Home Guard. Private Bernard Vaughan Edwards, Orkney No. 4689876 Sergeant Clarence Lilley, The . Home Guard. King's Own Yorkshire Light' Infantry. No. 13106020 Corporal John William Emons, No. 1073501 Lance-Sergeant Frederick Harold Pioneer Corps. Lynwood, Royal Artillery. Private Richard Alexander Fawcett, M.C., No. 7880243 Sergeant John Thomas Maddock, T.D., Yorkshire Home Guard. Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured No. 1425419 Company Quartermaster-Sergeant Corps. Tom James Whitehouse Fielding, Royal Sergeant Charles Mallalieu, Lancashire Home Engineers. Guard. No. W/21337 Private Isabel Freeborough, No. 5336786 Corporal Alexander Albert Reuben Auxiliary Territorial Service. Marsh, The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Prin- No. 7203 Sergeant Kathleen Mary Gait, cess Charlotte of Wales's). Women's Auxiliary Corps (India). No. 786095 Sergeant Donald James Martison, No. 0/39148 Sergeant (Acting Battery Royal Artillery. Sergeant-Major) Albert Edward Glozier, No. 1927908 Corporal (Lance-Sergeant) James Royal Artillery. McDowell, Royal Engineers. No. T/6^457 Sergeant Alan Goodwin, Royal No. 5.79328 Corporal Donald McNiven, Royal Army Service Corps. Armoured Corps. Sergeant George Griddle, Surrey Home Guard. Private John McVittie, Lancashire Home No. 5569061 Corporal Son Ernest Gilbert Guard. Hall, The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edin- No. 1915691 Sergeant. Tom Garden Moore, burgh's). Royal Engineers. No. 1990416 Staff-Sergeant John Hayes, No. 7011286 Sergeant William Henry Moore, Royal Engineers. The Royal Ulster Rifles. No. 821749 Sergeant Denis Heald, Royal Corps Colour-Sergeant Bernard Ingram Morris, West of Signals. Lancashire Home Guard. No. 6297881 Sergeant Ezequeal Frank Hoare, No. 775201 Staff-Sergeant (acting Staff Quar- The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment). termaster-Sergeant) Edward Arthur Morse, No. 2320278 Sergeant (acting Company Quar- Royal Army Ordnance Corps. termaster-Sergeant) George William Hope, No. 1913612 Sergeant (acting Warrant Officer, Royal Corps of Signals. Class I) Joseph Mulroy, Royal Engineers. No. 7248896 Staff-Sergeant (acting Warrant No. 4532858 Sergeant John Murphy, The West Officer, Class II) George Henry Howard, Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Royal Army Medical Corps. Own). No. 5/174468 Sergeant Lawrence Francis No. 3650359 Sergeant Joseph Neary, The South Hyam, Royal Army Service Corps. Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's No. 6195890 Corporal Walter Lawrence Jacobs- Volunteers). son, The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cam- No. 7626178 Corporal (acting Sergeant) Cyril bridge's Own). Mafeking Painter, Royal Electrical and Mech- No. 2348171 Sergeant Norman Jenkin, Royal anical Engineers. Corps of Signals. No. 821337 Warrant Officer Class II (Artillery Sergeant Albert George Jones, Monmouthshire Clerk) (acting Warrant Officer, Class I) Percy Home Guard. James Pardon, Royal Artillery. No. 3974928 Sergeant (Acting Warrant Officer No. 4384424 Sergeant Patrick Partridge, Army Class II) Tudor Stanley Jones, The Welch Air Corps. Regiment. No. 1860816 Sergeant Henry Albert Edgar No. 2737440 Guardsman (Lance-Corporal) Phillips, Royal Engineer's. William Jones, Welsh Guards. No. 1612889 Bombardier Percival Edward Sergeant Frederick James Jordan, Dorsetshire Pickering, Royal Artillery. Home Guard. No. 1786 Havildar Piru Mall, Corps of Military Sergeant Eric John Keel, Sussex Home Guard. Police. No. 2116 Staff-Sergeant Percival William Keen, No. 1523399 Staff-Sergeant (Artillery Clerk) Royal Army Pay Corps. Stanley Raymond Plant, Royal Artillery. Company Quartermaster-Sergeant Edward Ken- No. 7010003 Colour-Sergeant Richard Henry rick, Carnarvonshire Home Guard. Rawnson, The Royal Ulster Rifles. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944.

No. 3183342 Colour-Sergeant (Company Private Frank George Walden, Kent Home Quartermaster-Sergeant) Adam Redpath, The Guard. King's Own Scottish Borderers. No. 7259898 Staff-Sergeant Albert Warburton, No. 2993484 Sergeant Thomas Forrest Rennie, Royal Army Medical Corps. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders No. 6573033 Battery Quartermaster-Sergeant (Princess Louise's). ' Henry Nathan Ward, Royal Artillery. No. 170334 Sergeant-Instructor Stanley George No. 5046640 Sergeant (acting Company Rider, Royal Army Service Corps (since Sergeant-Major) John West, The North Staf- transferred to Army Physical Training fordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's). Corps). No. 825166 Sapper Alfred Whitfield, Royal Sergeant William Roberts, Denbighshire Home Engineers. Guard. No. 4798777 Private Bernard Wigglesworth, The No. W/16859 Sergeant Vera Estella Rothwell, Lincolnshire Regiment. Auxiliary Territorial Service. No. 1485019 Staff-Sergeant (acting Battery No. 7110733 Sergeant Thomas Ryan, The Quartermaster - Sergeant) Edward Joseph. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Wigley, Royal Artillery. No. 4070157 Bombardier (Lance-Sergeant) No. 7582902 Corporal Albert Edward Wolland, Frederick Saunders, Royal Artillery. The King's Royal Rifle Corps. Sergeant Douglas Owen Scrace, Kent Home Sergeant Gordon Woods, Warwickshire Home- Guard. Guard. No. 2045679 Bombardier (Lance-Sergeant) No. W/2HI2 Staff-Sergeant Phyllis Kate William Henry Arthur Scudder, Royal Worrow, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Artillery. No. 4857440 Sergeant Ernest Sharpe, The The KING has been graciously pleased, on Leicestershire Regiment. the advice of His Majesty's Australian Corporal Bernard Arthur Shaw, Derbyshire Ministers, to approve the award of the British Home Guard. Empire Medal (Military Division) to the under- No. MT / 905410 Havildar Shy am Datt, Royal mentioned : — Indian Army Service Corps. No. 4386484 Sergeant Charles Simpson, Army No. VX/18851 Driver Constantine Aroney, Air Corps. Australian Imperial Force. No. 7377711 Corporal Ernest Sirrell, Royal No. NX/146962 Sergeant Clive Lovell Bailey, Army Medical Corps. Royal Australian Artillery, Australian No. 2656624 Colour-Sergeant (Orderly Room Imperial Force. Sergeant) John Heywood Slater, Irish No. W/243059 Sergeant Robert Bastow, Aus- Guards. tralian Imperial Force. No. 817760 Sergeant William Slater, Royal No. VP/I775 Staff-Sergeant Horace Walter Artillery. Board, Royal Australian Artillery, Australian No. 6297882 Sergeant James Smallman, The Imperial Force. Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment). No. 0/187399 Sergeant. John Robert Christie, No. 6024737 Sergeant (acting Staff-Sergeant) Australian Imperial Force. Bert Charles Smith, Royal Army Service No. QX/32199 Gunner Donald Basil Cross, Corps. Royal Australian Artillery, Australian Sergeant Thomas McColl Smith, Surrey Home Imperial Force. Guard. No. NX/660 Sergeant Kenneth Hooke Lean, Sergeant Joseph Pyne Spear, Cornwall Home Australian Imperial Force. Guard. No. NX/13267 Sapper Alan Victor Findlay No. W/38922 acting Company Sergeant-Major McDonald, Royal Australian Engineers, Barbara Gertrude Spicer, Auxiliary Terri- Australian Imperial Force. torial Service. No. Q/116208 Corporal John Stevens, Aus- No. 3511857 Colour-Sergeant John Summer- tralian Imperial Force. field, The Manchester Regiment. No. NX/12930 Sergeant Henry Charles Langton No. W/4577 Sergeant Evelyn Taylor, Auxiliary Tanner, Royal Australian Engineers, Aus- Territorial Service. tralian Imperial Force. No. 7690398 acting Corporal William Stafford No. NFX/77218 Corporal Lesley Frances Taylor, Corps of Military Police. Warne, Australian Imperial Force. Acting Company Sergeant-Major Charles Cas- No. NX/162375 Sergeant Edward Charles wal Fitz-Osborne Thompson, South Carib- Wellman, Royal Australian Engineers, Aus- bean Force. tralian Imperial Force. No. 7516060 Staff-Sergeant James Alfred Tier- ney, Royal Army Medical Corps. The KING has been graciously pleased, on No. 3907884 Lance-Sergeant Raymond Henry the advice of His Majesty's New Zealand Townsend, The Welch Regiment. Ministers, to approve the award of the British No. 917811 Staff-Sergeant Patrick Joseph Tray- Empire Medal (Military Division) to the under- nor, Royal Artillery. mentioned : — No. W/14714 Sergeant Winifred Tullis, Auxili- Sergeant Leslie Marchant Amos, New Zealand ary Territorial Service. Military Forces. No. 2597060 Company Quartermaster- No. 23463 Sergeant William George Bailey, New Sergeant (Foreman of Signals) Augustine Zealand Engineers, New Zealand Military Donald Underwood, Royal Corps of Signals. Forces. No. 4179520 Staff-Sergeant John Whalley, Staff-Sergeant Francis J'oseph Horby Brown, Army Catering Corps, attached The Royal New Zealand Military Forces. Welch Fusiliers. Staff-Sergeant (temporary Warrant Officer, No. 1885001 Sapper Douglas Stuart Walden, Class I) Eric Rowland Firth, New Zealand Royal Engineers. Military Forces. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Sergeant James Gordon Free, New Zealand Can/R.7796 Sergeant Harry George STEWART, Military Forces. Royal Canadian Air Force. Sergeant Alick William Nathan, New Zealand 362702 Sergeant Robert Alexander Maber Territorial Force. THOMPSON, Royal Air Force. Staff-Sergeant Harry Tavendale, New Zealand 568613 Sergeant (now Flying Officer) Wilfred Military Forces. George TOOGOOD, Royal Air Force. No. 34537 Lance-Sergeant Murray Reginald 1159460 Sergeant Ronald Charles Lewis Waddell, New Zealand Engineers, New WILLIAMS, Royal Air Force Volunteer Zealand Military Forces. Reserve. 336654 Corporal William Henry ABBS, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS 635323 Corporal Hugh BARR,. Royal Air Force. OF KNIGHTHOOD. 1298347 Corporal Frank- DAVIES-, Royal Air- Force Volunteer Reserve. St. James's Palace, S.W.I, I2 ist January, 1944. 59376 Corporal Ronald Percy William FAIRBROTHER, Royal Air -Force Volunteer The KING has been graciously pleased to Reserve. approve the award of the British Empire Medal 1180905 Corporal William James FRIEND, (Military Division) to the undermentioned: — Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Aus.530o Flight Sergeant Eric BARBER, Royal 1166248 Corporal Vincent Leonard MAYNARD, Australian Air Force. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 525200 Flight Sergeant Claude BANKS, Royal 981072 Corporal Blair Alexander TRAILL, Royal Air Force. Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 564118 Flight Sergeant Wilfred BOUGHTON, 947981 Leading Aircraftman Joseph William Royal Air Force. HAWLEY, Royal Air Force Volunteer 591231 Flight Sergeant John Main DUGGIE, Reserve. Royal Air Force. 1318376 Leading Aircraftman Walter LEAVER, 513045 Flight Sergeant Frank Thomas Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. ETHELSTONE, Royal Air Force. 1234686 Leading Aircraftman George Thomas 359587 Flight Sergeant Joseph Lee FORSTER, LUCAS, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Royal Air Force. 889131 Flight Sergeant Ethel Frances Alberta .149738 Flight Sergeant Ian Douglas FRASER, FRANCE, Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Royal Air Force. 885587 Flight Sergeant Nancy Mary SHEPHERD, 98944V Flight Sergeant Cecil John Edward Women's Auxiliary Air Force. GOLDING, South African Air Force. 2030754 Leading Aircraftwoman Pauline Mary 560786 Flight Sergeant John GRAY, Royal Air BUDD, Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Force. 562176 Flight Sergeant (now Pilot Officer) Peter The KING has been graciously pleased, on Leslie KELLY, Royal Air Force. the advice of His Majesty's New Zealand P.5i3iV Flight Sergeant Daniel KEYTER, South Ministers, to approve the award of the British African Air Force. Empire Medal (Military Division) to the under- 365286 Flight Sergeant (now Pilot Officer) mentioned : — Albert Ridley NASH, Royal Air Force. 401511 Corporal Walter Lloyd FAIRWEATHER, 3130 Flight Sergeant William PICKUP, Royal Royal New Zealand Air Force. Air Force. 328645 Flight Sergeant Albert Arthur WARREN, Royal Air Force. 816119 Acting Flight Sergeant Hugh ADAMS, CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Auxiliary Air Force. OF KNIGHTHOOD. 561435 Acting Flight Sergeant Leslie Charles St. James's Palace, S.W.i. ANDREWS, Royal Air Force. ist January, 1944. 520176 Acting Flight Sergeant William Thomas BUSSEY, Royal Air Force. The KING has been graciously pleased to 631349 Acting Flight Sergeant William George approve of the award of the British Empire COOPER, Royal Air Force. Medal (Civil Division) to the undermen- 564150 Acting Flight Sergeant Reginald Cecil tioned : — Frank COTTRELL, Royal Air Force. DOMINIONS. 618650 Acting Flight Sergeant Thomas Archie EVANS, Royal Air Force. Archibald James Hall, Chauffeur to the 1183611 Acting Flight Sergeant Ernest William Premier of Victoria, Commonwealth of HAYWARD, Royal Air Force Volunteer Australia. Reserve. INDIA. 804021 Acting Flight Sergeant Graham Tucker Kifayat Mahmood Ali, Officiating Tahsildar HOOK, Auxiliary Air Force. and Officer-in-Charge, Labour Depot, 523563 Acting Flight Sergeant Ernest Raymond Gorakhpur, United Provinces. JONES, Royal Air Force. Malik Muhammad Azam, Officer-in-Charge, 1015996 Acting Flight Sergeant Edward MILLS, Meat Dehydration Factory, Nowshera, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. North-West Frontier Province. 1376027 Sergeant Stanley Charles Mitcheal John Barrett, Foreman, Inspectorate of Mili- AMES, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. tary Carriages, Jubbulpore. 917923 Sergeant Frank Wittwer BARLING, Maulvi Choudhury Fateh Ali Khan, Sergeant- Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Major, Orissa Police. 534858 Sergeant George DUFFIN, Royal Air Babu Saroda Charan Mitra, Clerk of Works, Force. Calcutta Improvement Trust, Bengal. 508331 Sergeant Kenneth Walter PENNY, Royal Gerald William Longman, Superintendent, Air Force. Special Prison, Sukkur, Sind. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Sri Botta Appalaswami Nayudu, Officiating Bar to the Distinguished Service Cross. Inspector ot Excise, Madras. Commander Harry Ernest Huston Nicholls, James Francis Robson, Foreman, General D.S.C., Royal Navy. Repair Shop, Electrical Workshops, Moghal- Temporary Lieutenant Derek George Harbroe pura, North-Western Railway. Wright, R.N.V.R. (Hampstead). Prabhakar Manjunath Tuggarse, Range Forest Officer, Kulgi Range, North Kanara Divi- The Distinguished Service Cross. sion, Bombay. Commander Stuart Austen Buss, M.V.O., COLONIES, PROTECTORATES, ETC. Royal Navy. Commander Leonard Chisholm Sinker, Royal Donald Wade Young, Superintendent, Native Navy (Woking, Surrey). Location, Nairobi, Kenya. Commander John Frances Whitfeld, Royal Francis Agius, Inspector> Malta Police. Navy (Battle, Sussex). Paul Costa, Foreman, Demolition and Clear- Acting Commander Reginald Edgar Woodriffe, ance Department, Malta. Royal Navy. Miss Mary Gatt, Secretary, Help the Homeless Commander Harold Edward Reilly, R.D., Fund, Malta. R.N.R. (Retired) (Westcliff-on-Sea). Joseph Penza, Protection Officer, Luqa, Malta. Commander Ismay James Tyson, R.D., Edgar Psaila, Protection Officer, Three R.N.R. Villages, Malta. Commander (E) Trevor Sydney Hayes, Royal Lawrence Vassallo, Sanitary Inspector, Malta. Navy (Cosham). Morgan Davies, Permanent Way Inspector, Lieutenant-Commander Robert Patrick Seafield Palestine Railways. Grant, Royal Navy (Harleston, Norfolk). Nathan Friedman, Foreman, Palestine Rail- Lieutenant-Commander Gerald MacClelland, ways. Royal Navy (Scaldwick, Huntingdon). Khalil Tabib Hadid, Sanitary Sub-Inspector, Lieutenant-Commander Charles Harington Palestine. Pollock, Royal Navy. Sheikh Saleh Es Salim, President of the Local Acting Lieutenant-Commander Peter Cecil Council of Saffuriya, Palestine. Chorley, Royal Navy. Lieutenant-Commander John Norman Hulse, R.D., R.N.R. CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS Lieutenant-Commander Patrick George OF KNIGHTHOOD. Alexander King, R.D., R.N.R. St. James's Palace, S.W.I. Lieutenant-Commander Henry Silvester . 1st January, 1944. Warren, R.N.R. Acting Lieutenant-Commander William George The KING has been graciously pleased to. Howe Bolton, R.N.R. (Plymouth). approve of the award of the Imperial Service Acting Lieutenant-Commander Hugh Parker Medal to the following officers: — Crail, R.N.R. (Mill Hill). IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL. Acting Temporary Lieutenant-Commander John Green, R.N.R. (Southport). Shaikh Bhola Munshi, Transport Munshi, Acting Temporary Lieutenant-Commander Government House, Calcutta, Bengal. Neil Frederick Israel, R.N.R. Kalyansing Jijibhai, Excise Jamadar, Excise Acting Temporary Lieutenant-Commander Department, Bombay. John Carmichael, R.N.V.R. (Reay, Thurso). Likokyangba Ao, Interpreter, Naga Hills Acting Temporary Lieutenant-Commander District, Assam. James Archibald Ludlow, R.N.V.R. (Hoy- Krishnaji Laxman Mahagaonkar, Naik, Office lake, Cheshire). of the Mamlatdar, Palghar, Thana District, Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander Bombay. John Tatton Ridd, R.N.V.R. (Henley-on- Mardan Ali, Head Constable, Rawalpindi Thames). District, Punjab. Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander Rahim Baksh Shaik, Telegraph Messenger, Geoffrey Shaw-Brundell, R.N.V.R. Bengal and Assam Circle. Temporary Lieutenant-Commander (E) William Sobha Ram, Duftri, Military Secretary's Bruce Nisbet, R.N.R. Branch, General Headquarters, India. Acting Lieutenant-Commander (E) John Charles Belfour Anderson, R.N.R. (Bays- water, West Australia). ADMIRALTY. Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander Norman - Whitehall, Steel Grant, Royal Navy. 1st January, 1944. Lieutenant Patrick Graham Satow, Royal Navy (Kettering). The KING has been graciously pleased to Lieutenant Anthony Savage Tyers, Royal Navy give orders for the following appointment to (Liverpool). the Distinguished Service Order and to approve Lieutenant Thomas Evelyn Fanshawe, R.N.R. the following awards for gallantry or outstand- (Saffron Walden). ing service in the face of the Enemy, or for Temporary Lieutenant Edward Charles Davids, zeal, patience and cheerfulness in dangerous R.N.R. waters and for setting an example of whole- Temporary Lieutenant Frederick George hearted devotion to duty, upholding the high Dawson, R.N.R. traditions of the Royal Navy: — Temporary Lieutenant Thomas Paxton, R.N.R. To> be a Companion of the Distinguished Temporary Lieutenant Ernest Smith, R.N.R. Service Order: (Goole). Commander Edward Campbell Lacy Day, Temporary Lieutenant William Milne Smith, Royal Navy (Londonderry). R.N.R. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 33 Temporary Lieutenant Ewart Leslie Wathen, Mr. Leslie Harold Norgate, Warrant Engineer, R..N.R. Royal Navy. Temporary Lieutenant Magnus Spence Work, Captain Thomas Elder, Master, R.F.A. R.N.R. (Londonderry). Mr. Charles Albert Smith, Chief Engineer Lieutenant Frederick Douglas Lang, R.N.V.R. Officer, R.F.A. Lieutenant Geoffrey Herbert Walker, R.N.V.R. (Ryton-on-Tyne). The Distinguished Service Medal. Temporary Lieutenant John Reginald Chief Petty Officer George Edwin Barnes, Angelbeck, R.N.V.R. D/J. 19245 (Lewisham). Temporary Lieutenant Edward George le Chief Petty Officer Herbert Samuel Bayne, Gassick Berry, R.N.V.R. (Claygate). C/J.99467 (Gillingham, Kent). Temporary Lieutenant Peter Thompson Chief Petty Officer Sidney Arthur Beer, Clothier, R.N.V.R. D/J.92483. Temporary Lieutenant James Ian Cruikshank, Chief Petty Officer William Francis Cornelius R.N.V.R. (Teddington). Davis, D/J.97760 (Barnstaple). Temporary Lieutenant Peter Knowles, Chief Petty Officer Bertram Francis Dorey, R.N.V.R. (Sherwood, Nottingham). P/J.96503 (Purbrook, Hampshire). Temporary Lieutenant James Basil Colgate Chief Petty Officer John Vincent Goldsmith, Lumsden, R.N.V.R. P/JX. 141058 (Winchester). Temporary Lieutenant Edgley Morris, Chief Petty Officer William Cormack Smith R.N.V.R. (Manchester). Mitchell, LT/JX.183106 (Lossiemouth). Temporary Lieutenant Arthur Leonard Chief Petty Officer Sydney George Pikesley, Mulcare, R.N.V,R. (Cleethorpes). C/J.H4650. Temporary Lieutenant Norman Maynard Parry, Chief Petty Officer Frederick Charles Rooke, R.N.V.R. (Harrow). D/J. 107010 (Portsmouth). Temporary Lieutenant Richard Michael Chief Petty Officer Frank Reginald Wills, Ritchie, R.N.V.R. D/J.96305 (South Molton, Devon). Temporary Lieutenant The Hon. John Francis Chief Petty Officer Frederick John Wright, Arthur St. Aubyn, RrN.V.R. C/J.108620. Temporary Lieutenant Charles Frederick Acting Chief Petty Officer Giles Frederick Scott, Unwin, R.N.V.R. (Bournemouth). D/J.H2658. Lieutenant Brian Hegarty, S.A.N.F. Acting Chief Petty Officer Frederick John Lieutenant Frank Robert Collier, S.A.N.F. (V). Studd, C/JX. 126359 (Chatham). Temporary Lieutenant (A) John Philip Scott, Chief Petty Officer Airman Lewis George Long, R.N.V.R. FAA/F.55088. Temporary Lieutenant (A) Donald Brian Shaw, Chief Yeoman of Signals Noel Glencoe Bowyer, R.N.V.R. (Albrighton, Shropshire). P/J. 54544 Temporary Lieutenant (E) Kenneth MacAllister Chief Yeoman of Signals John Alfred Cresswell, MacLeod, R.N.R. (Taynuilt, Argyll). D/J.10320. Temporary Paymaster Lieutenant James Joseph Chief Yeoman of Signals Frank Jones, Louis Henegan, R.N.V.R. D/J.41999. Temporary Paymaster Lieutenant Eustace John Chief Yeoman of Signals Arthur Willmott, Offord, R.N.V.R. (Torquay). D/J.31334. Acting Skipper Lieutenant Samuel Leonard Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist James Joseph Lamer, R.N.R., 2920 W.S. (Milford Haven). Kennett, P/JX. 127822 (Portsmouth). Acting Temporary Skipper Lieutenant John Chief Engine Room Artificer Horace Birkhead, Russell Watson, R.N.R., 150 T.S. (Glasgow). D/MX.48500 (East Audsley, Yorkshire). Skipper Robert Baxter, R.N.R., 199 T.S. Chief Engine Room Artificer Allerton Bywater, (Grimsby). P/M.39426 (Colmore, Hampshire). Temporary Skipper Harold Acum, R.N.R. Chief Engine Room Artificer George William (Hessle, Yorkshire). Manby, P/M.37024. Temporary Skipper Colin Chandler, R.N.R. Chief Engine Room Artificer John Tomlin, 163 T.S. (Cleethorpes). C/MX-48208 (Gillingham, Kent). Temporary Skipper Ernest Bertie Morley, Chief Engine Room Artificer Edward Atkinson R.N.R., 319 T.S. (Gorlestone, Great Yar- Walker, C/MX.45654 (Rainham, Kent). mouth) . Acting Chief Motor Mechanic Alfred Vincent Temporary Skipper Angus Harry Watson Thorn, C/MX.96173 (Great Yarmouth). Pendle, R.N.R., 140 T.S. (Occold, Sussex). Chief Stoker Percy Frederick Back, C/K.60361 Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (A) John Arundel (Faversham). Barnes, R.N.V.R. Chief Stoker Albert Edney, P/K.59031 (Ports- Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (A) John Walsh mouth) . Barnes, R.N.V.R. (Newbury, Berkshire). Second Hand Tom Nixon Harrison, LT/X. Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (A) James Monteith 20I95A. (Hull). Threlkeld, R.N.V.R. Second Hand Charles John Manthorpe, Mr. James Wright Beattie Brisbane, Gunner, LT/JX.i84425. Royal Navy. Second Hand Charles Strickland, LT/X. Mr. John Charles Stephen Brown, Signal 20913A. (Hull). Boatswain, Royal Navy (Stanley, Co. Chief Engineman William Farquhar, R.N.P.S., Durham). LT/KX. 130870 (Aberdeen). Mr. Stanley Gordon Legge, Commissioned En- Chief Engineman George Alexander Harrow, gineer, Royal Navy (Portsmouth). R.N.R., LT/242EU. (Aberdeen). Mr. Kenneth Perowne Clarke, Commissioned Chief Engineman Charles Frederick Hoodless, Engineer, Royal Navy (Portsmouth). LT/X.37IEU. Mr. Edward George Gillett, Commissioned Chief Engineman John Watt, R.N.R., Engineer, Royal Navy (Bishop's Stortford). LT/243EU (Aberdeen). 34 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 Chief Shipwright Reginald Ernest Leonard Temporary Acting Convoy Yeoman Arthur Lear, D/M. 14329 (Minnion, Cornwall). Maurice John Durrant, C/JX. 174053. Chief Steward George Edward Wass, N.A.P. Yeoman of Signals William James Luxton, 995573 (Fulham). . C/J.48949. ' Engine Room Artificer Gordon Watson Parker, Yeoman of Signals Richard Parmley, D/J. Pf MX. 6042 (Dorchester). 103827 (Plymouth). Engine Room Artificer Third Class Ronald Yeoman of Signals Francis Charles White, Aspland, P/JX.293I. P/J. 106057. Engine Room Artificer Third Class Thomas Temporary Yeoman of Signals Arthur Henry Leslie West, D/ MX. 54393 (Barrow). Chilvers Ford, C/J.15257 (High Wycombe). Engine Room Artificer Third Class John Henry Petty Officer Telegraphist Ernest Brown, Dunlop, P/ MX. 56575 (Birmingham). C/JX.i33oo8. Engine Room Artificer Third Class Ivan Charles Petty Officer Motor Mechanic Douglas Charles Glover, P/ MX. 5591 "(Bournemouth). Steel, C/MX.68800 (Paddington). Petty Officer Maurice Henry Elsworthy, Petty Officer Motor Mechanic George Ernest D/JX. 134581 (Plymouth). Jones, P/MX.72040 (Chester). Petty Officer George Edward Gray, Petty Officer Canteen Manager James Gordon D/JX. 109098 (Kingsbridge, South Devon). Hickman, C/MX.2662 (Darlington). Petty Officer Patrick Andrew Traynor, Stoker Petty Officer Howard John George C/JX. 126528 (Sheerness). Edwards, D/KX.78729. Petty Officer Alexander John Gregson, Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class Laurence D/X.73240, R.N.R. (Liverpool). Michael McDonnell, P/SMX.484 (Birming- Petty Officer Thomas Guyer Helyer, ham). P/J. 105727 (Hayling Island). Marine (Acting Temporary Sergeant) Horace Petty Officer William Neale, P/JX. 133123 Herbert Edwards, R.M., Ch/A.22754 (Black- (Gosport). poo]). Temporary Petty Officer William Scott, Acting Temporary Sergeant Kenneth Ernest D/J. 110154 (Glasgow). Cyril Churchill, Po/E.214260 (Gosport). Acting Petty Officer John Henry 'Richardson, Acting Temporary Sergeant Harry William D/SSX. 22234 (Great Yarmouth). Lovell Goode, R.M., Ch/0.24800 (Bushey, Temporary Acting Petty Officer William Ernest Hertfordshire). Bevis, P/JX. 165651 (Salisbury Green). Corporal Herbert Joseph Cobb, R.M., Ply.X. • Temporary Acting Petty Officer Robert James 2202 (Newark). Campbell, D/JX. 181626 (Belfast). Leading Seaman Ernest McDowell, P/J-99943 Temporary Acting Petty Officer Francis Gohrey, (Copnor). D/JX. 200532 (St. Helens, Lancashire). Leading Seaman Edward Payne, R.N.P.S., Temporary Acting Petty Officer Raymond Silas LT/JX.28i826 (Hull). William Harris C/J.I9I25A (Tollesbury, Leading Seaman Cyril George Vincent, Essex). R.N.P.S., LT/JX.228I22 (Millwall). Temporary Acting Petty Officer Charles Alfred Temporary Leading Seaman Ernest Henry Hambleton Holmes, P/JX. 167336 (Derby).' James Steer, P/SSX.29454 (Horsham). Temporary Acting Petty Officer Harry Howell, Acting Leading Seaman William Allen, LT/X. P/J. 88110 (London, N.u). i8o2iA, R.N.R. Temporary Acting Petty Officer Albert Edward Acting Leading Seaman George Scarlett, Alexander Jack P/J. 86581 (Walthamstow). LT/JX.226455. Temporary Acting Petty Officer Harry Temporary Acting Leading Seaman Harold Kirkham, D/JX. 165408 (Holyland, near John Canty-Forrest, C/JX.274082. Barnsley). Temporary Acting Leading Seaman Frederick Temporary Acting Petty Officer Ernest Victor Gilbert Hann, D/JX. 192096 (Leigh-on-Sea). Lawrence, D/JX. 192109 (Portishead, Somer- Temporary Acting Leading Seaman James set). McAllister, D/JX. 192735 (Belfast). Temporary Acting Petty Officer Ernest Lee, Temporary Acting Leading Seaman Herbert C/JX. 1 94830 (St. Helens, Lancashire). • Martin, D/J.31903 (Plymouth). Temporary Acting Petty Officer David Temporary Acting Leading Seaman Harold McNaught, D/JX. 170116 (Glasgow). George Edward Smith, P/JX. 160307. Temporary Acting Petty Officer Eric John Leading Signalman William Henry Tremere, Radford, D/JX. 168930 (Penarth). C/JX.i4726i (Hull). Temporary Acting Petty Officer James Sargant, Acting Leading Signalman William John Irvine, P/J. 31981 (Wokingham, Berkshire). D/JX. 176134 (Liverpool). Temporary Acting Petty Officer Arthur Leading Wireman John Richard Nicholls, Simpson, C/X.20I50A (Nelson, Lancashire). R.N.P.S., C/MX.65433 (Tottenham, N.iy). Temporary Acting Petty Officer William Able Seaman John Edwin Adcock, D/JX. Woodward, P/J. 32203 (Fordingbridge, 304993 (Barwell, Leicester). Hampshire) . Able Seaman John Birchall, C/JX.278978. Petty Officer Motor Mechanic Ernest George Able Seaman'Clifford Chant, D/JX.347O58. Wishart, C/MX.77596. Able Seaman George William Guyenette, D/J. Temporary Acting Petty Officer Air Mechanic 53298 (St. Leonards-on-Sea). (E) William Peter Moorcroft, FAA/FX. Able Seaman Wilfred Holt, R.F.R., P/JX. 166133 (Rochdale, Lancashire). Petty Officer Engineman Ernest Victor Stone, Able Seaman William John Kirby, D/J.102213, R.N.P.S., LT/JX.H4568. •(Tilmanstone, Sandwich). Temporary Convoy Yeoman Eric Mintoft, Able Seaman Dennis Albert Owen, P/JX. C/JX. 172078. 326204. Temporary Acting Convoy Yeoman Eric Able Seaman Samuel Lorimer Stewart, D/JX. William Dennis, C/JX. 172460. 211247 (Dudley, Worcestershire). SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 35

Stoker First Class James Roberts, R.N.P.S., Commander (E) George Frederick Turnbull, LT/KX.I327I2. Royal Navy. Seaman Horace Alfred Hook, R.N.P.S., Commander (E) John Bonfoy Rooper, O.B.E., ' LT/JX. 222651 (Chichester). ..Royal Navy (Isfield, Sussex). Seaman William Taylor Mc'Alpine, R.N.P.S., Commander (E) Bertram George Henry Meager, LT/JX.372905 (Gorebridgen, Midlothian). R.N.R. (Bickley Park, Kent). Seaman Thomas McKie, R.N.P.S., LT/JX. Temporary Commander (E) Charks Beman 202258 (Liverpool). Barnett, R.N.R. (Middlesbrough). Seaman Daniel Roberts, R.N.P.S., LT/JX. Paymaster Commander Percy John Hiland, 281022 (Newton, Newfoundland). Royal Navy. Seaman Bertram Charles Sturdee Smale, Lieutenant-Commander George Purefoy LT/JX.243488 (Tavistock, Devon). Codrington Ball, Royal Navy. Seaman Norman Henry Webb, R.N.P.S., Lieutenant-Commander Edward Francis LT/JX.227379, (Ilford, Essex). Balston, D.S.O., Royal Navy. Engineman John Owen Garner, R.N.P.S., Lieutenant-Commander Maurice Erdswick LT/KX.ioi865 (Grimsby). Butler-Bowdon, Royal Navy (Southwick, Engineman William Henry Hearn, R.N.R., Hampshire). E.U.282 (Grimsby). Lieutenant-Commander Patrick James Cowell, Engineman Harold Slade, R.N.P.S., LT/KX. D.S.C., Royal Navy (Carlisle). 100339 (Hull). Lieutenant-Commander Charles Eustace Audley Telegraphist Robert Phillips, D/WRX.I7 Cree, Royal Navy (Pyrford, Surrey). (Kingsbridge). Lieutenant-Commander Hugh Crawford Telegraphist John Swingler Richardson, D/ JX. Guernsey, Royal Navy (Wimborne, Dorset). 239735- Lieutenant-Commander John Douglas Hayes, Ordinary Telegraphist Ronald Boshell, D/JX. D.S.O., Royal Navy. 232672 (Beeston, Leeds). Lieutenant-Commander William Aubrey Moens, Signalman Victor Charles Robinson, R.N.P.S., Royal Navy (Retirecl). LT/JX.201653 (Stourbridge). Lieutenant-Commander John Michael Sharpey- Steward James Cuthbert Gratton, R.N.P.S., Schafer, Royal Navy. LT/LX. 29396 (Stoke-on-Trent). Lieutenant-Commander Albert Ay re, D.S.O., R.N.R. (Retired). Mention in Despatches (Posthumous.); Lieutenant-Commander Clement Edward Acting Petty Officer Henry Leslie Clark, Bridgman, D.S.O., R.N.R. (Retired). C/SSX. 13701 (Feltham, Middlesex). Lieutenant-Commander Leslie Benjamin Philpott, iD.S.C., R.D., R.N.R. (Bourne- Mention in Despatches. mouth). Rear Admiral Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton, Lieutenant-Commander Frederick George C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy. Rogers, R.D., R.N.R. (Cam'borne, Cornwall). Rear Admiral Arthur George Talbot, D.S.O., Lieutenant-Commander James Edward . Royal Navy. Rickards Wilford, R.N.R. Captain Ronald George Bowes-Lyon, M.V.O., Acting Lieutenant-Commander Archibald Royal Navy. Ferguson Harkness, O.B.E., D.S.C., R.N.R. Captain Hugh Geary Cooke, Royal Navy Acting Lieutenant-Commander Alan (Tavistock, Devon). Richardson, R.N.R. (West Hartlepool). Captain Edward Desmond Bewley McCarthy, Acting Temporary Lieutenant-Commander D.S.O., Royal Navy. Frank Ardern, R.N.R. (Reysham, Lanes.). Captain Alan Kenneth Scott-Moncrieff, D.S.O., Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander Royal Navy (Emsworth, Hants). Richard Thomas Gilling, R.N.R. (Barry). Acting Captain Vernon Hammersley-Heenan, Acting Temporary Lieutenant-Commander Royal Navy. Philip Edward Kitto, R.N.R. Acting Captain James Ian Robertson, Royal Acting Temporary Lieutenant-Commander Navy. William Robert Stockdale, R.N.R. (Down- Commander Colin Henry Campbell, D.S.C., patrick, Co. Down). Royal Navy (Inglefield, Surrey). Acting Temporary Lieutenant-Commander Commander Edmund Neville Vincent Currey, Frederick Kenneth Butler, R.N.V.R. (Otter- D.S.C., Royal Navy. shaw). Commander Charles Arthur de Winton Kitcat, Acting Temporary Lieutenant-Commander Royal Navy (Cullercoats, Northumberland). George Clifford Fanner, D.S.C, R.N.V.R. Commander Nathaniel Greer Leeper, Royal (Bexhill-on-Sea). iNavy (Retired). Acting Temporary Lieutenant-Commander Commander Alec Murray McKillop, Royal David Frederick Godwin, R.N.V.R. Navy. Acting Temporary Lieutenant-Commander Commander Royston Hollis Wright, D.S.C., William Nowell Hall, R.N.V.R. (Leaming- Royal Navy. ton Spa). Acting Commander Richard John Edward Daintree, Royal Navy {Retired), (Reigate, Acting Temporary Lieutenant-Commander Surrey). William Fleming McAusland, R.N.V.R. Acting Commander Derrick William Graham, (Glasgow). Royal Navy (Portsmouth). Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander Acting Commander John Corbett Knight George Rundle, R.N.V.R. (Polruan). Woodall, Royal Navy (Retired). The Reverend Kenneth George Thompson, Acting Commander Frederick Ross James, M.A., Temporary Chaplain, R.N.V.R., Royal Australian Navy. (Cambridge). Commander (E) Frederick Hugh Fletcher, The Reverend Frederick Harold Marshall, M.A., Royal Navy (Folkestone). Temporary Chaplain, R.N.V.R. (Woolton, Commander (E) Eric Read, Royal Navy. Liverpool). C 2 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander (E) Temporary Lieutenant John Edmund Terence Kehoe, D.S.C., Royal Navy (Barns- Sheppard, R.N.V.R. (Streatham). ley, Yorkshire). Temporary Lieutenant Alan Smith, R.N.V.R. Acting Temporary Lieutenant-Commander (E) (Reading). Alexander Horsborough Gibb Scott, Royal Temporary Lieutenant Maurice Claude Navy (Dundee). Hamilton Walter, R.N.V.R. (Ham Common, Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander John Denis Richmond, Surrey). Lendram, M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H., R.N.V.R. Acting Temporary Lieutenant Harry Allison, (Harpenden, Herts.). R.N.V.R. Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander Alfred Acting Temporary Lieutenant James Robin, 'Lionel Tapper, Royal Navy (Deal, Kent). R.N.V.R. Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander Leonard Temporary Lieutenant Thomas Keith Murdock Samuel Warren, R.N.R. Markwick, R.N.Z.N.V.R. Acting Temporary Paymaster Lieutenant- Temporary Lieutenant James Barrett Walker, Commander Eric Anthony Kennedy, R.C.N.V.R. (Toronto). R.N.V.R. (Tasmania). Temporary Lieutenant Ross Franklin Wilson, Lieutenant Ian Wigram Valentine Browne, R.C.N.V.R. (Toronto). Royal Navy (Melbourne, Australia). Lieutenant (E) John Chilcott Hodges, Royal Lieutenant John Fitzroy Duyland Bush, Navy (Taunton). D.S.C., Royal Navy. Lieutenant (E) Laurence Gilbert Turner, Royal Lieutenant David Goodman Caley, Royal Navy. Navy. Lieutenant (E) Denis Bryan Harvey Wildish, Lieutenant Edgar Chadwick, Royal Navy Royal Navy. (Chatham). Temporary Lieutenant (E) Thomas John Lieutenant Michael Richard Collins, Royal Byrne, Royal Navy. Navy. Temporary Lieutenant (E) Arthur Charles Lieutenant Dudley Leslie Davenport, Royal Efford, Royal Navy. Navy. Temporary Lieutenant (E) Russell Frederick Lieutenant Kenneth William Hay, D.S.C., Linsell, Royal Navy (Lymington). iRoyal Navy (Mere, Wiltshire). Lieutenant (E) Harold Trevor Eckles, R.N.R. Lieutenant Michael Adrian Hemans, D.S.C., (Bridlington). Royal Navy ((Petersneld, Hampshire)1. Temporary Lieutenant (E) Anthony Cadogan, Lieutenant Dennis John Long, Royal Navy R.N.R. (Wallasey, Cheshire). (Felixstowe). Temporary Lieutenant (E) Ganes Spinks, Lieutenant Archibald Graham McLachlan, R.N.R. (Chatham). Royal Navy. Temporary Acting Lieutenant (E) John Kallie, Lieutenant Neil Archibald McNeile, Royal R.N.V.R. (Bulawayo). . Navy (Eton). Paymaster Lieutenant Alastair James Petrie- Lieutenant Nigel Robert Harley Rodney, Royal Hay, Royal Navy (Antigua). Navy (London). Temporary Paymaster Lieutenant Thomas Lieutenant Hubert Duncan McLaughlan Slater, Arthur Riley, R.N.V.R. Royal Navy. Acting Skipper Lieutenant Sidney John Cory, Lieutenant George Geoffrey Wilson, Royal R.N.R. 2821 W.S. (Great Yarmouth). •Navy (St. Budeaux). Temporary A.cting Skipper Lieutenant William Lieutenant John Ivor Jones, D.S.O., D.S.C., Henry Buley, R.N.R. 234 T.S. (Brixham). R.N.R. Acting Temporary Skipper Lieutenant Charles Lieutenant John Robert Nash, M.B.E., R.N.R. Alfred Johnson, R.N.R. 2.086 T.S. Temporary Lieutenant John Graham Jacob, (Gorleston). R.N.R. (Cork). Acting Temporary Skipper Lieutenant Francis Temporary Lieutenant Henry Clare Sharman, Wilson, R.N.R., 309 T.S. (Fleetwood). R.N.R. (Spalding). Skipper Charles William Burman, R.N.R., Temporary Lieutenant William Charles Tooley- 3477 W.S. Hawkins, R.N.R. (Plymouth). Skipper Frederick Cook, R.N.R., 3445 W.S. Lieutenant Richard Brittain Adams, R.N.V.R. (Grimsby). (Stoke-on-Trent). Skipper Alexander Mair Pirie, R.N.R. Lieutenant Alec Ashley Chapman, R.N.V.R. (Portnockie). (Bromsgrove, Worcestershire). Temporary Skipper Harold Crawford Cowling, Lieutenant Thomas Aitken Easton, R.N.V.R. R.N.R. (Aberdeen). Lieutenant John Lodge, R.N.V.R. Temporary Skipper Arthur Garforth, R.N.R., Temporary Lieutenant Charles Clark Aplin, 483 T.S. (Hull). R.N.V.R. (Leicester). Temporary Skipper Charles Edward Parker, Temporary Lieutenant Richard Ashton Clarke, R.N.R., 420 T.S. (Broome, Bungay). R.N.V.R. Temporary Skipper David Flett Ross, R.N.R., Temporary Lieutenant George Gordon Connell, 378 T.S. (Buckie). R.N.V.R. (Sunderland). Temporary Skipper Charles Robert Tombs, Temporary Lieutenant Edwin Stacey Cotsell, R.N.R., 562 T.S. (Grimsby). R.N.V.R. (Cheam, Surrey). Temporary Skipper John Frederick Whitley, R.N.R., 479 T.S. (Hull). Temporary Lieutenant Thomas William Ceri Sub-Lieutenant Claude Athol Kroon, R.N.R. Fisher, R.N.V.R. (South Africa). Temporary Lieutenant Gordon Thomas Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Donald Hugh Holden, R.N.V.R. (Fishponds, Bristol). Fisher, R.N.V.R. (Upminster, Essex). Temporary Lieutenant Robert Alan Laws, Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Bruce Anthony R.N.V.R. (Sheffield). Wdbb, R.N.V.R. (Coventry). Temporary Lieutenant John Basil Leworthy, Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenant Wallace R.N.V.R. (Wimbledon). Vincent MacKay, R.N.V.R. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 37 Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (A) John Chief Petty Officer Thomas Cecil George Taylor, Mannenng Buribidge, R.N.V.R. P/J.82376. Mr. George Douglas Brook, Commissioned Chiet Petty Officer William Frank Taylor, P/J. Gunner, Royal Navy (Portsmouth). 98241 (Portsmouth). Mr. John William Victor Lynch, Gunner (T), Chief Petty Officer George White, D/J. 115024 Royal Navy (Glasgow). (Bridport, Dorset). Mr. John Henry Harrison, Gunner, Royal Temporary Chief Petty Officer Ernest Langman, Navy (Ford, Devonport). D/J. 19788 (Lisiowel, Cornwall). Mr. William Pascoe, Gunner (T), Royal Navy Acting Chief Petty Officer Thomas Graf ton, (Bere, Alston). C/JX.I3I533 (Lowestoft). Mr. Herbert Jesse Martin, Temporary Gunner Chief Yeoman of Signals Arthur John Douglas (T), Royal Navy (Cosham, Hampshire). Feltham, P/J.87220 (Dorchester). Mr. Harold John Richardson, Temporary Chief Yeoman of Signals Louis Humphrey Gunner (T), Royal Navy. Fowle, C/J.96905. .. Mr. John Philip Ch'ilton, Temporary Chief Yeoman- of Signals Leonard William Boatswain, Royal Navy (Kingswood, Oxley, P/JX.i43568. Surrey). Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist George Baister, Mr. William George Pearce, Boatswain, P/JX.I3I747 (Halt whistle, Northumber- CSP./978189 (Plymouth). land). Mr. Edward Henry Wort, Boatswain, N.A.P. Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist Francis 678651. Anthony Cassidy, P/J. 10872. Mr. Kenneth William Owen, Warrant Tele- Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist John Keegan graphist, Royal Navy (Oxford). Galloway, P/J.109577. Mr. Norman Charles Hill, Commissioned Ship- Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist Harold George wright, Royal Navy (Portslade, Sussex). Hillyard, D/J.59907. Mr. Leonard James Luke Ford, Warrant Ship- Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist Robert Gilbert wright, Royal Navy (Portsmouth). Meadows, D / J. 48685j (Cheltenham). Mr. Leslie John Brading, Commissioned Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist Percy Thomas Engineer, Royal Navy (Cosham, Hamp- Sprules, D/J.105560 (Plymouth). shire). Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist Francis Ernest Mr. Clarence George Cole, Commissioned Storer, P/J.67543. Engineer, Royal Navy (Plymouth). Chief Engine Room Artificer William Roland Mr. William Gillard, Commissioned Engineer, Alfred Bracey, D/MX.47143. Royal Navy. Chief Engine Room Artificer Harold Reginald Mr. Alec Clarence Greenland, Commissioned Cheesley, D/MX.45602. Engineer, Royal Navy (Verwood, Dorset). Chief Engine Room Artificer Samuel Ernest Mr. Alfred John Stevens Bennett, M.B.E., Cullum, D/M.5873. Warrant Engineer, Royal Navy. Chief Engine Room Artificer Wilfred Drake, Mr. Walter Sidney Arthur Flood, Warrant D/M.11719 (Torpoint, Cornwall). Engineer, Royal Navy (Exeter). Chief Engine Room Artificer William Grieve, Mr. Ronald James Gordon Stacey, Warrant P/MX.50354 (Edinburgh) Engineer, Royal Navy (Keswick). Chief Engine Room Artificer Norman Charles Mr. John William Utting, Warrant Engineer, Isgrove, D/M. 14532 (Plymouth). Royal Navy (Farnham). Chief Engine Room Artificer Frederick Charles Mr. Leslie Grant Barclay Lye Eade, Temporary Last, P/M.28738 (Portsmouth). Warrant Engineer, Royal Navy (Burnham- Chief Engine Room Artificer James Daniel on-Sea). Martin, C/M. 39445 (Gillingham). Mr. Harry Jennings, Temporary Warrant Chief Engine Room Artificer Richard Middleton, Engineer, Royal Navy (Kendal). P/MX.47083 (Eastleigh). Mr. Joseph Henry Tylor, Temporary Warrant Chief Engine Room Artificer Wilfred TIenry Engineer, Roval Navy (Rainham Market, New, P/M.24899 (Weymouth). Kent). Chief Engine Room Artificer William Edward Mr. William Henry Waldron, D.S.M., Tem- James Peters, P/MX.47330 (Birkenhead). porary Warrant Engineer, Royal Navy Chief Engine Room Artificer Robert Edward (Plymouth). Snell, D.S.M., C ^.36099. Chief Petty Officer Frank Roberts Baker, D/J. Chief Engine Room Artificer Lionel Ernest 39667 (Newcastle-on-Tyne). Sutlow, P/MX.48776 (Cirencester). Chief Petty Officer Coxswain Bernard Barnes, Chief Engine Room Artificer Stafford Edwin p/J.72880 (Oxford). Whiffin, C/MX.49761. Chief Petty Officer Harry Walker Brigham, Chief Engine Room Artificer Leslie Graham C/J. 114750 (Chatham). Williams, D/M.7059 (Dunfermline). Chief Petty Officer Harold Burningham, P/J. Chief Engine Room Artificer Second Class Leslie 42252. Allan Gardener Dyer, C/M.39382 (Gosport). Chief Petty Officer Herbert William Cole, C/J. Temporary Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 52304 (Little Compton, Moreton in the Marsh, Albert Jellicoe Stone, C/MX.55512 (Sheer- Gloucestershire). ness). Chief Petty Officer Charles Henry Jarvis, Chief Mechanician William Akhurst, C/K. D/J.49382. 54450 (Buckden, Huntingdonshire). Chief Petty Officer Walter George Phillips, Chief Mechanician Frederick Kenneth Bradfield, D/J.52975 (Sherborne). D/K.65675. Chief Petty Officer John David Richards, D/J. Chief Mechanician Henry James Jobe, P/K. 45738 (tenby). 63234 (Portsmouth). Chief Petty Officer John Sandilands, R.A.F.R., Chief Mechanician Ewart Hugo Screech, D/K. 1007 (Melbourne). 58242 (Saltash, Cornwall). Chief Petty Officer Harold Cecil Sears, C/J. Chief Mechanician Albert Charles Trent, P/K. 107656 (Worcester Park, Surrey). 65633 (Dorchester, Kent). SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Temporary Acting Chief Mechanician Charles Sick Berth Chief Petty Officer Raymond Ellis Sutton, C/K. 66943 (London, S.W.I2). Stokes, D/MX-46093 (Newport, Monmouth- Acting Chief Motor Mechanic Herbert George shire). Sizmur, D/ MX. 69820 (Sidcup). Supply Chief Petty Officer Thomas Tilston Chief Gunner's Mate William Stinton Matthews, Jones, P/MX.45467 (Emmingham, Lincoln- shire). Chief Stoker Henry Charles Burrin, C/KX. Supply Chief Petty Officer Sidney Victor 76694 (Gillingham). Sherlock, P/M.37200 (Haslemere, Surrey). Chief Stoker Arthur Harry Capelin, P/K. 46363. Temporary Supply Chief Petty Officer William Chief Stoker George Albert Charman, C/K. John Thurgill, C/M.38081 (Norwich). 58101 (Tunbridge Wells). Supply Chief Petty Officer Bryan Watts, C/M. Chief Stoker Harold Fred Clay, P/K.670I4. 37882 (Chingford). Chief Stoker, Henry Leslie Copeland, D/KX. Chief Petty Officer Cook (S) Samuel James 77I05- Ferrett, D/M.34077 (Plymouth). Chief Stoker William Henry James Fenner, Chief Petty Officer Cook Leonard Gravener, D/K. 66948 (Devonport). C/M.3&987 (Blackheath). Chief Stoker Percy Gurr, C/K. 64508 (Faver- Chief Petty Officer Cook Lawrence Stanley- sham). Morgan, C/M.36532 (Hornchurch). Chief Stoker Frank William James Harlow, Chief Petty Officer Air Fitter (E) Francis C/K. 65900 (Gravesend). Joseph Taylor, FAA/F.55140. Chief Stoker Edward Thomas George Lipsham, Chief Petty Officer Steward Charles Henry P/KX. 76437 (Fratton, Portsmouth). Hitchcock, D/L. 12989 (Torquay). Chief Stoker Albert Edward Martin, Chief Petty Officer Steward Arthur Newman, 77476 (Bridgend, Glamorganshire). P/LX.224I2 (Newbury, Berkshire). Chief Stoker James Arthur Middlemas, C/K. Chief Steward Frank Victor Smith, N.A.P. 63061 (Rosyth). 1103505. Chief Stoker Harry Pardons, D/K. 63503. Engine Room Artificer First Class Henry Chief Stoker William James Price, C/K. 59373. Edward Philp, D ^.34609 (Churchstow, Chief Stoker Frederick Thomas Harold near Kingsbridge). Richardson, P/K. 63257 (Portsmouth). Engine Room Artificer First Class Albert Chief Electrical Artificer William George Edward Widdows, P/M.2248 (Winchester). Andrews, D/MX. 51641 (Higher St. Budeaux, Engine Room Artificer Second Class Eric Johns, Plymouth). D/MX.49609 (Plymouth). Chief Electrical Artificer Eric Frederick Biggs, Engine Room Artificer Second Glass John D/M-38680 (Stirchley, Birmingham). Stuart Harries, D/MX.52164 (Bicester). Chief Electrical Artificer Bert Ellingham, Engine Room Artificer Third Class Cecil Charles C/MX. 47218 (Manchester). Frank Beer, C/MX.60602 (Sheerness). Chief Electrical Artificer Arthur Burfield Engine Room Artificer Third Class . Joseph Huggett, C/MX.48I54 (Eastbourne). Hutchinson, C/MX.55651. Chief Electrical Artificer Dennis Charles Engine Room Artificer Third Class Sydney Naunton, C/M-3886o (Gillingham, Kent). Walter Maddicott, D/MX.58974 (Newton Chief Ordnance Artificer George Frederick Abbot). Roffey, C/M.3733I. Engine Room Artificer Third Class Thomas Chief Ordnance Artificer Frederick George Orrick, P/MX.55746 (Newcastle-on-Tyne). Stone, C/M. 35683 (Cambridge). Engine Room Artificer Third Class Arthur Chief Ordnance Artificer Percy Thomas West, Frederick Wilby, C/MX.49980. P/M.38628. Electrical Artificer Ralph Hardman, C/MX. Chief Shipwright Percy James Goodwin, 46213 (Gillingham). C/MX.468i7 (Gillingham, Kent). Electrical Artificer First Class William Henry Chief Shipwright Robert James Hunt, P/MX. Smith, P/M.32727. 45703 (Fareham). Ordnance Artificer First Class Charles John Chief Blacksmith Charles Dennis Adams, Willcocks Creedy, D/M.39041 (Wantage, C/M. 37653 (South Norwood). Berkshire). Chief Engineman Robert Bucknole, LT/KX. Ordnance Artificer Third Class Alexander I0002I. McKay Garden, D/MX.57444 (Fleetwood). Chief Engineman William Munro, R.N.P.S., Shipwright First Class. Alfred George Kent, LT/KX.io8383 (Leith). P/MX.52179. Chief Engineman George Robson, LT/KX. Colour Sergeant George Welch Puddifoot, 115410. R.M., Ply.X.400 (Brixham, Devon). Chief Engineman Arthur Rokahar, R.N.P.S., Temporary Colour Sergeant - Thomas George LT/KX.97925 (Leeds). Perry, R.M., Ch.22959 (Richmond, Surrey). Chief Engineman Harald Stange, R.N.P.S., Petty Officer Frank Robert Ashcroft, P/J. LT/KX. 116050. 44716. Chief Engineman William Stewart, LT/X.6io6 Petty Officer Frederick Walter Atkins, C/JX. ES. (Buckle, Banff). 127091. Petty Officer George James Atkinson, D/JX. Second Hand Ambrose Charles de Rouffignac, 141634. R.N.P.S., LT/JX.24233I. Petty Officer Joseph Catterall, D/J. 108081. Second Hand Robert John Hudson, R.N.P.S., Petty Officer Walter Samuel Clements, P/JX. LT/KX.28o658 (Willesby, Yorkshire). 131494. Second Hand Thomas MacKay, R.N.P.S., Petty Officer Jack Harold Commons, D/JX. LT/JX. 229423. 135794 (Bristol). Second Hand Alexander Walter Patterson, Petty Officer Reginald Thomas Cross, D/JX. R.N.R.(P.S.) LT/X.20270 A. (Cleethorpes). 127307 (Corfe Castle). Second Hand Stanley Gordon Rose, LT/X.252 Petty Officer James Ronald Clement Edmunds, S.A. (Lowestoft). P/J.H022I (Shanklin, Isle of Wight). SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 39 Petty Officer Lawrence Walter Edwards, Temporary Acting Petty Officer John Black, 8/1452. D/JX. 181590 (Belfast). Petty Officer Robert Fisher, R.N.R., LT/X. Temporary Acting Petty Officer Stanley 73536 (Maryport, Cumberland). Brewer, P/SSX. 12776 (Eastleigh). Petty Officer William Henry Field, C/JX. Temporary Acting Petty Officer John Walter 130312 (Walthamstow). - Witt Butcher, P/SSX. 13146 (Boscomtoe, Petty Officer Alfred Victor Glanville, D/JX, Dorset). 13183 (Abercynon, Glamorganshire). Temporary Acting Petty Officer Thomas Allan Petty Officer Reginald Esmond Harvey, D/JX. Kidd Callan, D/JX. 170096 (Greenock). 125767. Temporary Acting Petty Officer John Carr, Petty Officer Hubert Clyde Jessup, P/J.96303. D/JX. 170095 (Liverpool). Petty Officer Leonard Sealy Jones, D/JX. Temporary Acting Petty Officer Arthur Reuben 132569 (Wraxall, Bristol). Ceilings, D/JX. 187855 (Paignton). Petty Officer Arthur Lloyd Kenward, P/J. Temporary Acting Petty Officer Peter Alban 114299 (Eastbourne). Culmer, C/JX. 182437 (Charmouth, Dorset). Petty Officer William George Kingdon, P/J. Temporary Acting Petty Officer James Gerard 111693. Driscoll, R.N.R., i8262A. Petty Officer Frederick Henry Leeder, D/J. Temporary Acting Petty Officer Daniel 108446. Fitzpatrick, D/JX. 191454 (Belfast). Petty Officer Joseph Marr, R.N.R., I9762A Temporary Acting Petty Officer Jack Petty (Hull). Harris, P/53.9421 (Ryde, Isle of Wight). Petty Officer George William Martin, P/JX. Temporary Acting Petty Officer Bertram I3I556 (Portsmouth). James, P/JX. 185238 (Birmingham). Petty Officer James Raymond Milican, P.R.N. Temporary Acting Petty Officer Thomas 24791. Robson Laing, P/JX. 184290 (High Ipen, Petty Officer Ronald Bert Lancelot Mills, Co. Durham). C/JX. 140419 (Shotley Gate, Suffolk). Temporary Acting Petty Officer Basil Petty Officer Alfred Warsop Parsons, D/J. McDermott, D/j3t. 181633 (Larne, Co. 108844 (Plymouth). Antrim). Petty Officer James Frederick Charles Payne, Temporary Acting Petty Officer Philip Mitchell, P/J.H265I. D/JX.194878 (Little'borough, Lancashire). Petty Officer Lionel Charlton Wyndham Temporary Acting Petty Officer Charles Rickards, P/J. 114348 (Lancing). William Parratt, P/SSX.i2i8i (Sidmouth). Petty Officer James Scott, D/JX. 125863 Temporary Acting Petty Officer William (Glasgow). Ruddock, D/JX. 138963 (Dublin). Petty Officer William Michael Smith, 13552. Temporary Acting Petty Officer John Edward Petty Officer Thomas Reginald Sutton, P/JX. Turner, P/JX. 186813 (Southam, Warwick). 125474. Temporary- Acting Petty Officer Raymond Petty Officer Alfred Thompson, D/BD.227, Wareham, D/JX.192114 (Bristol). R.N.V.R. (Bristol). Temporary Acting Petty Officer John William Petty Officer Herbert Towler D/J. 102092 Peter Wilkes, P/SSX.I3I5I (Holywell, Flint- (Higher St. Budeaux, Plymouth). shire) . Petty Officer Ronald Charles Usborne, P/JX. Temporary Convoy Yeoman of Signals Stanley I5I737- Bordell, C/JX.172947. Petty Officer Joseph Walter Ward D/JX. Temporary Acting Convoy Yeoman of Signals 135472. Andrew Denis Farrar, C/JX. 172465. Petty Officer Herbert Harry White, C/JX. Temporary Acting Convoy Yeoman of Signals 136191. George Tate, C/JX. 172064. Petty Officer William Henry White, P/JX. Yeoman of Signals Ernest Bray, D/JX. 133365 130482 (Farnham). (Barnstaple). Petty Officer George Wood, R.N.R., P/X. Yeoman of Signals George Victor Bulpitt, 7490C. P / JX. 136122 (Bournemouth). Petty Officer Alfred Woodcock, C/JX. 133478 Yeoman of Signals Leonard Herbert Patrick (Birmingham). Cole, C/JX.131031 (Chelmsford, Essex). Petty Officer Herbert Henry Young,- P/J. Yeoman of Signals Edward Charles Norman 110781 (Southsea). Collins, D/JX.141176. Temporary Petty Officer Henry George Yeoman of Signals Robert Edward Davidson, Allgood, C/SSX.I7587. P/JX. 137076 (Liverpool). Temporary Petty Officer Gordon William Yeoman of Signals James Jones, D/JX. Bolton, C/JX. 143489. (Cricklewood). 132703. Temporary Petty Officer Albert Harwood Yeoman of Signals Walter William Knight, Brown, R.F.R., 0/5.96091. P/JX.159870 (Fareham). Temporary Petty Officer Richard Dexter, Yeoman of Signals Thomas Leonard Payne, D/JX. 136088 (Birmingham). R.F.R. C/J.27958 (Maidstone). Temporary Petty Officer Donald Rex Mason, Yeoman of Signals Donald Edmund Richards, P/JX.i42545 (Pwllheli). P/JX.137710 (Sherrell Heath, near South- Temporary Petty Officer George Henry ampton). Parsons, 0/5.96256 (Plymouth). Yeoman of Signals James Henry Thorpe, P/J. Temporary Petty Officer Thomas Wiggins, II4253- P/J. 103052 (Portsmouth). Yeoman of Signals William Henry Tickner, Temporary Acting Petty Officer Alexander P/J.73966. Frederick Anderson, D/JX. 188154 Acting Yeoman of Signals Norman Heetey, (Coventry). D/J.112215 (Liverpool). Temporary Acting Petty Officer Gordon Temporary Acting Yeoman of Signals William Andrews, P/JX. 165580 (Bournemouth). Allen, D/JX. 139973 (Torquay). SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Petty Officer Telegraphist Henry Patrick Myers Sick Berth Petty Officer James Fletcher, D/MX. Gardner, P/J.70756. 48171 (Saltash, Cornwall). Petty Officer Telegraphist James William Temporary Petty Officer Writer Morris John Godfrey, C/JX. 139220. Herring, P/MX-56430 (Douglas, I.O.M.). Petty Officer Telegraphist Harry Charles Temporary Petty Officer Writer William Peter Houlder, P/JX. 145764. Waters, P/MX.6oo70 (Billingham, Co. Petty Officer Telegraphist Roibert Ernest Durham) . McCrudden, C/JX.139252 (Liverpool). Supply Petty Officer William Amos Hart, Petty Officer Telegraphist David Owen C/KX.79454. O'Connor, P/J.108811. Supply Petty Officer Herbert Alfred Holmes , Petty Officer Telegraphist Ernest Edward Sims, C/ MX .66785 (Wood Green). D/JX. 134142 (New Brighton). Petty Officer Cook (S) Thomas William Francis Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class Hugh Luton, P/MX.52378 (Westbury-on-Trym, Douglas, Pf MX.79600. Bristol). Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class John Temporary Petty Officer Cook (S) John Tames Marsden, P/MX.79255 (Hudders- Lawrence Rendell, C/ MX. 50261 (Sheerness). field). Officers' Steward George Harry Leslie Clarke, Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class Fleming (D/LX.26o7i. Robb, P/MX.67093 (Farquhar, Dumfries- Storekeeper First Class Francis Collingwood, shire). N.A.P. 607562. Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class George Petty Officer Steward Arthur Collier, P/L. Edward Smith, P/SMX-53 (Leicester). Acting Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class Petty Officer Steward Emmanuelle Zahara, Donald Montague Bale, D/MX.73830 Malta /LX.20042 (Sliema, Malta). (Bristol). Petty Officer Rigger John Robert Banks, Petty Officer Engineman Henry Barnett, R.N.R. , JX.I89295- LT/KX.ioi830 (North Shields). Acting Ordnance Artificer Fourth Class Arthur Petty Officer Engineman Robert Simmons, Stanley Coast, C/MX. 61833 (Loughborough). R.N.P.S. LT/KX.iii867 (Dudley, North- Sergeant Arthur John Heap, R.M., Ch.X.2gi umberland). (Chatham) . Engineman Albert James Allerton, R.N.P.S. Sergeant William Edgar Jenkins, Ply. X. 576 LT/KX. 101584 (Lowestoft). (Plymouth). Engineman George Ernest Chaston, R.N.P.S. Temporary Sergeant John Charles Hall, R.M., LT/KX. 10182 (Beccles). Ch.X.859 (Reading). Engineman Andrew James Harrower Dougal, Acting Temporary Sergeant Thomas Adam, R.N.P.S. (LT/KX.I25006 (Eyemouth). iR.M., Ch.X. 17944 (Alloa, Scotland). Engineman Charles Herbert, R.N.R. (D/K. Acting Temporary Sergeant Robert Stanley 5993B.S. (Milford Haven). Anderson, R.M., Ch. 18550 (Newton Abbot). Engineman John Pitts, LT/X.6059 E.S. Acting Temporary Sergeant Edwin George Engineman Walter Sharp, R.N.P.S. LT/KX. Barrett, R.M., Po. £.215281 (Weymouth). 111535 (Grimsby). Bandmaster Second Class Edward Barnes, Donkeyman James Ernest Thomas, N.A.P. R.M., 6.3076 (Douglas, I.Q.M.). 1026487. Leading Seaman Frank Louis Barlow, Petty Officer Motor Mechanic Hugh Dalgleish R.N.P.S., LT/JX.I707I5 (Douglas, I.O.M.). Brown Cowan, D/MX.90251 (Coylton, Leading Seaman Albert Walter Barnett, Ayrshire). C/JX.I37H2. Petty Officer Motor Mechanic Edwin Hallott, Leading Seaman Denis Broughton, P/JX. P/MX.7887I (Nottingham). 262488 (Leeds). Electrical Artificer Third Class Leslie Oswald Leading Seaman Stephen Cowlin Cowe, Farr, P/MX.55750 (Enfield). R.N.P.S., LT/JX.2427I7 (Sunderland). Ordnance Artificer Fourth Class Albert Edward Leading Seaman Arnold Frank Graham, Robb, C/SR. 16343 (Newark, Nottingham- C/ SSX. 24619 (West Hartlepool). shire) . Leading Seaman Gerald Gregory, D/J. 42359 Stoker Petty Officer Frederick Dixon, P/KX. (Saltash). 76628 (Medomsley Gonsett, Co. Durham). Leading Seaman William Alfred Harvey Marks, Stoker Petty Officer William Frederick Fiander, C/JX.I29382. P/KX.83637. Leading Seaman Thomas Brown Mellors, Stoker Petty Officer John Gallagher, C/K. 'R.N.P.S., LT/JX.I9220I (Leith). 13352 (Caterham, Surrey). Leading Seaman Frederick Charles Randall, Stoker Petty Officer Henry Daniel Glading, P/J. 94491 (Southsea). C/K.60345. Leading Seaman Jabez Rupert Jason Stoker Petty Officer William Henry Hocking, Whittington, LT/JX. 174622 (Swanscombe, D/KX. 90318 (Yelverton). Kent). Stoker Petty Officer Percy Henry Irwin, C/K. Leading Seaman William James Wilkins, 58570 (Teddington). R.N.P.S., LT/JX.i8oo58. Acting Leading Seaman Claude Scott Senior, Stoker Petty Officer Reginald William Southall, D /SSX. 28464 (Liverpool) . 'R.F.R. 6.24222, C/K.65590 (Srnethwick, Acting Leading Seaman Douglas Gordon Smith, Staffordshire). C/JX.I42I38 (Hayes, Middlesex). Stoker Petty Officer Raymond George Witts, Temporary Leading Seaman Francis Henry D/KX.77665 (Cheltenham). iPugsley, D/SSX.22244 (Bristol). Acting Stoker Petty. Officer William Taylor, Temporary Leading Seaman Frederick Albert P/KX.87550. Stevenson, P/JX. 200265 (Wolverhampton). Petty Officer Wireman Fernando Vulvio Temporary Leading Seaman Fred Towning, Demartinis, S.A.N.F., S.A. 69947 (Johannes- P/ SSX. 17702 (Little Berkhamsted, Here- burg). ford). SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Temporary Acting Leading Seaman Sydney Able Seaman Eric Frank Byne, D/JX. 200402. Alfred George Edmeades, D/JX. 285001 Able Seaman Francis Samuel Collins, '(Gravesend). D/JX. 149142 (Kingsbridge, Devon). Temporary Acting Leading Seaman Roger Able Seaman Charles Leonard Freeman, Edgar Farrell, D/MDX.2569 (Greenock). C/J -75806 (Canterbury). Temporary Acting Leading Seaman John Able Seaman Kenneth Herbert Frost, George Hendrie, P/CD/X.U22 (Glasgow). C/JX.I357U (Saffron Walden). Temporary Acting Leading Seaman Robert Able Seaman Arthur Kyle, D/JX. 158213 McLucas, D/JX. 181575 (Liverpool). (Hawick). Temporary Acting Leading Seaman Ernest Able Seaman Peter Lawton, D/J. 53608. William Sadler, C/SSX. 13625 (Hayes, Mid- Able Seaman Frederick Stanley Martin, R.N.R., dlesex). Temporary Acting Leading Seaman John Able Seaman Henry Dixon Morton, George Thompson, P/JX.167218 (New- P/JX.26i22i (South Shields). castle). Able 'Seaman Deep Diver Charles Moss, Temporary Acting Leading Seaman George • R.F.R., P/J.93902. 'Edward Weeks, C/SSX. 14200 (Lower Ed- Able Seaman Robert Norman Oke, monton). D/JX.250T.89. Leading Airman John William Gorbutt Lindley, Able Seaman Archibald Lain Orr, FAA/FX.77303 (Plymouth). P/ESDX.I537. Leading Airman Henry McKay Pert, FAA/FX. Able Seaman Frederick William Palmer, 78192 (Montrose). D/JX. 203980 (Hinckley, Leicestershire). Temporary Leading Air Mechanic (0) Stanley Able Seaman William John Passmore, Ernest Mercer, FAA/FX.79601. D/J. 59171 (Exeter). Temporary Leading Air Mechanic (A) Archibald Able Seaman Henry William Thomas Peck, Campbell Noble, FAA/FX.80178. D/JX239683 (Marylebone). Convoy Leading Signalman Major Goy, C/JX. Able Seaman Horace George Pipe, 172946. C/JX. 201028 (Cleethorpes) . Convoy Leading Signalman Albert Edward Able Seaman Frederick Thomas Pothecary, Rudkin, R.N.V.R., C/LD/X.42I2 (Welling, D/JX. 141184 (Ebbw Vale). Kent). Able Seaman George Frederick Gott Roberts, Leading Signalman Robert Andrew Livingstone, P/J.73488 (St. Leonards-on-Sea). D/JX. 155256 (Woolston, Warrington). Able Seaman Kenneth Robinson, P/JX. 168039. Leading Signalman Percival Charles Moreton, Able Seaman Jack Henry Searle, P ^.97872 D/JX. 128963 (Uphold, Shields). (Isle of Wight). Leading Signalman David Little Yeouart, Able Seaman David Harry Claude Sewell, C/JX.I50636 (London, S.W.). D/SSX. 1353 2 (Cwm, Monmouthshire). Temporary Leading Signalman Norman Neil, Able Seaman 'Daniel Smith, C/JX. 351640. 'R.F.R., D/J.106368 (Heaton, Newcastle-on- Able Seaman William Smith, P/SSX. 24364, Tyne). (Newcastle-on-Tyne) . Leading Telegraphist Wesley Kenneth Able Seaman George Frederick Thornton, Hammond, D/SSX.25211. D/JX. 206751 (Catford). Leading Telegraphist Hugh Thomas Scott, Able Seaman Cecil William Whittmgton, C/JX.i5558i (Wootton, I.O.W.). C/JX. 153734 (Annan, Dumfriesshire). Leading Stoker Sydney William Wickham, Able Seaman Peter Colin Wilkie, P/JX. 298632 P/K. 65501 (Brighton). (Stockfield). Temporary Acting Leading Stoker Robert Convoy Signalman Harold Douglas Badger, Ernest Lee, P/^.77053 (Halifax). C /JX. 26060 s (London, W.i.). Temporary Acting Leading Stoker William Convov Signalman Jack Aubrey Harley, Alfred Ryder, P/K.66742 (Portsmouth). C/JX. 174060. Leading Supply Assistant Noel Robert Parsons, Convov Signalman William Edward Ritchie, C/MX.50198 (Gillingham, Kent). C/JX.226583. Leading Coder Francis Edward Watts, Signalman Tohn Walter Bedwell, P/JX. 258232 P/JX.i97985. (Guildford). Leading Wireman Robert Franklin Harris, Signalman Llovd Gerry Brownlee, R.N.V.R., C/MX.6456i (Birmingham). P/ESD/X.i6i5. Leading Cook Victor George Bennett, D/MX.5494I. Signalman John Allen Coote, D/JX. 207602 Leading Cook (S) William Joseph Vanier (Reddish, 'Stockport). Whitehead, C/MX.51624 (Broadstairs). Signalman Charles Frederick Richards, Temporary Leading Cook (S) William Henry LT/JX. 272919 (Margate). James Graigg, 18027. Signalman Norman Ernest Weaver, Leading Cook Charles Albert Wines, R.N.P.S., P/JX. 272965 (Hampstead). LT/MX.87896 (Ryde). Telegraphist James Dickinson, P/JX. 234469 Leading Steward Reginald James Davis, (St. Helen's). C/LX. 23051 (Windsor). Telegraphist Norman Goddard, D/JX. 213110 Marine (Acting Corporal) Frederick William (Harwich). Bird, Po.X-4693 (Dewsbury). Telegraphist John Jules Du-Floer Martin, Marine (Acting Corporal) Philip Cake, R.M., C/JX. 103253 (Eltham, London). Po.216790 (Manchester). Telegraphist Charles McBride, P/JX.2^8290 Able Seaman John Albert Airey, R.N.V.R., (Glasgow) . C/LD/X.5206 (Bromley, Kent). Telegraphist George Edward Morrice, Able Seaman George Dennis Frederick Bath, P/JX. 299140 (Rushden, Northampton). D/JX.238435. Telegraphist Frank Salt, R.N.P.S., Able Seaman Charles Breen, C/JX.194376. LT/JX.i697io (Stoke-on-Trent). SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Coder Frank Cox, P/JX.226780 (Boston, Lin- Sloops, Escort Vessels, Armed Boarding Ves- colnshire). sels, Minesweepers, Trawlers, Drifters, Yachts, Stoker First Class Leslie George Allen Anti-Submarine Vessels, Tugs, Motor Gun LT/KX. 99808 (Arlesley, Bedfordshire). Boats, Motor Torpedo Boats, Motor Launches, Stoker First Class David Barker, C/KX,93628 Patrol Ships, Naval Aircraft, Base Ships, (Manchester). Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships and Stoker First Class Andrew Blackery, R.N.P.S., Naval Establishments ashore. LT/KX. 149145 (Crail, Fife). Stoker Thomas Buckley, R.N.P.S., His Majesty has been graciously pleased to LT/KX.I3I463 (West Hartlepool). approve the following promotion in, and Stoker First Class Henry Hanley, D/SS.120442. appointments to, the Royal Red Cross, for out- Stoker First Class Albert Edward Joseph standing zeal, patience, cheerfulness and for Harris, D/KX. 128079 (Nantymoel, Glamor- courage and wholehearted devotion to duty ganshire) . while serving in H.M. Naval Hospitals in the Stoker First Class Charles Peter Augustus last six months of War: Sandgrove, C/KX.132589. Sick Berth Attendant John Derrick, MX.93841 Bar to the First Class of the Royal Red Cross. (Peebles). Miss Doris Winifred Beale, R.R.C., Matron in Sick Berth Attendant Ronald Martin Jamieson, Chief. C/MX.80055 (Preston). Sick Berth Attendant Frederick Arthur To be Members of the Royal Red Cross. Woodland P/MX.86357 (Birkenhead). Miss Nellie Sara Garner, Acting Matron. Cook Albert Edward Ware, R.N.P.S., Miss Ethel Mary Fowler, Acting Superintending LT/MX.82345 (Portsmouth). Sister. Cook (P/S) Gerald Whitehead, LT/MX.82898 (Earby, Lancashire). To be Associates of the Royal Red Cross. Seaman Norman Armstrong, R.N.P.S., Miss Allison Blend Scott MacFie, Honorary LT/JX. 189906 .(Amble, Northumberland). Matron. Seaman Spouse Sanderson Brittain, R.N.P.S., Miss Grace Butterworth Martin, Acting Matron. LT/JX.202203 (Milford Haven). Miss Fenella Hilda Buckman, Acting Superin- Seaman Leonard Solomon Brown, tending Sister (R). LT / JX .167100 (Yarmouth). Miss Frances Nora Palmer Booth, Nursing Seaman Sidney Charles Evans, LT/JX.205107. Sister. Seaman William Edward Garrod, R.N.P.S., Miss Argilla Alexandra Velyanovitch, Civilian LT/X.i8o2iA (Lowestoft). Nursing Sister. Seaman William Alfred Gritt, R.N.R., i788oA Miss Diana Francis Malim, V.A.D., Nursing (West Wickham). Member. Seaman William Kaiser, R.N.R., i959iA Miss Sheila Margaret Nixon, V.A.D., Nursing (Whitby). Member. Seaman Ernest Alfred Knott, R.N.P.S., LT/JX. 224401 (Southend). Seaman Robert Maltman, R.N.P.S., LT/JX. War Office, ist January, 1944. 206523 (Eyemouth). The KING has teen graciously pleased to Seaman Albert Frank Mansfield, R.N.P.S., approve of the promotion to the rank of Field- LT/JX.224453 (Ilfracombe). Marshal (supernumerary) of: — Seaman Alexander Murray, R.N.R., General Sir Alan Francis Brooke, G.C.B., X.I0268B. (Stornoway). D.S.O., Colonel Commandant, Royal Horse Seaman Alfred Nicholas, R.N.P.S., LT/JX. Artillery, and Glider Pilot Regiment: Aide- - 281758 fSennen Cove, Cornwall). de-Camp General to The King. Seaman William Thomas Price, LT/JX. 226521. Seaman John Gibb Souter, R.N.R., LT/ War Office, ist January, 1944. 5726D. (Gourdon, Kincardine). The KING has been graciously pleased to Seaman Norman Ronald Vincent, R.N.P.S., give orders for the following promotions in and LT/JX.207511 (Parkstone, Dorset). appointments >to the Royal Red Cross: — Ordinary Signalman Leonard Venables, LT/JX.2585I5 (Hoylake, Cheshire). Bar to the Royal Red Cross, First Class. Ordinary Telegraphist Norman Chadwick, Miss Geraldine Catherine Ball, R.R.C., Princi- D/JX.23394I. pal Matron (206032), Queen Alexandra's Ordinary Telegraphist Alexander Cowie Imperial Military Nursing Service. Lobban, R.N.P.S., LT/JX.201168 (Buckie, Miss Margaret Myllim Roberts, R.R.C., Matron Banffshire). (2066^3), Queen Alexandra's Imperial Mili- Wireman Ronald Henry Sayers, R.N.P.S., tary Nursing Service. C/MX.92I92 (Malvern). Canteen Assistant Leon Frederick Frost, To be Members of the Royal Red Cross, C/NX.63I (Plymouth). First Class. Marine Amram Vivian Davies, Ply.X. 1833 Miss Edith Maud Hill, Sister (acting Matron) (Beaufort, Monmouthshire). (H.332), Queen Alexandra's Imperial Mili- Marine George Prentice Gillies, Ply.X.100692 tary Nursing Service. (Alexandria, Dumbartonshire). Miss Dorothy Annie Johnson, Sister (acting Matron) (206243), Queen Alexandra's The above appointments and awards are for Imperial Military Nursing Service. gallantry or good services in the last six months Mi'ss Alice Gertrude Murrie, A.R R.C., Matron or more of War in His Majesty's Battleships, (acting Principal Matron) (206289), Queen Aircraft Carriers, Cruisers, Auxiliary Cruisers, Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Destroyers, Submarines, Minelayers, Corvettes, Service. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 43 Miss Jane Amelia Patterson, A.R.R.C., Matron Army Department, Wellington, New Zealand. (acting Principal Matron) (206371), Queen ist January, 1944. Alexandra's Imperial Military . Nursing Service. The KING has been graciously pleased to Miss Gwladys Roberts, Sister (acting Matron) give orders for the appointment of Miss Gladys (206652), Queen Alexandra's Imperial Mili- Lillian Thwaites, Matron, New Zealand Army tary Nursing Service. Nursing Service, to be a Member of the Royal Miss Mary Jamieson Thomson, Assistant Red Cross, First Class. Matron (206481), Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. Miss Eleanor Cartwright Key, Matron (213596), Air Ministry, ist January, 1944. Territorial Army Nursing Service. ROYAL AIR FORCE. To be Associates- of the Royal Red Cross, The KING has been graciously pleased to Second Class. approve the following promotion: — Miss Winifred Lizzie Aldwinckle, Nursing Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Frederick Officer (206559), Queen Alexandra's Imperial Algernon PORTAL, G.C.B., D.S.O., M.C., to Military Nursing Service. be Marshal of the Royal Air Force. Miss Euphemia Barbara Black, Sister (206039), Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. Air Ministry, ist January, 1944. Miss Florence Gwendolene Jones, Sister (Assist- ant Matron) (206249), Queen Alexandra's PRINCESS MARY'S ROYAL AIR FORCE Imperial Military Nursing Service. •NURSING SERVICE. Miss Heather Jessie Kirkwood, Sister (Assistant The KING has been graciously pleased to Matron) (206263), Queen Alexandra's approve the following promotions in and Imperial Military Nursing Service. appointments to the Royal Red Cross: — Miss Elsie Washington Kynaston, Sister (208586), Queen Alexandra's Imperial Mili- To be Members of the Roycd Red Cross. tary Nursing Service (Reserve). Matron Miss Gertie INMAN, A.R.R.C. Miss Dorothy Sinden, Sister (Assistant Matron) Matron Miss Margaret Jessie MACDONALD, (206467), Queen Alexandra's Imperial Mili- A.R.R.C. tary Nursing Service. Matron Miss Elizabeth SPENSLEY, A.R.R.C. Miss Elizabeth Marie Thomas, Sister (209504), Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing To be Associates of the Royal Red Cross. Service (Reserve). Acting Matron Miss Una Flora Clotilde Miss Ethel Winifred Rosalie ,Warner, Sister HENSON. (Assistant Matron) (206526), Queen Acting Matron Miss Alice Mabel RODD. Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Acting Senior Sister Miss Veronica Margaret Service. ASHWORTH. Miss Linda Bell, Sister (208024), Queen Acting Senior Sister Miss Jessie Wadsley Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Ser- ATKINSON. vice Reserve. Acting Senior Sister Miss Gwendoline Eva Miss Kathleen Crago, Sister (206870), Queen BUTLER. Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Ser- Acting Senior Sister Mrs. Norah Lily CAIN. vice Reserve. Acting Senior Sister Miss Elsie MALTMAN. Miss May Dobson, Sister-in-Charge (206923), Acting Senior Sister Miss Florence Mary Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing PEPPER. Service Reserve. Sister Mrs. Helen Beatrice WOODS. Miss Mary Ann Kay, Sister (208590), Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Ser- vice Reserve. Air Ministry, ist January, 1944. Miss Cassandra Twitchin, Sister (209365), The KING has been graciously pleased to Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing approve the following Awards: — Service Reserve. Miss Catherine Cunningham Fleming, Sister Bar to Air Force Cross. (213257), Territorial Army Nursing Service. Wing Commander James Francis MOIR, A.F.C. Miss Winifred Amy Miller-Hallett, Sister-in- (24011), Reserve of Air Force Officers. Charge (221525), Territorial Army Nursing Wing Commander Marcus ROBINSON, A.F.C. Service. (90161), Auxiliary Air Force. Miss Constance Robertson-Taylor, Sister Air Force Cross. (215309), Territorial Army Nursing Service. Miss Frances Marjorie Taylor, Sister (215650), Acting Group Captain George Albert SIMONS, Territorial Army Nursing Service. Royal Air Force. Wing Commander Gerald Ashby Wodehouse Miss Jessie Waine, Sister (215718), Territorial GARLAND (90476), Auxiliary Air Force. Army Nursing Service. Wing Commander Richard Thomas Fairfax Margaret, Baroness Illingworth, V.A.D. Com- GATES (37064), Royal Air Force. mandant (83/4271) (656049), Voluntary Aid Wing Commander Desmond Patrick HANAFIN, Detachment. D.F.C. (33087), Royal Air Force. Mrs. Winifred Norman, V.A.D. (595106), Wing Commander James Proctor HUINS, Voluntary Aid Detachment. O.B.E., B.Ch., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (90259), Mrs. Gwendoline Thompson, V.A.D. Officer Auxiliary Air Force. (acting Matron) (83/4659), Voluntary Aid Wing Co'mmander John Arthur Christian Detachment. KARRAN (37185), Royal Air Force. 44 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 Wing Commander Alan Vernon ROGERS Squadron Leader Charles Leopold Walker (37424), Royal Air Fores. STEWART (40646), Reserve ol Air Force Wing Commander James Douglas RONALD Officers. (36084), Reserve of Air Force Officers. Squadron Leader William Rex WALWIN Wing Commander Frederick Leonard SAYERS (70712), Reserve -of Air Force Officers. (36063), Royal Air Force. Squadron Leader Kenneth Charles WINTON Wing Commander Robert SOREL-CAMERON (70745), Reserve of Air Force Officers. (32119), Royal Air Force. Acting Squadron Leader Robert Hugh BARBER cting Wing Commander William Edward (42385), Royal Air Force. COLES, D.F.C. (41379), Royal Air Force. Acting Squadron Leader George Charles Acting Wing Commander Reginald William Raymond BARKER (42386), Royal Air Force. Cox, D.F.C. (43145), Royal Air Force. Acting Squadron Leader Felix William Parker Acting Wing Commander William George BARRETTO (70920), Reserve of Air Force DEVAS (32221), Reserve of Air Force Officers. Officers. Acting Wing Commander Donald Buchan Acting Squadron Leader Guy Webster CORY FALCONER, D.F.C. (87052), Royal Air Force (40677), Reserve of Air Force Officers. Volunteer Reserve. Acting Squadron Leader Edgar Alfred Acting Wing Commander Roland John FALK COSTELLO-BOWEN (46332), Royal Air Force (77978), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. (since deceased). Acting Wing Commander Michael Geoffrey Acting Squadron Leader Rex Donald DANIELL Lisle FOSTER (90007), Auxiliary Air Force. (43701), Royal Air Force. Acting Wing Commander Walter George Acting Squadron Leader Henry Howard GARDINER, D.F.C. (43134), Royal Air Force. DRUMMOND, D.F.M. (112544), Royal Air Acting Wing Commander Derek Ainslie Force Volunteer Reserve. JACKSON, D.F.C. (81405), Royal Air Force Acting Squadron Leader Peter Owen Murray Volunteer Reserve. DUFF-MITCHELL (76310), Royal Air Force Acting Wing Commander Arthur Wellesley Volunteer Reserve. LANGTON (32158), Reserve of Air Force Acting Squadron Leader Harold William Frank Officers. EDWARDS (85643), Royal Air Force Volun- Acting Wing Commander George Denis teer Reserve. LYSTER, D.S.O., D.F.C. (43149), Royal Air Acting Squadron Leader Charles Lawrence Force. ELLIOTT (74971), Royal Air Force Volunteer Acting Wing Commander Alfred John OGILVIE, Reserve. D.F.C. (42427), Royal Air Force. Acting Squadron Leader Colin Russel GLEN Acting Wing Commander Michael Evelyn (42704), Reserve of Air Force Officers. POLLARD, D.F.C. (41615), Reserve of Air Force Officers. Acting Squadron Leader James Albert HANWAY Acting Wing Commander Joseph Crescens (Can/J.5986), Royal Canadian Air Force. REYNOLDS (90064), Auxiliary Air Force. Acting Squadron Leader Walter Desmond Acting Wing Commander William Watson Tod HEAPHY (42463), Reserve of Air Force RITCHIE (41068), Reserve of Air Force Officers. Officers. Acting Squadron Leader John Spencer Acting Wing Commander Hugh Patrick Ruffell HOBHOUSE (77119), Royal Air Force Volun- SMITH, M.B., B.Ch., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. teer Reserve. (23353), Reserve of Air Force Officers. Acting Squadron Leader Harold Hardwicke Acting Wing Commander Keith James Clarke HOLDERNESS (74351), Royal Air SOMERVILLE, D.F.C. (41486), Reserve of Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Force Officers. Acting Squadron Leader Frederick Keith Acting Wing Commander Frederick William HUMPHREYS (84673), Royal Air Force THOMPSON, D.F.C. (60758), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Volunteer Reserve. Acting Squadron Leader Thomas George Acting Wing Commander Robert Steele JEFFERSON (101521), Royal Air Force Volun- TURNBULL, D.F.M. (Can/J. 15054), Royal teer Reserve. Canadian Air Force. Acting Squadron Leader Delford Harold Acting Wing Commander Robert Woodward KENNEY, D.F.C. (Can/0.4801), Royal TURNER, D.F.C. (39404), Reserve of Air Canadian Air Force. Force Officers. Acting Squadron Leader Maurice Craig KINDER Acting Wing Commander Kenneth Frederick (40836), Reserve of Air Force Officers. VARE (40273), Reserve of Air Force Officers. Acting Squadron Leader John Henry Squadron Leader Graham Walter Beech LANCASTER (41794), Reserve of Air Force AUSTIN (90258), Auxiliary Air Force. Officers. Squadron Leader William Douglas Bow Acting Squadron Leader Roy John Alexander Symington DAVIE (72481), Royal Air Force LESLIE (36255), Royal Air Force. Volunteer Reserve. Acting Squadron Leader William John McLEAN Squadron Leader James FOULSHAM (37347), (Aus-4o6ii2), Royal Australian Air Force. Royal Air Force. Acting Squadron Leader Ninian Stuart Squadron Leader Christopher Harold HARTLEY MILLER, D.F.C. (86425), Royal Air Force (72439), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Volunteer Reserve. Squadron Leader Arthur Dennis MITCHELL Acting Squadron Leader William Philip (33373). Royal Air Force. MURPHY (60459), Royal Air Force Volunteer Squadron Leader Standish Conn O'GRADY, Reserve. M.C. (70510), Reserve of Air Force Officers. Acting Squadron Leader James Christian Squadron Leader John Cavendish SMYTH NELSON (100525), Royal Air Force Volunteer (70635), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Reserve. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 45

Acting Squadron Leader Alexander Mortimer Flight Lieutenant Cyril Vincent WRAY Thomas NOON, D.F.C. (88197), Royal Air (110576), Royal Air Force Volunteer Force Volunteer Reserve. Reserve. Acting Squadron Leader David Sykes Moncrief Acting Flight Lieutenant Henry Woolgar AYRE SCOTT (45229), Royal Air Force. (120739), Royal Air Force Volunteer Acting Squadron Leader John Talbot Lovell Reserve. SHORE, M.C. (39171), Reserve of Air Force Acting Flight Lieutenant John Donald BENSON Officers. (48942), Royal Air Force. Acting Squadron Leader George Trevor Acting Flight Lieutenant George Dudley SOUTHGATE (40953), Reserve of Air Force Stewart BOOLE (124271), Royal Air Force Officers. Volunteer Reserve. Acting Squadron Leader Stephen Reginald Acting Flight Lieutenant Eric Benjamin DAVIS SUNNUCKS (18017), Royal Air Force Volun- (ioiO'i6), Royal Air Force Volunteer teer Reserve. Reserve. Acting Squadron Leader John Alfred TURNER Acting Flight Lieutenant Denis Frank Ritchie (40865), Reserve of Air Force Officers. EMUS (124614), Royal Air Force Volunteer Acting Squadron Leader Jesse Holland Reserve. WALKER, D.F.M. (64897), Royal Air Force Acting Flight Lieutenant Jack Evans Volunteer Reserve. PEATFIELD (137204), Royal Air Force Volun- Flight Lieutenant Mervyn Garth BAKER teer Reserve. (Aus.400267), Royal Australian Air Force. Acting Flight Lieutenant David William Flight Lieutenant Tony BALLAUFF, D.F.C. Crichton RAMSAY (109727), Royal Air Force (103542), Royal Air Force Volunteer Volunteer Reserve. Reserve. Acting Flight Lieutenant John Bertram SAYERS Flight Lieutenant Frank Cuendet BLACKMORE (131547), Royal Air Force Volunteer (64281), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Reserve. Flight Lieutenant William Patterson BOYD Flying Officer Ernest Alfred AYRES (134509), (44310), Royal Air Force. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flight Lieutenant Harold George BRITTAIN Flying Officer Percy Thomas BUCKINGHAM (111488), Royal Air Force Volunteer Re- (116143), Royal Air Force Volunteer serve. Reserve. Flight Lieutenant Cyril Robin BROOME Flying Officer Arthur Robert BURCHETT (Aus. 271430), Royal Australian Air Force. (50040), Royal Air Force. Flight Lieutenant George Albert Stanley CLIFT Flying Officer William Fleming CALDOW, (45226), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. D.F.M. (140908), Royal Air Force Volun- Flight Lieutenant Ernest Alfred DEVERILL, teer Reserve. D.F.C., D.F.M. (45546), Royal Air Force. Flying Officer Peter DRUMMOND (74729), Royal (Since deceased.) Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flight Lieutenant Patrick James DUNCAN Flying Officer Alfred DUNHILL (50895), Royal (83994)> Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air Force. Flight Lieutenant Leslie Frank EVANS (69474), Flying Officer Wilfred Alan Martin DUNJEY Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. (49318), Royal Air Force. Flight Lieutenant Roderick Ayscough Fraser Flying Officer Alan Page GOODMAN (133269), FARQUHARSON ' (79148), Royal Air Force Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Volunteer Reserve. Flying Officer Edward Bruce GRAHAM Flight Lieutenant Peter Sydney FOY (41280), (Can/J. 16364), Royal Canadian Air Force. Reserve of Air Force Officers. Flying Officer Arthur Favence GREEN Flight Lieutenant Cecil Venn HAINES (43639), (Can/7.9548), Royal Canadian Air Force. Royal Air Force. Flying Officer Ernest James HALE (50434), Flight Lieutenant Edwin Leonard HEAB Royal Air Force. (106373), Royal Air Force Volunteer Flying Officer Peter John HILLMAN (110231), Reserve. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flight Lieutenant Maxwell Hugh HOOPER Flying Officer Henry Philip LEE-WARNER (46456), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. (118164), Royal Air Force Volunteer Flight Lieutenant Gwyn JONES (87020), Royal Reserve. Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flying Officer David Wilson NEWTON (130730), Flight Lieutenant William KELLY (31372), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Reserve of Air Force Officers. Flying Officer Herbert Leslie PEWTRESS Flight Lieutenant George Frederick KILBURN (134767), Royal Air Force Volunteer (87399)> Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Reserve. Flight Lieutenant John Alwyne Richard KING Flying Officer David ROBB (Can/J.9545), (89624), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Royal Canadian Air Force. Flight Lieutenant Donald William MANSBRIDGE Flying Officer Stanley ROBINSON (121945), (45*51). Royal Air Force. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flight Lieutenant Antony William RAW,' Flying Officer Cyril Randall TURNER (131646), D.F.C. (67624), Royal Air Force Volunteer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Reserve. Flying Officer Donald Albert WRIGHT (131652), Flight Lieutenant Gerald Seabrook SMITH Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. (43074), Royal Air Force. Pilot Officer Arthur Samuel MORTON (52754), Flight Lieutenant Frederick John Elliott Royal Air Force. STEARN (63067), Royal Air Force Volunteer Pilot Officer George Reginald WHEELDON Reserve. (52651), Royal Air Force. Flight Lieutenant Edwin Jack STREET (47802), Warrant Officer James McPHEE (742452), Royal Air Force. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 46 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 Warrant Officer Harold William PLAYER Flight Sergeants. (NZ.4H445), Royal New Zealand Air Force. 521398 L. C. RUSSELL, R.A.F. Warrant Officer Cyril Ernest WILLIAMS 743908 J. S. E. INGHAM (Acting), R.A.F.V.R. (740534), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Sergeants. Acting Warrant Officer Albert Edward 1600232 G. M. CHOWNEY, R.A.F.V.R. MAXWELL (904854), Royal Air Force Volun- 1131239 J. CONVERY, R.A.F.V.R. teer Reserve. I338465 P. W. GUNNS, R.A.F.V.R. Air Force Medal. 1077076 S. J. HERD, R.A.F.V.R. 522807 Flight Sergeant (now Warrant Officer) Corporals. Charles BEVERIDGE, Royal Air Force. 1085227 R. BIRCHALL, R.A.F.V.R. 901276 Flight Sergeant William George 1087997 J. HUDDLESTONE, R.A.F.V.R. GREGORY, Royal Air Force Volunteer 1549977 J. H. UTTLEY (Acting), R.A.F.V.R. Reserve. 619106 Flight Sergeant Patrick Joseph Leading Aircraftmen. HUGHES, Royal Air Force. 1156244 A. E. ADAMS, R.A.F.V.R. 1219559 Flight Sergeant George Edgar INMAN, 640849 G. BOYD, R.A.F. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 1656352 D. W. CLARK, R.A.F.V.R. 1149384 Flight Sergeant Raymond LEECH, 1481006 A. GRIMES, R.A.F.V.R. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 1493319 A. HENDERSON, R.A.F.V.R. Can/R.77849 Flight Sergeant (now Warrant 1048396 J. MINNS, R.A.F.V.R. Officer) Philip John LEGROS, Royal Canadian Air Force. Aircraftmen ist Class. 1216594 Fh'ght Sergeant Harry ORME, Royal 1538999 G. W. BELL, R.A.F.V.R. Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 103882 A. J. BOAG, RA.F. 550608 Flight Sergeant John Ivor PARRY, 1803686 H. MARTIN, R.A.F.V.R. Royal Air Force. 1408016 J. E. WILLIAMS. 525712 Flight Sergeant William Lloyd Edward PESTELL, Royal Air Force. FOR VALUABLE SERVICE IN THE AIR. 1057466 Flight Sergeant Ewart PRESTON, Wing Commanders. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. C. C. BARKER, M.B., Ch.B. (23304) (Acting), 550988 Flight Sergeant Morris ROWLANDS, R.A.F. Royal Air Force. L. J. DIXON (70184) (Acting), R.A.F. Can/R.294867 Flight Sergeant Bruce Douglas WALKER, Royal Canadian Air Force. Squadron Leaders. 537531 Acting Flight Sergeant David GAVIN, A. B. CORFE (70140), R.A.F. Royal Air Force. A. J. DOUCH (72502), R.A.F.V.R. Can/R. 102099 Sergeant (now Pilot Officer) I. MACLEOD-SELKIRK (40549), R.A.F.O. Rodney Stewart CLEMENT, Royal Canadian B. S. SMALLMAN (70931), R.A.F.O. Air Force. R. O. HELLYER (90054) (Acting), A.A.F. 631788 Sergeant Graham DAVIES, Royal Air Force. Major, South African Air Force. 1061333 Leading Aircraftman Sydney DIXON, W. R. BRYDEN (48055). RoyaJ l Air Force Volunteer Reserve. . Flight Lieutenants. Air Ministry, ist January, 1944. J- S. ANDREWS (83686), R.A.F.V.R. The KING has been graciously pleased, on R-W. BROWN (43058), R-A-F the advice of His Majesty's Australian J- ^ BROWN (102071), K-A-F.V.R. Ministers, to approve the following award:- J- ^ £OL"NS (8?OI5)' ,R-£^-R- *v & G. F. R. DUFFY (44629), R.A.F. Air Force Cross. A. W. HALL (43468), R.A.F. Squadron Leader Kenneth Edkins WEDGWOOD B- HARVEY (47851), RA.F. (270413), Royal Australian Air Force. w- T- JEFFREY, A.F.C. (45115), R.A.F. v J * ^ } R. L. JONES (81362), R.A.F.V.R. Air Ministry, ist January, 1944. G. KENNEDY, D.F.M. (43175), R-A.F. TU TZTXT^ t, i, • i i A A. T. KOPPERUD (65539), R.A.F.V.R. The KING has been graciously pleased on A Jj R MUGGRIDGE (47260), R.A.F. the advice of His Majesty s New Zealand R F PAYN£ U6l7ll R A F Ministers, to approve the following awards:— A>'PAYZE (76423), R.A.F.V.R.' Air Force Cross. B. C. RIDD (43179), R.A.F. Acting Squadron Leader Robert FLETCHER, R- £ STOKES (87031) R.A F.V.R Royal New Zealand Air Force. £. W. H THOMSON (42730), R.A.F. Acting Squadron Leader Arthur Montague g- H. WRIGHT (62251) R.A.F.V.R. HARVIE, Royal New Zealand Air Force. JJ J STEER (103008) (Acting) R.A.F.V.R. J W. A. COOPER (Aus.401494) (Acting), Royal Air Ministry, ist January, 1944. Australian Air Force. The KING has been graciously pleased to Flying Officers. < give orders for the publication of the names of j. BATTERSBY (129208), R.A.F.V.R. (since the undermentioned personnel in the London missing). Gazette as having been commended:— \y. T. BENSTEAD (126713), R.A.F.V.R. FOR BRAVE CONDUCT. £. £• CAMPLIN (116438), R.A F V R. „...... W. CRICKMORE (126712), R.A.F.V.R. Flight Lieutenant. D w H DAVIES (147350), R.A.F.V.R. J. A. LAWSON (89033), R.A.F.V.R. D. ELLIS (137573), R.A.F.V.R. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944 47 K. T. GOOD (51834), R.A.F. FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE. J. H. LENDRUM (136175), R.A.F.V.R. Police: England and Wales. T. J. MIDDLETON (50885), R.A.F. Harry Jaram, Assistant Chief Constable, P. C. PRIDMORE (115886), R.A.F.V.R. Kingston-upon-Hull City Police Force. C. F. SMITH (49066), R.A.F. Frederick Joseph Lemon, C.B.E., D.S.O., F. H. TAME (133074), R.A.F.V.R. Chief Constable, Nottinghamshire Con- R. G. WARMINGTON (142536), R.A.F.V.R. stabulary. (since deceased). '. Arthur Charles West, Chief Constable, Ports- J. W. WHITE (142138), R.A.F.V.R. mouth City Police Force. W. H. WINYARD (49723), R.A.F. Arthur Henry Weston, Chief Inspector, Metro- H. J. V. ATKINS (N.^.401430), Royal New politan Police Force. • Zealand Air Force. Henry James Wood, Superintendent, Metro- W. R. KING (N.Z.4058io), Royal New Zealand politan Police Force. Air Force. Pilot Officer. Police: Scotland. F. E. COLWELL (149230), R.A.F.V.R. John Mclntosh, Inspector and Deputy Chief Constable, Bute County Constabulary. William Niddrie, Lieutenant and Deputy Chief Warrant Officers. Constable, Dunfermline City Police Force. S. H. PARKER (904057), R.A.F.V.R. J. M. C. QUINN (748240), R.A.F.V.R. Police: Northern Ireland. R. T. WARE (516276), R.A.F. John Cunningham Dudgeon, County Inspector, E. S. SMITH (Can ^.75622), Royal Canadian Royal Ulster Constabulary. Air Force. Fire Services: England and Wales. Flight Sergeants. George Bennison, Director of Studies, National 1317149 E. R. BUBB, R.A.F.V.R. Fire Service College, Saltdean. 639476 F. CARTLIDGE, R.A.F. Joseph Dougherty, Company Officer, No. 12 Can/R.92017 R. P. BAKER, Royal Canadian (Cambridge) Fire Force. Air Force. Charles John Loveridge, Divisional Officer, Sergeants. No. 14 (Portsmouth) Fire Force. Charles Peters, Divisional Officer, No. 24 953552 J. S. LOCKWOOD, R.A.F.V.R. (Birmingham) Fire Force. 951770 G. C. TOPHAM, R.A.F.V.R. Aus.40243i J. J. WILSON, Royal Australian AUSTRALIA. Air Force. FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE. Corporals. William Henry Beare, Deputy Chief Officer, .648017 C. E. G. CAFFREY, R.A.F.V.R. New South Wales Fire Brigades. 969232 G. HEWITT, R.A.F.V.R. Bertie Land Barber, First Officer, New South 992166 D. E. SHINN, R.A.F.V.R. Wales Fire Brigades. 1465418 W. R. H. YEXLEY, R.A.F.V.R. William Toole, Superintendent ist Class, New The KING has also been graciously pleased South Wales Police Force. to approve a list of mentions in despatches, Hercules Winton Wenham, Superintendent 2nd which will be published in the London Gazette Class, New South Wales Police Force. of I4th January, 1944. John James Keogh, Superintendent 2nd Class, New South Wales Police Force. William James Small, Superintendent 3rd Class, Whitehall, January i, 1944. New South Wales Police Force. Alexander Hutcheson Crothers Jones, Ex- The KING has been pleased to award the Superintendent 3rd Class, New South Wales King's Police and Fire Services Medal to the Police Force. undermentioned Officers: — FOR GALLANTRY. NEWFOUNDLAND. Police: England and Wales. FOR GALLANTRY. William John Jones, Constable, Caernarvon- John Joseph Hogan, Corporal, Newfoundland shire Constabulary. Ranger Force. Donald Neil McNaughtan, Constable, Lanca- INDIA. shire Constabulary. Tom Alec Page, War Reserve Constable, Metro- FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE. politan Police Force. Laurence Arthur Bishop, O.B.E., Indian John Charles Salmon, Constable, Metropolitan Police, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Police Force. Railways and C.I.D., Madras. Charles Roydon Warner, Constable, Oxford Reginald Edwin Anthony Ray, C.I.E., Indian City Police Force. Police, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Cyril William Netherclift Webb, Constable, C.I.D. and I.E., Bengal. Worcestershire Constabulary. Babu Gopal Chandra Chakrabatti, Inspector of Robert Elwyn Williams, Constable, Caernar- Police, D.I.B., Bengal. vonshire Constabulary. Thomas George Heathly Holman, Indian Fire Services: England and Wales. Police, Superintendent of Police; Principal, James Thomas Ralph, Company Officer (part- Police Training College, Sardah, Bengal. time) Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Co. Vinyanand Pathak, Indian Police, Superin- Ltd. Works Fire Brigade. tendent of Police, United Provinces. 48 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, i JANUARY, 1944

Angus Denys Maguire, Indian Police, Assistant Khan Bahadur Syed Ali Kasim, Additional Superintendent of Police, Oudh and Tirhut Deputy Director General of Police, C.I.D., Railway, Samastipur, Bihar. His Exalted Highness the Nizam's Govern- Maulvi Saiyid Ali Bashir, Deputy Superin- ment, Hyderabad. tendent of Police, Patna. Rai Sahib Dwarka Nath Deputy Superm- COLONIES, PROTECTORATES AND tendent of Police, North West Frontier MANDATED TERRITORIES. Province. Emil Athol Owen Parkin, C.I.E., Indian FQR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE. Police, Inspector General of Police, Onssa. John William Rourke, Deputy Superintendent Major Charles Campbell Murtland, Commis- of Police, Sind C.I.D. (Criminal Branch). sioner of Police, British Guiana.

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