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COMPLETE OUTFITS FOR ALL CLIMATES READY FOR IMMEDIATE WEAR HUNTING’ & SPORTING OUTFITS TRUNKS A SADDLERY MESS DRESS FOR ALL REGIMENTS READY IN STOCK Only Address ; 20 & 21, KING STREET 1 COVENT GARDEN 25, 31 & 32, Bedford St. J W.C.2. * Phone: 3750-1 Gerrard. Tel. Add.: “ Parsee Rand, London.” SACCONE & SPEED limited- WINE AND SPIRIT HOUSES AT MERCHANTS 30, MainGIBRALTAR, Street & 4, Market Lane, 14, PantonLONDON, Street, S.W.1,Haymarket. 30a,EDINBURGH, George Street, WHISKEY BLENDERS PORTSMOUTH, CHATHAM,21, The Hard. 33,DEVONPORT, Railway Street. ^Manufacturers and Importers of 20, Strada Mezzodi. CIGARS, CIGARETTES Cigarette44, Molo Pieta, Factory: Pieta. AND TOBACCOS MALTA. THE MONTHLY AIR FORCE LIST MAY, 1922. CONTENTS. Page * Bath, Statute of Order AbbreviationsAdvisory Board on Chaplaincy... Services ... 11522 Chaplains Department 1151 Air Council ... 11 Commands B..A.F. (Overseas):— Air Force Agents 3 Independent Units * Air Force Decorations:— IraqIndia ... DistinguishedAir Force Cross Flying Cross’!| Statutes of Mediterranean Distinguished Flying Medal j‘ 3064-3066 MiddleRhine 'East :r. ... Air Force Medal Deaths, List of ... Ir Ministry:— Dental Officers, List of Chief of the Air Staff, Department of • Distinguished Service Order, Statutes of 3063 j Committees Establishments ..1 l'400-1403 JudgeGeneral Advocate-General List '. 101-900 J MeteorologicalMedical Service Stations R.A.F 1001- Directorate of Accounts Nursing Service R.A.F Directorate of Contracts Officers Holding Temporary Honorary Directorate of Equipment Commissions Directorate of Lands * Pay:-Half, Declarations for \ Retired, Declarations for ) 3056-3058 Directorate of B.A.F. Medical Services * Prizes, Testimonials, etc., List of ... 3059 t Relinquishments, Resignations, etc. ... 3053 Directorate of Personnel tStores Retired List List 2051-3050901-1000 Telegraphic Addresses, List of 4-10 Directorate of Works and Buildings ... Units, ListSelf-Accounting of, with Officers for Serving Equipment ... 1451 Liaison Officers, Dominion, List of... and Stores, List of 1590-1593 Secretary’s Department Victoria Cross ... 3051 . t* StatutesRecipients of of.. 3060-3061 ‘ Coastal Area Wireless Telegraphy Stations 1431-1482 j InlandB..A.F. AreaHeadquarters, Cranwell Works and Buildings etc., Organise- _ ‘ B..A.F.,B.A.F. Headquarters,Ireland Halton »Issued Quarterly. t Alphabetical lists—not shown in Index. 2 EXPLANATIONS OF ABBREVIATIONS. b.b.c. .PrincipalKing. Air Aide-de-Camp to the m. .Qualifiedin a Modern as 2nd Foreign Class Language. Interpreter A.D.C ..Air Aide-de-Camp to the King. M. .Passed Course in Meteorology. E;1. .. ..Passed complete Course of Instruc- .Passedobtained Air 1st,Navigation 2nd, 3rd, Courseor 4th Classand tionCourse in in Engineering,Theory at Cambridgeincluding N. Certificate (Long Course). 34.. orCourses its equivalent,at the Centra)and Practical Flying O.P.. ..On.Observer Probation. Officer. .. Schoollishment. and Boyal Aircraft Estab- Ph. ..Passed Photographic Course (Long). ..Passed Practical Engineering Courses ..Graduate of R.A.F. Staff College. Aircraftat Central Establishment Flying School only. and Royal .AttendedStaff College, satisfactorily Camberley a orcourse Quetta. at G.S. I. .Gordon Shephard Memorial Prize. ..Staff College Graduate (Camberley 1st Prize Winner. .Attendedor Quetta). satisfactorily a course at G.S. II ..Gordon2nd Prize Shephard Winner. Memorial Prize. R. .PassedStaff AirCollege, Armament Greenwich. Course (Long). •PassedCourse. U.A.F. Physical Training u.s ..WinnerRoyal ofUnited Prize Services Essay Gold Institution. Medal, [L] ..Qualifieda Modem as Foreign1st Class Language. Interpreter in w. ..Passed(Long). Electric and Wireless Course ORDERS AND HONORARY DISTINCTIONS. Victoria Cross. G.B.E.. ' \/ KnightCross Grandof the CrossBritish or Empire.Dame Grand K.Q Knight of the Garter. K.B.E. .... Knight Commander j K.T Knight of the Thistle. C. ....Commander I B.B.. K.P Knight of St. Patrick. O.B.E.. ....Officer I Empire. O.C.B Knight Grand Cross) M.B.E. ....Member J K.C.B Knight Commander r of the Bath. D. ....CompanionService Order. of the Distinguished S.O.. C.B Companion ) I.S.O... ....Companion of the Imperial Service O.M Member of the Order of Merit. D.S.C.. ....Distinguished Service Cross. O.C.S.I.. Knight Grand Commander'j M.C Military Cross. K.C.S.I. Knight Commander Star of D.F.C Distinguished Flying Cross. C.S.I . Companion India. A.F.C Air Force Cross. G.C.M.G Knight Grand Cross ’ R.R.C Member of the Royal Red Cross. K.C.M.G. ...Knight Commander l-of and St. St. Michael George. A.MA.R.R.C AssociateAlbert Medal. of the Royal Red Cross. C.M.Q Companion I D.C.M Distinguished Conduct Medal. Q.G.I.E KnightCommander Grand 1 C. G.M Conspicuous Gallantry Medal. K.C.I.E Knight Commander i of theEmpire. Indian D. S.M Distinguished Service Medal. C.I.B. Companion I M.M Military Medal. G.C.V.O Knight Grand Cross j D.F.M Distinguished Flying Medal. K.C.V.O Knight Commander of the A.F.M Air Force Medal. C.P.O Commander jl VictorianRoyal P.C Privy Councillor. rder r.d RoyalDecoration. Naval Reserve Officers’ M.V.O Member5th Class of the 4th or /| ° ' t.d Territorial Decoration. 3 MOTES. No appointments gazetted after April loth are included in this List. Postings of Officers where the date of effect is prior to the 10th of the month are recorded in the Units List up to and including Posting List No. 74, dated April gth. Appointments gazetted between April 10th and May 15th, and postings promulgated between April 10th and May 14th, will appear in the June List. Officers on the Retired List must communicate annually, between January 1st and March 31st, with the Secretary of the Air Ministry, otherwise they will be presumed to be deceased and their names will be removed from the Air Force List. 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