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THE LONDON GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 7, 1908. War Office, 2Nd Volunteer Battalion, Tjie Royal Fusiliers (City 7Th February, 1908 898 THE LONDON GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 7, 1908. War Office, 2nd Volunteer Battalion, TJie Royal Fusiliers (City 7th February, 1908. of London Regiment); Captain J. Attenborough is appointed Instructor of Musketry. Dated AUXILIARY FORCES. 16th January, 1908. IMPERIAL YEOMANRY. 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Berks; Veterinary-Captain P. J. Simpson resigns Own ( West Yorkshire Regiment); Lieutenant- his commission. Dated 24th January, 1908. Colonel Commandant F. H. Anderson is granted the honorary rank of Colonel. Dated 20th Duke of Lancaster's Own ; Captain II. L. Bibby January, 1908. .to be Major (supernumerary), under the con- .ditions of paragraph 6 of the Imperial 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Prince, of Wales s Yeomanry Regulations. Dated 7th January, Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) ; Lieutenant 1908. T. VV. Thew resigns his commission. Dated 13th January, 1908. Supernumerary Captain (Honorary Lieutenant in the Army) T. B. Porwood is absorbed into the Cadet Corns (Hertford Grammar School) attached establishment. Dated 7th January, 1908. to the 1st (Hertfordshire) Volunteer Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment; Second Lieutenant 3rd County of London (Sharpshooters); Captain E. L. Wells resigns his commission. Dated P. R. Hare, from The King's Colonials Imperial llth January, 1908. •Yeomanry, to be Captain. Dated 20th Januarj*, 1908. 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Leicestershire Regi- ment; Captain H. T. Eking resigns his com- mission. Dated loth January, 1908. 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment; Major and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel E. Holt resigns his commission, with permission VOLUNTEER CORPS. to retain his rank, and to wear the prescribed ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY (VOLUNTEERS). uniform. Dated 31st December, 1907. 1st Fifeshire; Captain H. L. Stocks resigns his 5th Volunteer Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment; commission. Dated 12th December, 1907. Major and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel C. D. Cadet Corps (Kirkcaldy High School) attached to Brad well resigns his commission, with per- the 1st Fifeshire Royal Garrison Artillery mission to retain his rank, and to wear the (Volunteers); Lieutenant J. Doggart to be prescribed uniform. Dated 6th January, 1S08. Captain. Dated 17th January, iyU8. Major and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel H. C. Yates resigns his commission, with permission 2nd Glamorganshire ; Captain and Honorary to retain his rank, and to wear the prescribed Major A. Sheppard resigns his commission, uniform. Dated 6th January, 1908. with permission to retain his rank, and to wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 1st January, 4th Volunteer Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish 1908. Rifles) ; Second Lieutenant A. Waterston Captain (Honorary Lieutenant in the Army) resigns his commission. Dated 15th January, M. H. Ingram resigns his commission. Dated 1908. 8th January, 19U8. 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regi- 1st Newcastte-on-Tyne ; Major and Honorary ment ; Lieutenant-Colonel L. D. VVmterbotham Lieutenant-Colonel A. E. Watson to be Lieu- is granted the honorary rank of Colonel. tenant-Colonel, and is appointed to command Dated 17th January, 1908. the corps under the conditions of paragraph 47 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The East Lancashire of the Volunteer Regulations. Dated 27th Regiment ; Captain J. C. Pollard resigns his November, 1907. commission. Dated 17th January, 1908. ROYAL ENGINEERS (VOLUNTEERS). 1st Volunteer Battalion^ The Prince of IVales's 1st Lanarkshire; John Maxwell Scott Maxwell to Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment); be Second Lieutenant. Dated 17th January, Captain E. F. Willcocks resigns his commis- .1908. sion. Dated 7th January, 1908. 1st London ; Second Lieutenant J. R. Greig to be 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Prince of Wales* t Lieutenant. Dated 20th January, 1908. Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) ; Ernest Lougton Robinson to be Second Lieutenant Is* (Sheffield) Yorkshire (West Riding) ; Captain (supernumerary). Dated 15th January, 1908. and Honorary Major A. E. Bingham to be Major. Dated 9th December, 1907. Cadet Corps (Glenalmond College) attached to the Lieutenant J. B. Langley to be Captain. Dated 4£/i (Perthshire) Volunteer Battalion, The Black 9th December, 1907. Watch (Royal Highlanders); Captain A. W. S. Brown resigns his commission. Dated 20th RIFLE. January, 1908. The Queen's Rifle Volunteer Brigade, The Royrtl Second Lieutenant George Julian Pytches, 4th Scots (Lothian Regiment) ; Lieutenant J. McNab (Perthshire) Volunteer Battalion, The Black resigns his commission. Dated 20th January, Watch (Royal Highlanders), to be Captain. Dated 21st January, 1908. 1th Volunteer Battalion , The Royal Scots (Lothian 1st (Oxford University) Volunteer Battalion, The Regiment) ; Supernumerary Surgeon - Lieu- Oxfordshire Light Infantry; Captain R. C. tenant-Colonel J. B. Ronaldson (Brigade Sur- Maclachlan, The Rifle Brigade (The Prince geon-Lieuteuant-CoIonel, Senior Medical Consort's Own), to be Adjutant, vice Major Officer, 2nd Lothian Volunteer Infantry H. L. Ruck-Keene, D.S.O., The Oxfordshire .Brigade) is granted the honorary rank of Light Infantry, who has vacated that app.oint-- Surgeon-Colonel. .Dated 20th January, 1908.-' ment. Datecl 1st February,-1908..
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