SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 12 JUNE, 1947 2581 No. 7607826 Warrant Officer Class I Frank Captain George Noel de St. CROIX, Ceylon WINTERBOTTOM, Royal Electrical and Planters' Rifle Corps. Mechanical Engineers. Regimental Sergeant-Major Cecil John FOOKS, Major and Staff Paymaster 2nd Class Arthur Officer Commanding, Police Training School, WOOD (98014), Royal Army Pay Corps. Hong Kong.

CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD. CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD. St. James's Palace, S.W.I, I 1.2th June, 1947. St. James's Palace, S.W.I, T2th June, 1947. The KING has been graciously pleased, on The KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty's the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty's Birthday, to give orders for the following pro- Birthday, to give orders for the following pro- motions in, and appointments to, the Most motion in, and appointments, to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire: — Excellent Order of the British Empire: — To be a Knight Commander of the Military To be a Knight Commander of the Military Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Division of the said Most Excellent Order:— Lieutenant-General (Acting) Ernest WOOD, Air Vice-Marshal William Boston CUSHION, C.B., C.I.E., M.C., Quartermaster General C.B., C.B.E., Royal Air Force (Retired). in India. To be Commanders of the Military Division of To be a Commander of the Military Division the said Most Excellent Order:— of the said Most Excellent Order:— Acting Air Commodore Adolphus Dan DAVIES, Colonel (Temporary Major^General) Frederick Royal Air Force. Joseph LOFTUS-TOTTENHAM, D.S.O., Com- Group Captain John Messurier COHU, Royal mander, Force 401, Iraq. Air Force. To be Officers of the Military Division of the Group Captain Frederick Arthur NORTON, said Most Excellent Order:— Royal Air Force. Lieutenant-Colonel (W.S. Colonel) (Temporary Group Captain Geoffrey Charles STEMP, Royal Brigadier) Charles Edward MACGUCKIN, Air Force. M.B.E., Military Farms Department. Acting Group Captain Harold Edmund W.S. Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary Brigadier) CARDWELL, A.F.C., Royal Air Force. Desmond YOUNG, M.C., Indian Army, lately Acting Group Captain Thomas George Gait Director of Public Relations, General Head- HUTCHINSON, Royal Air Force. quarters, India. To be Officers of the Military Division of the W.S. Lieutenant^Colonel (Temporary Colonel) said Most Excellent Order:— Frank SPENCER, M.B.E., Indian Army, Group Captain Donald David CHRISTIE, General Headquarters, New Delhi, India. A.F.C., Royal Air Force. To be Members of the Military Division of the Acting Group Captain William Digby said Most Excellent Order:— BLACKWOOD, D.F.C., Royal Air Force. Acting Group Captain William Ivan Guy Conductor Stuart James GEBBIE, Indian Army KERBY, Royal Air Force. Corps of Clerks. Wing Commander Frederic Elgar BURTON, W.S. Major Percy Frank RAY, Royal Indian D..F.C. (37623), Reserve of Air Force Engineers. Officers. W.S. Captain (Temporary Major) Leonard Wing Commander Claude Frederick GOATCHER Charles KENNEDY, Indian Army Corps of (moo), Royal Air Force. Clerks. Wing Commander William Leigh HOULBROOK Major Francis John BAYMAN, Indian Electrical (29242), Royal Air Force. and Mechanical Engineers. Wing Commander Harold Francis JENKINS, A.F.C. (22080), Royal Air Force. Wing Commander James Douglas MELVIN CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS (33170), Royal Air Force. OF KNIGHTHOOD. Wing Commander Kenneth SLATER, A.F.C. St. James's Palace, S.W.I, (37330), Royal Air Force. I2th June, 1947. Acting Wing Commander James Houghton The KING has been graciously pleased, on PAGE, T.D. (67775), Royal Air Force Volun- the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty's teer Reserve. Birthday, to give orders for the following pro- Squadron Leader Harold Eric BARKER (31306), motion in, and appointments to, the Most Royal Air Force. Excellent Order of the British Empire: — Acting Squadron Leader John Henry WORTLEY, M.M. (60847), Royal Air Force Volunteer To be an Officer of the Military Division of the Reserve. said Most Excellent Order:— Acting Group Officer Pamela Constance GREIG Lieutenant