JOURNAL OF 7BIIl

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS., . <torps ,'flews.

,JUNE; 1917 .

. APPoiNTMENTS, COMMISSIONS, REWARDS, &c.

A'iJproved by the Lieutenant-General Oommanding-in-Ohiej, Eh·itish Salonika Force. (Subject to War Otfice approval where au,thorityis not quoted.) •

LIST No. 45. General Headquarters,

.British Salonika Force.,

, HdNOURS AND REWARDS; March 30,1917.

. Under authority granted by "His Majesty the King to the Lieutenant-Ge~er~i Commanding-in-Chief, the. following honours have been awarded for gallantry and ,.(Ievotion to duty in the ;Field, dated March 12, 1917 :-

Military Medal. , . No'. 36355Cpl. (Acting-Serjt .. ) Henry Uliyatt; Royal Army Medical Corps. No. 34844 Serjt. Ralph William Nicol, Royal Army l\ledical Corps. . No. 62R73 Pte. (Acting~Cpl.) Charles Binion, Roya,], Army ~edical Corps. }fo. 31278 Pte. Pat rick Oxford, Royal Army Medical Corps'.~ . No. 63251 Pte. Arthur Edward Craven, Royal Army Medic~l Corps. No. 70709 Pte. Drever Poyntz Bush, Royal Army Medical Corps.

Meritorious'Ser;vice Medal. No. 11027 Serjt.-Ml1jor John Henry' Masters, Royal Army Medical Corps. No. 16573 Serjt.-Major·Robert Stewart Nichol, Royal Army Medical Corps. . No. 11952 Qmr. -Serjt. (Acting-Serjt.-Major) Albert Edward Malley, Royal Army

:Medical Corps.. '.. . . No. 17910 Serjt. (Acting,Qrmr.·Serjt.) WaIter Green, Royal Army Medical (Jorps. No. 57424 Serjt. Frank AIgernon Wood, Royal Army Medical Corps.

. GRANARD, Lieutenant:Oolonel, .. Assistant Military Secretary to the Commander,

. in'Chiej, British Salonika Force.

EXTRACTS FROM THE "LONDON GAZETTE;" May 4, 1917.

'THE GRAND PRIORY OF THE ORDER OF.7HE HOSPITAL OF ST: Jomi OF JERUSALEM IN ENGLAND.

. . . . .... ". • ,.' .' May 3, 1917; , The' King has been graciously pleased to sanction the following promotions in 'and ,appointments to the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jeru~1l.lem in England ;.:.:.;:

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As Knights of Grace.,

Major Sir Edward Scott Worthington, C.]vLG., M.V.O., 1\I.D. -(from Esquire): Lieut. -CoL Frank Warburton Begbie, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., R.A.M.C. (fromBonorary

Associate). Wa,r Office,

May 11, 1917. His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to confer the Military Oross on

the undermentioned Officer in recognition of his gallantry and devotion to duty in the Field ;-' Oapt. _Stanley Sextus Barrymore Harrison, Royal Army Medical Oorps, attached South

,Staffor4shire Regiment. ' _ _ For conspicuous gallantry'and devotion to duty.: He worked continuously for _ ten hours under very heavy fire and was responsible for saving many lives. He displayed grea~ courage and determination throughout,_ He has on many previous occasiotls done fine work.

His Majesty the King bas been graciously pleased to confer the Military Medal for Bravery in the Field to the underme~tioned ~ady" Non-commissioned Officers and Men ;- ~ -, - -' - Staff Nurse Miss Daisy Ellen Dobbs, Nursing Service.

No. 1878 Pte. G: W. Bonner, Royal Army Medical Corps. No. 1927 Serjt. W. J. Etheridge; Royal Army Medical Corps: No. 37749 Pte. (Acting-Serjt.), G. Gordon, Royal Army Medical Corps. No. 1978 Serjt. F. J. Henwood, Royal Army Medical Corps. ' No. 4969 Pte. J. Oldham, Royal Army Medical Corps, attached Royal Field Artillery. No. 34245 Pte. (Cpl.) J. Slater, Royal Army Medical Ooms. -

War Office, . Mcty 15, 1917.

The following formed part of the Russian Decorations awarded in July, 1916, ·to the British Forces for distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign ;- .

_ His Majesty the King has given unrestricted permission in all cases to wear the Decorations and Medals in question.

General Headquarters, Indian Expeditionary Force_" D." Decembel' 22, 1916.

The Order of St. George, 4th Class. C~pt, John Alexander Sinton, V.C., Indian.1\Iedical Service.

rthe Order of St. Anne; 2nd Class (with Swords). -Lieut.-Col.. and Brevet-Ool. John llfacfarlane Sloan, D.S.O.,M.B., Royal Army

Medical Oorps. . -The Order of St. Stanislas, 2nd ClcLss (with Swords).'

Lieut.-CoL and Brevet-Col. Matthew Henry Gregson Fell, Royal Army Medical Oorps.

The Cross of St. Geo1'ge, 2nd Class. No. 1105_

Department. Sl1b-Assistant-Snrgeon Karta Ram, Indiall Subordinate Medical

The Cl'OS§ of St. George, 4t~ Class. 3rd Class Assistant-Su'rgeon Gemld Hugh Blaker, Indian Subordinate Medical

Department._ , . . No. 31063 Staff-Serjt. David Brown, Royal Army Medical Oorps. 2nd Class Assistant-Surgeon Eugene Avron Cotton, Indian Subordinate

Department. Medical

The Medal of St. George, 4th Class. No. 27344 Pte. William Hodson,Hoyal Army Medical Corps.-

, War Office, May 26, 1917.

The following are ampng-the Decorations and Medals awarded by the Allied Powers at various dates to the' British Forces for distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign :-

- His ll1:ajesty the King has given unrestricted -permission in a].] cases to wear the Decorations and J\~eda>s in question.

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DECORATIONS-AND MEDALS CONFERRED BY HIS MAJESTY THE KIiw OF ITALY. Cavalier.

Lieut.-Col. Williani Weston Hearne, Australian Army MedicalCorps.

The Order of the Cmwn of Italy.' . "C01nmander.

Surg.-Gen. William Grant MacphersoD, C.B., C.M.G., M.B., K.H.P.

The Silve1' Medal for Military Valour. ·Capt .. Howard. Hampton Burnham,. Canadian Army Medical Corps. Temp. Capt. Hugh Noel Murray Puckle, l\'LB .• Royal Army Medical Corps .. Temp. Capt. Maitland Scott, Royal Army Medical Corps. - . - '. Temp. Capt. Charles McMoran Wilson, M.C., M.p., Royal Army Medical COfPS.

The B1'onze Medal for Milita1Y Valour. No. 1891 Cpl. John Edward Aldridge, Royal Army Medical Corps.

,No. 2035 Serjt. Henry Howard Boland, Royal Army Medical Corps, No. 2693 Pte. John Duggan, Royal Army Medical Corps. . No. 65867 Pte. Herbert Everall, Royal Army Medical.Corps. No. 40988 Staff-Serjt. Robert Stew art Gillespie, Royal Army Medical Corps. No. 48798 Serjt. Tbomas Mordecai Jones, Royal Army Medical Corps. No. 38791 Pte. Martin Thornton, Royal Army Medical Corps, No. 45926Pte. Frederick Whitwood, Royal Army Medical Corps.

War Office, . . May 26; 1917.

His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to award a Bar to' the :M:ilitary Cross to the undermentioned'Officer:- - . . Temp. Capt. Reginald Peter Nutcombe Buckland Bluett, M.C., Royal Army Medical

Corps, attached Highland Light Infantry. For,conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He displayed great judgment and

endurance in' organizing the stretcher-bearers iilthe attack. He worked continuouslv throughout the day, exposed for many hours'to very heavy hostile fire. (M.C. gazetted March 30, 1916.)' . _ '.

His Majesty the King has ,been graciously pleased to confer 'the MilitaryOross on the undermentioned Officers in recognition of their gallantryand.devotion to duty in the Field:-

·Temp. Capt: Tbomas Dowzer, F.R.C.S.I., Royal Army Medical Corps, attache~ Manchester Regiment. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He' showed great personal bravery

, in moving about in the open under heavy fire; organizing his bearers, and assisting in the search for the wounded. " Capt. Thomas Graham, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. .

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He rendered invaluable assistance, in evacuating the wounded under very heavy fire. He has at all times set a splendid ' example of courage and determination. . Capt. Thomas W,hittle Martin, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps, Special Reserve,.

at,tached Royal Scots .. 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He was of the greatest assistance·

in organizing the evacuation 'of the wounded across" No Man's Land" during the operation. He has on many'previous occasions done fin~ work .. Temp. Capt. Francis Lorne McKinn'on, M.D., Royal Arl1lY Medical Corps.

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He personally led a search party­up to the enemy wire in front of the village, under very close rifle. and machine-gun fire. He succeeded in recovering two wounded men.. . Temp. Capt. Charles O'Brien, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. . _. .

, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty .. Although wounded, he insisted. on remaining in command of the bearer division of his field ambulance, ahd in ·so·

: doing materially' expedited th~ rem~val of the wounded from the fi~d. . Capt. Bertrand Cecil Owens. Sbendan, M.B., Royal Army. MedICal Corp~. Special

Reserve, attached Worcester Regiment. ' ' For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He tended the wounded continu­

ouslyfor twelve hOl1rs under very heavy .fire ... He set a splendid example of courage and determination throughout,

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, AUSTRALIAN ~MPERIAL FORCE.

{japt. George Cj:J.arles Willcocks, Australian Army Medical Corps. For conspicuous gallantry and, devotion to duty. He worked continuously for

,Rbout sixteen ~ours in the open under heavy fire, and successfully evacuated a large number of wounded men. He set a splendid example of courage and determination.

SOUTH AFRICAN FORCE.

ICapt. Francis Heygate Ellis, M.O., Rhodesian R. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on many occasions. He has' at all

times displayed total disregard of personal safety, and has set a fine exampkto all ranks.

His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to award the Military Medal for bravery in the Field to the undermentioned Ladies, Non·Commissioned Officers and' Men;- '

Staff Nurse A. R. Colhoun, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military NUl'sing Service Reserve.' ,,'

Staff Nurse E. Garrett, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Mjlitary Nursing Service Reserve.

No. 339298 Staff-Serjt.W. Brooke, Royal Army Medical Corps. No: 81198 Pte. M., R. Draper, Royal Army Medical Corps, attached Royal Garrison

..Artillery. No. 1974 Serjt. C.D. Ferguson, Royal Army Medical Corps. No. 61886 Serjt. R. H. Foster, Royal Army Medical Corps. , No. 61051 Pte. (Acting Serjt.) H. J. Harris, Hoyal Army Medical Corps. N,o. 5469, Cpl. (Acting Serjt.) G. H. Jordan, RoyaL Army Medical Corps, attached

York Light Infantry: No. 66400 Pte. G. Payne, Royal Army MediJal Corps. No. 88070 Pte. S. J. Schofield, Royal Army Medical Corps. No. 62191 Pte. T. Walpole, Royal Army Medical Corps.

His ~Iajes'ty the King has been graciously pleased to award ,the ,Meritorious Service Medal to the undermentioned Warrant Officer and Non-commissioned Officers ,in rllcogniticm of valuable services rendered with the Armies' in the Field during the present war :- " '

No. 320134 Serjt. J. Lamont, Royal Army Medical Corps (formerly 1830). No. 541046 Serjt. W. A. Piggott, Royal Army Medical Corps. No. 17022 Staff-Serjt. (Acting Serjt.,Major) A. R Weaver, Royal Army Medical Corps.

CENTRAL, CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD.

Lord Chamberlain's'Office, St, James's Palace, S. \V.,

_ June '4, 1917. The King has been graciously_pleased, on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthciay, to

give orders for the following,appointment to the Most Honourable Order of the' ,Bath:- -

To be Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Com-panion, of the said Most Honourable Order:- _

Lieut.-Col. Charles Arthur Johnston, D.S.O., M:B., Indian Medical Service,

CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD.,

Lord Chamberlain's-Office, St. James's Palace, S.W.,

J~me 4, 1917. The King has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthday, to'

give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, for valuable services rendered in connexion with Military Opera-tions in the Field :- '

To be Additional Members of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Com-panions"of the said Most Honourable Order:- ' _

" Col. Roger Kirkpatrick, C.M.G., M.D., Army Medical Service. ~Gol. Charles Henry Burtchaell, C.M.G:, M.B., Army Medical Service. Col. John Joseph Ger-rard, M.B., Army Medical Service. Temp. Col. WiIliam Henry WilIcox, q.M.G., M.D., F:R.C.P.

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. Lieut.-CoL (Temp. CoL) George Washington Brazier-Creagh, O.M.G. (retired pay), late Royal Army Medical Corps. _

Lieut.-Col. (Temp. CoL) Hugh Stanley Thurston, C.M.G., Rqyal Army Medical Corps. ' ,

CENTRAL: CHANCERY OF THE :ORDl;JRS'OF KNIGHTH~OD. Lord Chamberlain's Office,

St. James's Palace, S.W., , , ,Ju.ne 4, 1917. The King has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthday, to

give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, 'the Most Honinirable Order of the 'Bath, for services rendered in connexion, with the war :~

To be Additional Members ()f the Military Division of ,the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Honourable Order :~' '

Col. JamesMagill,C.B., lVLD. (retired pay). Lieut,:Col. Peter Johnston Freyer, C.B., M.D., Indian Medical Service (retired). ,

'To be Additional, Members of the Military Division of the Third Ulass, or Com-panions, of the said Most Honourable Order :-

:Lieut.-Col. and 'Brevet-Col. Sir Bruce Gordon Seton, Bt., Indian Medical. Service. Col. Douglas Wardrop, C.V.O.,'M.B. (retired pay), Army Medic3l Service. ' Col. Charles Robert TyrrelL(retired pay), 'Army Medical Service.-Temp. Col. James Galloway, M.D., F:RC.P., F.R.C$, Army Medical Service, Surg. Lieut.-Col. Sir Warren-Roland' Crook-Lawless, C_I.E., l'II.D, (retired pay),

, Reserve of. Officers (employed Royal Army Medical Corps).' , , "Surg. Lieut,-Col. (Hon.Surg'.-CoI) Richard James Reece, M.D., Honourable

Artillery Comp,any. ' ' , , , '

CHANCERY 'OF THE ORDER OF SAINT MICHAEL AND SAINT G1!iORGE. '

Downing Street, June 4,1917.

The King h~s been graciously pleased, on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthdl1Y~ to give directions for the .following promotions in, ,and appointm,ents to, the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint george, for services rendered ip.' con-nexion with Military Operations in the Field:- _ ' ,: '

To, be Additional Members of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Distinguished Order:- " , "

- Surg.-Gen. Sir Arthur Thomas Slogget, K.C.B., C.M.G., K.H.S. Surg.-Gen. Francis Harper Treherne, C,M.G.­Surg.-Gen. ,Tom Percy ,Woodhouse, C.B.

- To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or to be Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:-'

, Col. Courtenay Clarke Manifold, C.B., M.B., Indian Medical 13ervice. Col. Denis Moriarty O'Callaghan, Army Medical Service. Col. Alfred William Bewley, Army Medical Service. Lieut.,Col. (Temp. Col.) Frederick James Greig (retired pay), Reserve of Officers,

late Royal Army Medical Corps; _' " , Lieut. -Col. George Scott, M.B. (-retired pay), late Royal Army Medic\tl Corps. Lieut.-Col. Andrew Hosie,M.D. (retired pay), late-Royal Army Medical Corps. Lieut.-Col. (Temp. CoL) John Colpoys Connor, l'II.B., Royal ArmJ Medical Corps. TeII,lp. Lieut.-Col. Arthur Dawson Milne, M.B., East African l'I~edical Service; Major (Temp. Lieut.-CoL) Richard James Campbell Thompson, D.S.O., Royal Army

Medical Corps. •

A ust1'aliai~ F,oTces.

Col. Reuter Emerick Roth, D.S.O., Army Medical Corps

CHANCERY OF THE ORDER OF SAINT MICHAEL AND SAINT GEORGE. Downing -Street,

:' June 4, 1917. The King has been graciouslypleaE\€d, on the occasion ·of His' Majesty's Birthday,

to give directions for the -following promotions in ,and appointments to, the Most Distinguished Order, of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of valuable services in, connexion with the war:-

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said Most Distinguished Order :- , , , Col. Robert Neil Campbell, C.B., C.LE. (retired), Indian Medical Service:. To be Additional Members of the .'I:hird Class, or to be Companions, of the said Most

Distinguished Order :- ' Lieut.-Col. Terence HumphrysBweeny, F.R.C. S.I. (retired), Indiau Medical Service. Lieut.-Col. Francis ,Frederick Perry, C.I.E., F.R.C.S. (retired), Indian Medical

Service. " , ' Lieut.-CoL Joshua Chaytor-White, M.D. (retired), Indian Medical Service. Lieut .. Col. Sidney Browning Smith, Indian MedicaJ Service. . ' Lieut.-Col. John Norman lIbcLeod, C.I.E., lILB., F.R.O.S. (retired), Indian

Medical Service. Lieut.-Col. David Harvey, M.D., Royal Army Medical Corps. Temp. Hon. Lieut.-Col. Mervyn Henry Gordon, M.D., Royal Army l\IedicaICorps. Major Patrick Stanislaus O'Reilly, Royal Army Medic:11 Corps. l\fajor George,Alfred Duncan Harvey, Royal Army Medical Corps. Temp. Major Archibald Douglas R,eid, Royal 'Army Medical Corps.

, Aust?'alian Forces. , Col. Reginald Jeffrey lVIillard, Australian Army Medical Corps. , Lieut.-Col. William Thornborough Hayward, Australian Army Medical Corps. Lieut.-Col. Thomas Ernest Victor Hurley, Australian Army'Medical Corps.

/ Oanadian Fones. Col. Oharles Alfred Hodgetts, Canadian Army Medical Corps.'

, Iudia Office, June 4,1917.

The King has been graciously plllased, on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthday, - to make the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Eminent Order of

the Indian Empire:- . . ,", , To be Companions of the said Most Emineut Order :--Lieut.-Col. David Waters Sutherland, M.D., M.R.C.P., ,F.R.R, Indian Medical

Service, Principal, Medical College and School, Lahore, Punjab. Lieut .. Col. ,John Anderson, M.B:, Indian Medical Service, (retired), Member of

Medical Bo'ard at the India Office. India Office"

, J1tne4,1917. -' 'I.'h8 King has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthday,

to make the following promotion in, and appointment to, the l\j:ost Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, in recognition of the meritorious service of the undermentioned gentleman in connexion with the War:-

To BE ADDITIONAL COMPANION OF THE SAID MOST EMINENT ORDER. . '

Capt. Harold Hay Thorburn" Indian Medical Service,_ serving with the Persia, Rifles, Shiraz.

South

War Office, " Jmie 4, 1917.

_ His Majesty the King has heen graciously pleased to approve of the undermentioned rewards for'distinguished'service in the Field, dated June 3, 1917 :-

To BE SURGEON-GENERAL.

Col. (Temp. 'Surg.-Gen.) W. W. Pi~e, C.lILG., D.S.O., F.R.C.S.I:

To BE BREVET COLONELS.

Lieut.-Col. S.,L. Cu.mmins, C.M.G., l\I.D., Royal Army MedicalCorps. , , Lieut.-Col. (Temp .. Col.) G. T. K. Maurice, C.l\'£.G., Royal Army Medical Corps.

To- BE BREVET LIEUTENANT-COLONEL.

Major P. H. Henderson, D.S,O., M,B., Royal Army Medical Corps.

To BE BREVET MAJORS.

Capt. D. M. Cofbet;t~ M.B., Royal Army MedicalCorps. ' " -Capt: (Acting-Lieut.'Col.) B. Johnson, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. Capt. H. F. Panton, M.C., M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. '

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To BE HONORARY Lmu'rENANT-OOLONEL.

Qmr., aud Hon. Major J~ B. Short, Royal Army'Medical'Oorps.

, To 'BE HONORARY ,MAJOR. ,

Qmr. andHon: Oapt. E. J:Buckley, Royal Army Medical Oorps.

To BE GRANTED THE NEXT HIGHER RATE OP PAY,UNDER THE PROVISIONS OP THE ROYAL WARRANT POR PAY.'

Qmr. and Hon. Lieut. H. W.Rose, Royal Army Medical Oorps.,

\Var Office, June' 4, 1917.

,His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve of the undermentioned 're,wards for Distinguished Service in the Field:-

To BE COMPANIONS OP THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER.

Major (Temp. Lieut.-OoL) ,iJavid Ahern, Royal Army Medical Oorps. . Lieut.-Ool. (Temp. Ool.) John Donald Alexander, M.B."Royal Army Medical Oorps. 'remp. Oapt. Philip Henry Bahr,M.D., Royal Army MedicalOorps. Lieut.-Gal. Harold John Kinahan Bamfield, Indian Medical Service. . -Lieut.-Ool. (Teinp. Ool.) Arthur Winhiett Nunn ,Bowen, Royal Army Medical Oorps. Major Roland Harley Bridges, Royal Army Medical Oorps., ,,' Oapt. Francis ,Oasement, M.B., Royal Army MediCal Oorps. ' , Oapt. (Acting Lieut>Ool.) Henry King Dawson, M.D., Royal Army Medical Oorps. Major (Temp. Lieut.-Ool.) Benjamin Howard Vella Dunbar,- M.D., Royal Army

J\Iedicai Oorps. / " " Temp. Capt. James Jameson Dwyer; Royal Army Medical Oorps. Oapt. (Acting Lieut.-Ool.)Philip Gordon Moss Elvery,lVLO., Royal Army Medical

Oorps: . . ', , ' , , Lieut.cGol. Harold Benn Fawcus, O.M-.G., M.B.,'Royal Army Medical Corps. ·Oapt. (Acting Lieut.-Ool.) Alexander Donald Fr!!ser, J\1.0., M.B.'- Royal Army

::\Iedical Oorps. , ' Major George Ernest Gas k, F. R. O. S. ;, L. R. O. P., Royal Army Medical Oorps. LieuLOol. (Acting Ool.) James Geoffr(lY Gill, Royal Army Medic!l.l Oorps. Lieut.-Ool. Gerald Hamilton'Goddard, Royal Army J\fedical Oorps.

,Oapt. John Golding, Royal ,Army Medical Oorps. ' _ . Temp. Major (Temp. Lieut.-Ool.) Edward Lake Gowlland; M.B., Roya,l Army

J\Iedical,Oorps (late Major R.G.A., T.F.). , , ' Major' (Temp. Lieut.-Ool.) George Herbert Leonard Hanmierton, Royal Army.

Medical Oorps. ' Major Ed~l1rd Temple Harris, M.B., Indian Medical Service. Lleut.-Ool. (Acting Ool.) Henry Herrick, Royal Army Medical Oorps. Second Lieut. (Temp. Oapt.) Marcus Beresford Heywood, M:B., Yeomanry. Major (Temp. Lieut;-Ool.) Harold Orossley Hildreth,F. R. O. S., ,Royal Army

Medical Oo.rps. ' " " ' Lieut.-Ool. Oyril Henry Howkins, Royal Army Medical Oorps. , Major (Temp. Lieut.-Ool.) William Davenport Orawley Kelly, Royal Ar~y J\~edical

,C:lrps. ,," , " ", . Oapt. Hyman Lightstone, M.O., Royal Army Medical Oorps. ' Oapt. (Acting Lieut.-Ool. ) Archibald Smith Littlejohns, Royal Army Medical Oorps. Temp. Lieut.-Ool. David Dale Logan,M.D., Royal Army Medical Oorps. ' Lieut.-Ool. (Temp. Ool.) Peter MacKessack, M.R,RoyalArmy Medical Oorps. Oapt. (Acting Lieut.-Ool.)George Mackie, Royal Army Medical Oorps. " Oapt: (Acting Lieut.-Ool.) Robert,Magill, M.B., Royal Army Medical Oorps, Special

Reserve. , ' . Temp. Oapt. John Richardson Marrack, M.O., M.B., Royal Army Medical Oorps. Lieut.-Ool. Edwin'Walter Purdy Vere Marriott, Royal Army Medical Oorps.' , Major (Temp. Lieut.-Col.) John Matthews, RoyalArmy Medical Oorps. Oapt. (Acting.Lieut.-Col.) Oharles Reade Monroe 'Morris, M.B., Roya.l Army

Medical Corps. " , Oapt:(Acting-Lieut.-Col.) Kenneth Duncan 'Murchison, M.B.,Royiil Army Medical,'

Oorps, Special Reserve. ' Oapt. (Acting-Diel;ikOol.) Arthur Drought O'O!1rroll, J\LB., Royal Army Medical

Oorps. '

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Lieut.-Col. (Temp. CoL) Standish de. Courcy O'Grady, M.B., Royal Army Medical 'Corps. i ' , '-

Major James Sidney Pascoe, Royal Army Medical Corps. Major (Temp. Lieut.-Col.) John Edward Pow~ll, Royal Army Medical Corps. Major (Temp. Lieut.-Col.) Thomas Phare Puddicombe, M.B., Royal Army M~dical

Corps. _' / Lieut.-Col. (Temp. CoL; Malcolm MacGregor Rattray, l\1.B., Royal Army Medical

Corps., ' " , , l\i[ajor John Duncan Richmond, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. ' , 'Major (Temp. Lieut.-Col.) Henry Rogers, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. Major (Temp. Lieut.-Col.) David RO,rie, l\1.D.; Royal Army Medical Corps. Temp. Capt. ,(Acting-Lieut.-Col.) La,wrenceDrew Shaw, Royal Army Medical Corps. Major George Faber She",han, Royal Army Medical Corps. " Major Samuel Boylan Smith, M.D:, Royal Army Medical Corps. Capt. (Acting.Lieut .. Col.) Gerald Hoey Stevenson, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. Major (Temp., Lieut.-Col.) Hugh Stewart, M.C., l\i.B., Royal Army MedicaL Corps. Capt. (Acting-Lieut.'·Col.) Murray Ross Taylor, M.D., Royal Army Medical Corps,

Special Reserve. ,.., ' ' ' Capt. '(Temp. Major) Richard Stopford Taylor, JY1.B., F.R.C.S., R.Qyal Army

Medical Corps. , '" Capt. Arnold Newall Thomas, M.B., Indian Medical Service. Major John Archbold Turnbull, Royal Army Medical Corps. Temp. Capt. Robert'Bruce Wallace, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps.

--Lieut:-Col. Anthon,y Henry Waring, Royal Army MedicaL Corps .. Major Charles Henry Watson, Indian Medical Service. .

, Capt. (Acting-Lieut-Col.) Alan Geoffery Wells, Royal Army Medical Corps. Major (Temp. Lieut.-Col.) Richard Melb~lUrne West, M.D., Royal Army Medical

Corps. ' l\!f8.jor Waiter John Westoil, Royal Army Medical Corps. Lieut.·Col. Edwin Arnold Wraith, Royal Army Medical Corps. Major (Temp. Lieut.-Col.) Thomas James Wright"Royal Army Medical 'Corps.

AustTalian j!'oTce. Lieut.-Col. ,Harry Nairn Butler, Australian Army MedicaLC'orps. Major George Cumming Byrne, Australian Army Medical Corps. Major George Edwards Cble, Australian Army Medical Corps. , Lieut.-Col. (Temp. Col.) Constantine Trent Champion de Crespigny, Austntlian

Army Medical Corps. ' I Major William Angns Fraser, Australian Army Medical Corps. ' Lieut.-Col. (Terp.p. Col.) William Weston Hearne, Austr:j,lian Army Medical Corps.

,Lieut.-Col. (Tenill. Col.) Robert Beveridge Huxtable, Australian Army Medical Corps. Major Cyril Leslie Stewart Mackintosh, Australian Army l\H,dical Corps. Captain Arthur Hunter Powell, Australian Army l\j:edical Corps.

, Lieut.,-Col. Arthur Hamilton Tebbutt, Australian Army Medical Corps. Major Roy WilliamWhiston Walsh, Australian Army Medical Corps. Major Herbert Lock~ley St. Vincent Welch, Australian Army Medical Co~ps.

" Canadian FOTee. ' Lieut.-,Col. William Belfry Hendry, Canadian Army Medical C~rps.

,Major Jobn Stephen Jenkins, Canadian Army l\1edical Corps. ' Lieut.-Col. Chester Fish McGuffen, Canadian' Army Medical Corps. Lieut.-Col'. John Douglas McQueen, Canadian.Army Medical Corps .. Lieut. -CoL Charles Perry Templeton, Canadian Army Medical Corps. Lieut.-C,?!' 'Edward'Johnston WiUiams, Canadian Army Medical Corps.

, ·New Zealand Force. Major Thomas Duncan MacGregor Stout,New Zealand Medical Corps.

Smith AfTican Contingent. Lieut:-Col. Rober~,Laurie Girdwood, South African Medic'al Corps. Major (Acting.Lieut.-Co!.) Robed Norman Pringle, South African Medical Corps. "Lieut.-Co!. Herbert Wynne .Vaughan-Williams, South African Medical Corps. '

A WARDED THE MILITARY CROSS.

Temp. Capt. George Oliver Fairtlough Alley, M.B:, Royal Army Medical Co~ps. , Capt. Leonard Barron Baird" Royal Army Medical Corps. .

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Capt: Joseph Herbert Bayley,Royal ArmyMedical Corps, Special Reserve. ,Temp. Capt. John Howard Box, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. Capt. Ralph Alexander Broderick, Royal Army Medical Corps. Temp. Capt. John Vassie Brown, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. Temp. Capt. Leonard Graham Brown, Royal Army Medical Corps. Capt, Arthur Edwin Bullock, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. Temp. Capt. Edward,RobertCecil Cooke, Royal Army Medical Corps. Capt. Joseph Mary Aloysius Costello, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. Ca.pt. George Dalziel, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps, .Special Reserve. Capt. Arthur Norman Dickson, M.D.,'Indian Medical Service .. ' Lieut. Robert Ellis, l\LB., Royal Army Medical Corps, Special Reserve. Capt. William Tyler Gardiner, M.B., F.R.C.S., Royal Army Medicai Corps .. Temp. Capt. Noel John Hay Gavin, M.B., Royal Army MedicalCorp3. Capt. WiIliam George, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. , Temp.'Capt. David Hardie, M.R, Royal A~my Medical Corps. Capt. Percival Hartley, Royal Army Medical Corps. , Capt. Arthur Stanley Heale, Royal Army Medical Corps. Temp. Capt. John Thomas,Hurst, ::\1:.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. , Capt. Laurence Heber Warneford Iredale, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps, Special

Reserve. Temp. Capt. 'Albert Jones. M.D., Royal Army Medical Corps.

·No. 37143 Serjt.-Major Arnold Kaufman, Royal Army Medical Corps. Temp. Capt. Daniel Kelly, Royal Army Medical Corps. , Capt. Douglas Reid King, M.B.;Royal Army Medical Corps, Special Reserve. Temp. Capt. George Norman Lorimer; ,M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps.' '

'Temp. Capt. John Tolmie MacKe,nzie, Royal Army Medical Corps. . " Capt-Job'n Clifford Metcalfe, M.B., Royal Army-Medical Corps. ,

Temp. Capt. Hepry Joseph Milligan, M.D., Royal Army Medical Corps. ' Capt. James Robertson Mitcbell, M.B , Royal Army Medical Corps. Temp. Capt. Henry Moore, 'Royal Army Medical Corps..' Capt. ,Richard Ernest, Upton Newman, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. Capt. Matthew Wallace Paterson,Royal Army Medical Corps, Special Reserve. Temp. Capt. Arthur Starkie Plant, Royal Army Medical Corps. ' ' ' Temp. Capt. Robert Arthur Welsford Proctor, Royal Army Medical Corps.

'Capt. Joseph PatrickQuinu,M.B.,Royal Army Medical Corps, Special Reserve.} ,Temp. C~pt. William Kenneth Armstrong Ricbards,Royal ArmY; Medical Corps. Capt. David Jobson Scott, Royal Army Medical Corps. I

Capt. Charles Frederick Searle, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. 'Temp. Capt. Albert Davis Sbarpe, M.D., Royal Army Medical Corps. ,Surg.-Capt. Eric' Gleadon Storrs, Rboqesian Medical Service. ' , , Temp. Capt. Harold Saundersbn Sugars, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. Capt. Oskar Teicbma!ln, Royal Army ,Medical Corps. Temp.'Capt. William Bunting Wamsley, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. Capt: Lawder Thomas Wbelan, Royal Army Medical Corps. Capt. ~obn St. George Wilson, Royal Army Medical Corps.

Australian Imperial F01"Ce.

Capt. Hugh William Fancourt Mitchell, Army Medical Corps. Capt. George Seabourne Robinson, Army Medical Carp's. ' Capt. Charles Trevor Turner, ArmY Medical Corps. Capt. Frederick Lawrence Wall, Army Medical Corps ..

'Canadian Force.

Capt. Ricbard Henry Moore Hardisty, Army Medical Corps. Capt. Ashley Co()per Cornell Johnston, Army Medical Corps. ,

" Lieut. (Temp .. Capt.) Cbarles Goldie Sutberland, Army Medical Corps. Capt. Wpliam'George Turner, Army Medical Corps .. , - , ' ,

New Zealand Force. Capt., Aubrey Vincent Short" New Zealand Medical,Co'rps .

. South Af1'ican Force.

Capt. R?bert Patrick McNeill', South Afi:icim M'eili'caL Corps.

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AWARDED THE .DISTUiGUI3HED CqNDUCT MEDAL.

No. 18830 Serjt. J<'. Bell, Royal Army Medical Corps. No. 49644 Cpl. (Acting-Serjt.) J. Rigby, Royal Army Medical Corps.

AWARDED THE ·:MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL.

For valuable services rendered with. the Armies in the Field ;-No. 83767 Serjt.-Major T. W. Comfort, Royal Army Medical Cprps. No. 473235 Staff.Serjt. F. Edmonds, Roya} Army Medical Corps. No. 1!l844 Cpl. (Acting Qmr.·Serjt.) J. Green, Royal Army. Medical Corps. No. 35072 Serjt.:Major W. MelIor, Royal Army MedicalCorps. No. 11527 Qmr .. Serjt. (Acting Serjt .. Major '1'. C. Prewett), Royal Army Medical

Corps. No. 16177 Serjt .. Major A. F. Robinson, Royal Army Medical Corps. No. 3329~ Pte. J. R. Whisker, Royal Army Medical Corps. The King has been graciously pleased to confer the Decoration of the' Royal Red

Cross ,on the undermentioned Sister in Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service ;-

.}A1·St Class.

Superintending Sister Miss Flora Tindal Greig

ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE. Col. Charles H. Hale, O.M.G., D.S.O., retires on retired pay, dated May_23, 1917.

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. The undermentioned relinquish the acting rank of Lieut. ·Col. on r~posting.:­Dated February 12, 1917.-Major RaymolldL. V. Foster,M.E. Oapt. (Temp. Major) John A. 1\~anifold, lILB., to be.Acting Lieut .. Col. whilst in

command of a Stationary Hospital, dated January 21, 1917. ' The undermentioned to be Acting Lieut.·Cols. whilst in corrimand of.3. .casualty

Clearing Station ;- -Dated April 7, 1917.-Major Arthur 1\f. MaeLaughlin, M.B. Dated April 13, 1917.,.-Brevet Lieut.·Col. Arthur H. Safford. The undermentioned to be Acting Lieut.·CoL whilst in' command of a Field

Ambulance';- . .. . Dated February 5, 1917.~Capt. Francis W. 1\1. Cunningha)ll,M.D .. ' 'Dated April 13, 1917.-Major William C. Croly. Temp. Hon. Major Gebrge A. Benson to be Temp. Major whilst employed with Base

Records Office, dated May 26, 1917. The undermentioned to be Temp. Qmr., with the hon. rank of Lieut. ;-=­May 5, 1917:-Samuel Mason. May 10, 1917 .. -Henry Samuel Goodchild. May 14, 1917.-Walter Jones. '.., '

, Lieut.-Col. Henry E. M. Douglas, V.C., C.M.G., D.S.O., to be temp. Col. whilst employed as Assistant Director of Medical Services of a Division"dated May 3,1917.

'remp. Capt. Ryder P. Nash (Capt: Royal Army Medical Corps, Territorial .!force), to be Acting Lieut.·Col. whilst in command oI:a Field Ambulance, dated March 17, 1917.

Lieut.·Col. Arthur R. Aldridge, C.S.I., C.M.G., M.B., Reserve of Officers, .to be Acting COl. whilst specially employed, dated May 22,1917. .' '. Temp. Major William R. Dawson, M.D.,.F .. R.C.P., to ,be Temp. Hon. Lieut .. Col., dated May 22, 1917. . -'

Temp. Capt. Geoffrey P. Humphery, lILB., to.be Temp. Major, dated June 3,1917. Capt. Owen R. McEwen to be Acting Major whilst in charge of a Base Depot

Medical Store, dated April 21,1917, The undermentioned to be Acting Lieut.-Cols. whilst in command 0'£ a Field

Ambulance; - . ' .. Dated from May 4 to May 8,-1915.-lIfajor Edgar E. Powell. . Dated from June 24 to August'31, 1915.-Major Arthur W. Gibson Dated October 1, 1915.-:-Major Harry W. Russell, M.D. Dated June 28, 1915.-Major Arthur W. Gibson.· , Dated from March 1 tpMa.rch 22, 1915, and from July 8, 1915, to May 26, 1916.-

Capt. Thomas J. 1\Iitchell, M.B. ' . Dated,March,13, 1917.-Capt. John W. L. Scott.

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Dated April 4, 1917.-Capt. George P. Taylor, M.O., M.B. , The undermentioned to be Acting Lieut.-Ools. whilst in commalld of, a General

Hospital ;- . . Dated August 16, 1916.--Major John G. Foster, M.B. _ Dated ftom November 15·to December 7, 1916.-Capt. Charles E. H. Milner, T.F. Dated from December 23, 1916, to January 12, 1917. --"Major Joseph F. Whelan, M.B. The notification in the Gazette of February' 15, 1917, regarding Capt.' C. E. H.

l\Iilner, T.F., is cancelled. , . '. '. c.' . Major (Brevet Lieut.·Col.) Henry J. Orossley. to be Acting Li.eut.·Col. whilst"in

{)ommand of a Stationary Hospital, dated December 18, 1916: : .The' notification in the Gazette of March 13, 1917, regarding Oapt. B. Biggar is

·cancelled. ' Oapt .. B. Biggar,. M.B., IS seconded for service with Egyptian Army, dated'

March 2, 1917.

THE LATE SURGEON-GENERAL SIR, WILLIAM 'TAYLOR, K.C.B:

SEVERAufriends and former comrades of the above officer having expressed a desire to perpetnate his memory in some suitable manner, a small Oommittee has been . formed in order to carry out the proposal, viz. ;'--

Sir Alfred Reogh (Oh.airman), Sir John Furley, ' . Sir William Babtie,

. Sir Launcelotte Gubbins, Col. .0. R. Tyrrell (Hon. Secretary and Treasurer).

The suggestion is that the subscrip,tion should, ordinarily, be a guinea ; but any larger or smaller sum will be gratefully received, and as soon as the promised amount can be approximately ascertained, a decision \vill become to as to the mostsuitahle

, form . .of memorial to be. adopteq. . . ' . Donations may be sent either by cheque or crossed P.O: to Col. C. R. Tyrrell,

.5, The Green, Wimbledon Common; S.W., or may be paid direct (marked" Taylor Memorial Fund ':) ·to Sir Oharles ~lcGrigor Bart and ,.00., 39, Panton Street; Haymarket, S.W. '. I

London, May, 1917.

-. MARRIAGE. , DIOKSON:'-OUNNINGHAM.---At St. George's U.F. Ohurch, Edinburgh, on June 5, by Professor H. R. Mackintosh, Oaptain Robert J\Elne Dichon, R.A.M.O.,

. Bath, fourth son of William Dickson, Newport, Fife, and Rate Wilson, daughter of the late William Ounningham, Dundee, and Mrs.. Ounninghain, 6, Marchiston Bank

.Gardens, Edinburgh.

DEA,TH. RYLEY.-DiedinFrance,sudde~'ly, on May 4, Major Oharles Ryley, R.A.i:LC.,

beloved husband of Ohristine Ityley, St. Denis, Oamberley, and only son of the late Charles and MaryRyley, of .England and New.Zealand. .

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