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War Office, July 2, 1901. Temporary Major Sir S. H. L. StUart, Bart"., THE King has been graciously pleased to give Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General for' Im- orders for the following appointments to the perial Yeomanry, has relinquished his* Com- Distinguished Service Order, and promotion in mission. Dated 19th June, 1901. 1 the Army, in recognition of the services of the Temporary Captain H. E. Crawley, Staff Cap_- undermentioned Officers during the operations in tain for Imperial Yeomanry, has relinquished South Africa :— his Commission. Dated 19th June, 1901." " Lieutenant J. V. Dunn resigns his Commission. To be Companions of the Distinguished Service Dated 3rd July, 1901. Order:— Captain Oswald Buckley Bingham Smith- 1st Battalion, Sergeant J. Bradbury to be Lieu- Bingham, 3rd Dragoon Guards, for gallantry tenant, with the temporary rank of Lieutenant in the rearguard action on the 3rd June, near in the Army. Dated 20th May, 1901. Vrede. 2nd Battalion, To be Lieutenants, with the tern- Lieutenant James Robert White, the G-ordon porary rank of Lieutenant in the Army :— Highlanders, for having when taken prisoner, Corporal T. Thomas. Dated 17 ih April, 1901. , owing to mistaking advancing Boers for Private G. B. Drummond. Dated 17th April, British troops, and stripped, escaped from 1901. custody and run six miles, warning Colonel Private E. C. Palmer. Dated|17th April, 1901. de Lisle, and advanced with him to relief of Second Lieutenant B. O. Bethell, from Unat- Major Sladen's force. tached. Dated 15th May, 1901. Lieutenant Edgar John Flynn Langley, South 3rd Battalion^ The undermentioned Officers resign Australian Mounted Infantry, for gallantry their Commissions:— during the action with Major Sladen's force. Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel R. F. T. Gaa- BREVET. coigne, Commandant. Dated 18th April, 1901. To be Lieutenant-Colonel. Lieutenant H. L. Birkin. Dated 23rd June, 1901. Major J. R. F. Sladen, the East Yorkshire Regi- ment, for seizing a large convoy with 200 men Private A. D. Ramsay to be Lieutenant, with the and gallantly defending the same, though temporary rank of Lieutenant in the Army. attacked by superior numbers of the enemy for Dated 17th April, 1901. two hours. 4th Battalion, Lieutenant G. Heseltine resigns his The King has further been pleased to approve Commission. Dated 1st May, 1901. of the grant of the Medal for Distinguished Lieutenant K. R. N. Speir resigns his Commis- Conduct in the Field to Sergeant James sion. Dated 15th May, 1901. Sutherland, the Gordon Highlanders, for guard- To be Lieutenants, with the temporary rank of Ing 44 prisoners, though Boer relief was within Lieutenant in the Army :—«•_ t .' J 10 miles, and he was severely wounded at the Second Lieutenant W. M. Townshend, from Un- time. attached. Dated 7th May, 1901. Private H. G. Miller. Dated 15th May, 1901. War Office, Pall Mall, 5th Battalion, Temporary Major W. C. Anderson, 2nd July, 1901. Second in Command, to be Commandant, with 2nd Dragoons, Captain William F. Collins is the temporary rank of' Lieutenant-Colonel in seconded for service as an Adjutant of Imperial the Army. Dated 24th May, 1901. Yeomanry in Great Britain. Dated 22nd May, Lieutenant M. R. C. Backhouse to be Captain, with the temporary rank of Captain in -the 1901. Army. Dated 30th April, 1901. IQth Hussars, Captain Reginald S. Chaplin is Temporary Captain H. C. B. Phillips, from seconded for extra-regimental employment. Adjutant, to be Captain, retaining the tem- • Dated llth June, 1901. porary rank of Captain in the Army. Dated 16th Lancers, Captain Clive M. Dixon resumes 24th May, 1901. the appointment of Adjutant. Dated 22nd Lieutenant G. S. Clayton resigns his Commission. March, 1900. Dated 24th April, 1901. 18th Hussars, Supernumerary Captain Charles H. To be Lieutenants, with the temporary rank of Leveson to be Captain, vice E. C. Haag, Lieutenant in the Army :— seconded. Dated 22nd February, 1901. Private T. R. Jackson. Dated 5th February, 1901. 19th Hussars, Second Lieutenant C. B. H. Mans- Second Lieutenant J. W. Sutherland, from field is seconded for service with the Indian Unattached. Dated 17th April, 1901. " Staff Corps. Dated 14th June, 1901. Second Lieutenant R. C. Lawrance, from Un- 21st Lancers, Lieutenant Robert H. Dick-Cunyng- attached. Dated 17th April, 1901. ham is seconded for special service in South Second Lieutenant A. F. de T.. Shaw, from Africa. Dated 14th June, 1901. Unattached. Dated 24th May, 1901. . IST PROVISIONAL REGIMENT OP DRAGOONS. Captain A, C. Duckworth, from the Reserve Lieutenant A. F. de T. Shaw to be Adjutant. Regiment of Dragoons, to be Adjutant, Dated 24th May, 1901. retaining the temporary rank of Captain. 6th Battalion, Lieutenant K. H. M. Connal Dated 7th March, 1901. resigns his Commission. Dated Ist'May, 1901. THE IMPERIAL YEOMANRY. The undermentioned Second Lieutenants, from Colonel F. J. Graves, Assistant Adjutant-General Unattached, to be Lieutenants, with the tempo- for Imperial Yeomanry, is placed on half-pay. rary rank of Lieutenant in the 'Army. Dated Dated 1st July, 1901. 17th April, 1901 :— ' -: Major the Honourable W. L. Bagot, Reserve of W. G. Angus. Officers, Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General J. A. McEwen. for Imperial Yeomanry, has relinquished his E. Sheppard. appointment. Dated 8th July, 1900. W. F. Hamilton,