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The London Gazette, Maech 12, 1909. 1953 THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAECH 12, 1909. 1953 Major Frederick Cunliffe Owen, Eoyat Artillery, The Connaught Rangeiv, The undermentioned to be a General Staff Officer, 3rd grade, at Second Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:— Head-Quarters, vice Major E. S. E. W. Hugh G. Robertson, vice W. D. O'Brien, Eardley-Russell, Royal Artillery. Dated 27th promoted. Dated 5th January, 1909. February, 1909; John L. Garstin, vice W. Odell, admitted to Major Frank L. Galloway, Royal Artillery, to be the Indian Army, and to remain seconded a Deputy Assistant-Director at Head-Quarters, for service in the Army Service Corps. vice Brevet Major W. E. Edwards, Royal Dated 4th February, 1909. : Artillery. Dated 8th March, 1909. The Royal Munster Fusiliers, Lieutenant-Colonel The appointment of Lieutenant Bernard Neame, and Brevet Colonel Basil St. J. Le Marchant, 18th (Victoria Mary, Princess of Wales's Own) on completion of his period of service in com- Hussars, is as extra Aide-de-Camp to the mand of a Battalion, is placed on the Half-pay Governor of South Australia, and not as stated List. Dated 11 th March, 1909. in the Gazette of 2nd March, 1909. Major Arthur E. 0. Congdon to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Brevet Colonel B. St. J. Le ESTABLISHMENTS. Marchant. Dated llth March, 1909. Inspection and Experimental Staff", Captain Cecil J. Newton, The Loyal North Lancashire Regi- THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS. ment, an Assistant Inspector, to be an Inspec- The following Captains are seconded for service tor, vice Captain F. M. Rickard, Royal Artil- with the Indian Army. Dated 17th February, lery. Dated 27th February, 1909. 1909 :— Captain Frederick J. Byrne, The Connaught William Brown. Rangers, to be an Assistant Inspector, vice Gerald Aylmer. Captain C. J. Newton. Dated 27th February, 1909. QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S IMPERIAL MILITARY CAVALRY. NURSING SERVICE.' 2nd Life Guards, The undermentioned Lieu- The undermentioned Ladies to be Staff. Nurses tenants to be Captains, under the provisions (provisionally). Dated 25th February, 1909 :— of Article 26, Royal Warrant for Pay and Miss Constance Eveline Alldridge. Promotion, 1907. Dated 6th March, 1909 :—. Miss Margaret Black. Hartopp F. C. A. Cradock, Adjutant. ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT. Thomas C. Gurney, Adjutant of Yeomanry. Captain Robert A. Haviland, from the Half-pay INFANTRY. List, to be Paymaster, with precedence next The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), below Captain J: S. Bartrum. Dated 13th Lieutenant Hugh F. Lewis is seconded for March, 1909. service under the Colonial Office. Dated 20th MEMORANDA. February, 1909. Brevet Colonel Basil St. J. Le Marchant, Half- The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), Lieutenant pay List, to be Colonel. Dated llth March, Lancelot H. Soames is seconded for service 1909. under the Colonial Office. Dated 18th February, Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel William 1909. D. Whatman, Half-pay List, retires on retired Supernumerary Lieutenant Eric C. Norman is pay. Dated 13th March, 1909. restored to the establishment, vice L. H. The undermentioned Lieutenant-Colonels to be Soames. Dated 18th February, 1909. Brevet Colonels:— Alfred G. Balfour, Commandant Royal The Norfolk Regiment, Lieutenant Robert J. C. Military School of Music. Dated 10th Otter to be Captain, vice F. J. E. Archer, December, 1908. seconded. Dated 20th February, 1909. Beamish St. J. Barter, The Lincolnshire Second Lieutenant Robin Otter to be Lieutenant, Regiment. Dated llth March, 1909. vice H. L. .Willett, promoted. Dated 13th February, 1909. RESERVE OF OFFICERS. The Border Regiment, Major Charles E. H. Cooch Captain Colin de Stuteville Isaacson, from 3rd is placed on retired pay. Dated llth March, Battalion, The Royal Scots (Lothian Regi- 1909. ment), to be Captain, and to retain the The Royal Sussex Regiment, Captain Evelyn F. seniority which he held in the Militia. Dated Villiers, D.S.O., is seconded for service as an 13t.h March, 1909. Adjutant of Indian Volunteers. Dated 1st Henry Hay Marshall Harris, late Captain, The February, 1909. Highland Light Infantry, to be Captain. Dated 13th March, 1909. The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment), The appointment as Adjutant of Lieutenant Cleary G. M. Carter bears date 20th September, 1908, instead of as notified in the Gazette.of SPECIAL RESERVE. 8th September, 1908. The undermentioned to be Honorary Colonels, The Durham Light Infantry, The seconding for from the dates specified against their names:— service on the Staff of Captain Bryan C. 5th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Fairfax is antedated to 8th November, 1908. ' Regiment), Reginald Baliol, Viscount Esher, The Gordon Highlanders, Second Lieutenant G.C.B., G.C.V.O. Dated 16th August, 1908. Laurence Carr to be Lieutenant, vice 3rd Battalion, The Norfolk Regiment, Honorary A. Craufurd promoted. Dated 13th February, Colonel (Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the 1909. Army) Frederic Hambleton Custance, C.B., The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders, Captain Honorary Colonel late 3rd Battalion, The Angus Cameron to' be Major, vice F. A. Norfolk Regiment. Dated 31st May, H«OS. MacFarlan promoted. Dated 9th March, 1909. 3rd Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment, Lieu- The Royal Irish Rifles, Captain Philip G. W. tenant-Colonel and Honorary Colonel Herbert Eckford retires on retired pay. Dated 13th Gary George. Batten, late commanding the March, 1909. -battalion."' Dated 2nd March, 1909.'.
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