Part 27

Mr. W. F. D. SMITH (U.) asked the Secretary for War if the Artists Corps was to be reduced to 400 men; whether the corps at present had 700 men in the ranks; and when was the decision to effect the reduction arrived at?

Mr. HALDANE: After careful consideration it has been decided that if this unit can undertake that a percentage of its members will be prepared to join the Territorial Force as officers, if required, on mobilisation, the War Office will be justified in giving the corps in exchange for this undertaking a full establishment of eight companies. The strength of this unit on June 1 amounted to 25 officers and 637 non-commissioned officers and men.

Major ANSTRUTHER-GRAY: May I ask what percentage was asked for?

Mr. HALDANE: We have not stated that so far: we will settle it afterwards. I have reason to think that this arrangement will be agreeable to the Corps.

ITS FULFILMENT.

In the Field: 1914–1918.

Commands and Staff 67 Royal Air Force 936 Regular Regiments 1,635 Special Reserve 608 Territorial Force 2,661 New Armies 3,090 Other Arms and Units 1,259 ------ Total Officers 10,256 ======

(including practically the whole of the Establishment of 8 companies serving at date of Mobilisation).

ROLL OF COMMISSIONS

Abbreviations made use of:--

_K/A_--Killed in Action. _Acc/K_-Accidentally Killed. _D/W_--Died of Wounds. _P/W_--Prisoner of War. _w_--Wounded. _d_--Died. M--Mentioned. ✠--Military Cross. F/D--Foreign Decoration.

The name of a Regiment, or number of a Battalion, in brackets, indicates that the Officer was attached to such second unit.

The rank given in the right-hand column is the highest attained, whether Permanent, Temporary, Acting or otherwise.

COMMANDS AND STAFF.

Lieut. BURMANN, Robert Moyle, D.S.O. ✠ _Staff-Capt., 20/Inf. Brigade_, [M](6). 3614 Pte. BUSTARD, Frank, O.B.E. _Asst. Embarkation Staff-Officer, Major_, [M](2) 2072 „ CHRISTMAS, Dudley Vyvyan _Staff-Capt._ 3011 „ CREMETTI, Paul Eugene, O.B.E. _Major D.A.A.G._, [M](2) 2034 „ HARVEY-JAMES, Arthur Keedwill Staff-Capt._ Capt. SIMMONS, Frank Keith ✠, M.V.O., F/D _Staff-Lt. G.H.Q., Brig.-Major_, [M] 375 Sgt. SOLOMON, Jerrold Bernard ✠ F/D _Brigade-Major_, [M] 3100 Pte. ALLISTON, Geoffrey _Staff-Capt., War Office_, [M] 1832 „ BLACKWOOD, Neville Foster _R.T.O. Capt._, [M] 1537 „ BONNER, Stanley Abbott, O.B.E. _R.T.O. Major_, [M] 3128 „ BOVET, Verner Charles Aloys _R.T.O. Capt._ 2178 „ CAUSTON, Dudley Knight _R.T.O. Major_ [M] 3573 „ CHARNAUD, Frederick Christian, M.B.E. _Interpreter (Intelligence) Capt._, [M] 471 Sgt. DE PURY, Charles Frederick _R.T.O. Staff-Lieut._ 1016 Corpl. ELLIOTT, Harold Ferox _R.T.O. Capt._ 248 Sgt. FRY, George Charles Lovell _R.T.O. Lieut._ 1549 „ GEORGE, Walter Hope ✠ _Special Appointment. Major_, [M] 1570 „ GRIFFIN, Sydney William _Interpreter (Intelligence Dept.)_ [M] 1839 Corpl. HARTOPP, Charles W. E. Cradock _R.T.O. Capt._, [M] 2835 Pte. HERVEY, George Arthur Kenneth _R.T.O. Capt._ 806 Sgt. HUNTER, Arthur Percival _R.T.O. Major_, [M] 2644 Pte. NOAD, Colin Kenneth _Staff-Lieut._ 1183 „ SANDERSON, Harold Francis _R.T.O. Lieut._, [M] 3172 Pte. SANDLAND, Kenneth _R.T.O. Major_ 1196 L/Cpl. WOLSTENHOLME, John Bernard W. _R.T.O. Lieut._ 2880 Pte. ANNS, Harold Falkner _Staff-Lieut._, [M] 1296 „ BARE, Alfred Raymond, D.S.O. ✠ _Staff-Capt._, [M] 761110 Cpl. BIRCH, Wm. Kenning, O.B.E. _Major_, [M] 3569 Pte. BOOTH, Edward Arthur _Staff-Lieut._ 2126 „ BOX, Ernest Hyatt _Staff Capt._, [M] 63610 „ BROWN, Lionel, M.B.E. _Capt., Directorate of Labour_ 2345 „ BURBURY, Arthur Vivian ✠ _Staff-Lieut._ 4410 „ CAFFAREY, Bernard James _Staff-Capt._ 1548 CQMS CHETWOOD, Henry John _Staff-Lieut. 1st Class, D.G.T.R.T.E._ 64950 Pte. CLOUTTE, Herbert James _Specially Employed; 2/Lt._ 4360 Pte. CUCKNEY, Ernest John, D.S.C. _Staff-Lieut._ 8168 Sgt. DANIELL, Thos. Edw. St. Clare ✠, O.B.E. _Lt.-Col., Dir. of Equipment_ 768535 Sgt. DICKS, Henry Victor _Specially Employed; 2/Lt._ 8225 L/Cpl. DIX, John Wellington _Staff-Lieut., West African F.F._ 1097 Sgt. EATON, John Edward Caldwell _Staff-Lieut._ 1765 Pte. FARMER, Horace Edwin _Staff Capt._ 2905 Sgt. FORD, Leslie Beaumont _Staff-Lieut.; A. D. C._ 7822 Pte. FRYER, Sidney Ernest, M.B.E. _Staff-Lieut._ 61 Sgt. FURZE, Gordon ✠ _Staff-Capt., 2/Guards’ Brigade_ 768317 Pte. GARDNER, Oswald J. _Education Officer; Lieut._ 2240 „ GOLDSCHMIDT, Harold Henry Arthur _Staff Lieut._ 763298 „ GRAHAM, James _Staff-Lieut.; Employed War Office_ 2334 „ HOBSON, Harry Royd, D.S.O. _Lieut.-Col., A.A.Q.MG._, [M] 765902 Lieut. HALKETT, Guy Wallace _Brigade Major_ 2255 Pte. HOLLIS, Henry Lewis _Major, D.A.Q.M.G._ 765577 „ JERMYN, Oliver Reynolds _Capt., Forestry Directorate_ 761297 RSM LOVELL, George Herbert _Major, D.A.D.O.S._, [M] 5774 Pte. LESLIE-SMITH, James _Staff-Capt._ 14447 „ LAWLESS, Philip Henry ✠ _Major, D.A.A.G._, [M] 2475 „ MAKALUA, Matthew James, O.B.E., F/D _Major, D.A.D.M._ 998 „ MARTIN, Victor Callingham _Staff-Capt._ 2895 „ MOORE, John Leslie Mackenzie ✠, [M] _R.T.O., Capt._ 4394 „ OUTLAW, William Henry _Asst. Director Local Resources; Major_ 231 Lieut. PINDER-BROWN, Henry _R.T.O., Capt._ 7266 Sgt. PORTERS, Robert Halsted, M.B.E., F/D _Staff-Lieut._ 7196 Pte. POTTS, Francis Sidney _Staff-Lieut._ 766286 Sgt. SIDGWICK, Frank _Major, Ministry of Labour_ 767817 Pte. SAUNDERS, William Lawrence _Specially Employed; 2/Lieut._ 762032 „ SKENE, George Alexander _Employed under Dir. of Timber Supplies; Lieut._ 85 Sgt. SMITH, Harold Rees ✠ _Major, D.A.A.Q.M.G._ 4022 Pte. THOMAS, Alban Musgrove _Staff-Lieut._ 1225 „ THOMPSON, Arnold John, D.S.O. ✠ _Brigade-Major._, [M] (3) 1768 „ TREATT, Chaplin Court _Major, R.A.F._, [M] 5562 „ WALKER, Harold Frederick, M.B.E. _Flying Officer, R.A.F._ 6180 „ WIDDERSON, Andrew James, O.B.E. _Staff-Capt._ 10 CSM WRENTMORE, John Harris _Staff-Lieut. (Recruiting)_ 761980 Pte. WYNN-WERNICK, Frederick Corbet _Lieut., Min. of National Service_

RAILWAY TRAFFIC OFFICERS (LIEUTENANTS).

3243 Cpl. ALLBUTT, Herbert Stanley 2713 Pte. BORRAJO, Sydney Alphonzo 3012 „ BOUGHTON, Frederick Charles 9632 „ BRETHERTON, Francis 1548 CQMS CHETWOOD, Henry John 765499 Pte. CHIGNELL, Alan Herbert 7528 „ COLEMAN, Frederick Charles 2144 „ FRANCIS, Charles William 1936 „ GASGOINE, Hugh ✠ 805 CQMS GOUGH, Herbert George 2179 Pte. JEWELL, Charles Francis Hawkins 202 CQMS KNIGHT, Henry Frampton 3551 Pte. MARTIN, Richard Ivatt 159 CSM MARVIN, Douglas Ward 766580 Pte. MASON, Landon Randolph 2054 „ SELWAY, Edgar John 3426 „ VANDYKE, Percy Reginald

ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE.

Flight Sub-Lieut. 2082 Pte. BRISLEY, Cuthbert Everard 16/11/14 _Major R.A.F._ _K/A_ 30/7/18 3090 „ BUSH, Richard Eldon 11/ 7/15 _Injured_ 24/3/16 4360 „ CUCKNEY, Ernest John 17/11/15 _Flight-Lieut. (Staff)_, D.S.C. 3261 „ EDMONDS, Wilfred Bell 16/12/15 _From 9/Somerset L.I._ 2657 „ FELKIN, Samuel Denys 25/ 5/15 _Flight-Capt. R.A.F._, O.B.E., F/D 472 „ MORRELL, Charles M. 15/ 4/15 _Interned in Holland_ 2286 „ POPHAM, Arthur Ernest 30/10/15 _Capt._, F/D, [M] 2256 „ SAVORY, Kenneth Stevens 11/ 9/14 _Major_, D.S.O. AND BAR, [M] 1965 „ SIEVEKING, Lancelot de Giharne 7/ 7/15 _Capt._, D.S.C. _P/W_ 10/12/17 1909 „ SIMPSON, George Goodman 8/ 7/15 _Capt._, D.S.C. 1061 „ TOMLINSON, Noel Bannister 8/ 9/14 _Flight-Capt. R.A.F._

763757 Pte. ATHERLEY, Sydney H. 25/ 3/17 _Lieut._ 767199 „ BELLAMY, Kenneth John Gunning 12/12/17 2433 „ GILLESPIE, Leslie Herbert Gray 3/11/16 _Drowned_ 10/12/17 4703 „ LITTLEBOY, Vernon Hatherton 21/12/16 _Acc/K_ 22/12/17 2925 „ MCGREGOR, Norman Myers 5/ 2/16 _Fl.-Lieut. (Capt. R.A.F.)_ D.S.C. 765005 „ PODMORE, John Donald 7/ 2/18 3332 „ POWER, Ronald Victor 30/ 8/16 2597 „ POWNALL, Charles Herbert 29/ 8/16 _Flight Sub-Lieut._ 766237 „ UNDERHAY, George Flaxman 7/ 1/18 _Lieut._ 760917 „ WILKINSON, Ernest George 22/ 4/17 _Flight Sub-Lieut._ 2127 „ WINTER, Rupert Randolph 5/ 2/16 _Flight-Commr._ _K/A_ 9/2/18

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CAVALRY OF THE AIR (Bombing German Artillery).]

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A TIGHT CORNER: GETTING THE GUNS AWAY.]

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JOINT ROAD-CONTROL POST (French Troops and Artists).]

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M/G INSTRUCTION AT G.H.Q., FRANCE.]

ROYAL FLYING CORPS.[18]

Gazetted to R.F.C. Lieut. CHILD, Arthur James 1/ 1/16 _Lt.-Col._, ✠, O.B.E., F/D, [M](3) 2ndLt. HARVEY, Eric Blake -/ 8/15 _Capt._ _P/W, repat._, 22/11/18 2ndLt. O’BRIEN, Joseph Andrew 29/ 3/16 2ndLt. TALLENTIRE, Arthur Tom -/ -/15 _Killed (in France)_ 20/10/15 2383 Pte. ADAMS, Ronald Blake 4/ 9/15 _From 4/Middlesex_ 2345 „ BURBURY, Arthur Vivian 1/10/15 _Balloon Officer. Staff-Lieut._ 2617 „ CLARK, Walter Llewellyn 17/ 2/16 _(15/Middlesex), Capt._ _K/A_ 23/5/17 1274 „ CLIFTON, Edward Noel 17/11/15 _(Coldstream Gds.), Lt._ _w._ 25/1/15 1868 Sgt. DANIELL, Thos. Edward St. Clare 8/ 9/15 _Lt.-Col. (Staff.)_, ✠, O.B.E. 2572 Pte. GREEN, James Henry 7/11/15 3276 „ HAKEWILL, Thomas George -/ 2/16 _Killed in Egypt_ 11/2/16 1700 „ HUGHES, Thomas McKenny 22/11/15 (_2/K.R.R._). _K/A_ 26/2/18. [M] 375 Sgt. SOLOMON, Jerrold Bernard 15/10/15 _Major_, ✠, F/D, [M](2) 1768 Pte. TREATT, Chaplin Court 27/ 1/15 _From North Lancs._, [M] 2320 „ TRIER, Henry Alwyn T. -/ 8/15 _Lieut._ 3567 „ WESTERN, James George 31/ 7/15 _Lieut._, M.B.E.

6677 Pte. BARLOW, William Geoffrey 15/ 3/16 _Lieut._ 7525 „ BLACKWOOD, John 13/ 3/16 _Major_ 6099 „ COCK, Geoffrey Hornblower 3/ 6/16 6753 „ COWLING, John Arnold 18/ 4/16 _Capt._, [M] 7287 „ GOUDIE, Norman 22/ 4/16 _Capt._, D.F.C. 2158 „ HORN, Marmaduke Langdale -/ -/16 _Lieut._, F/D 6294 „ MACKAIN, Henry Fergus 18/ 3/16 _Killed in Action_ 27/2/17 2113 „ NEAL, Harry -/ -/16 3961 „ RADCLIFFE, Ernest John 20/ 1/16 _Killed (Brooklands)_ 20/2/16 7015 „ RUCK, John Arthur 17/ 3/16 _Acc/K_ 25/5/16 6592 „ SMITH, Arthur William 3/ 6/16 _Lieut._