THE SERVICES

Hokitika Guardian, 26 October 1929, Page 3

THE SERVICES

; . • flag LisTWAi /}■ . LONDON, September 6. ; : H|i-Admii;ai, ( W. M. Kerr, IP-8., C’D Hi)' has been loaned to the Royal Ag'strelian Navy, consequent op |hp Vgcancy in the : Rear-Admirals the ,„|pHowing propiotions and retiremhfatVyare announced:— ■>, V'C#tgin Rdhald , ■ .A.D.U., to Rrtir-Adhiiral in'H.M. Fleet,' August . ReVr-Admiral Howard has been on the retired),list, September

'Ckptain ■ V/. Raymond Frtzmaunce, A.D.C,, to be Rear-Admiral i.h : '.H..ht."Firi : eh,. September Ist. Re4rAdriiikl Fitzma-urice has been placed retired li&t, 2nd. >j. ./(Commouore. 2nd class) Fradß' Ev Rose, D. 5.0., A.D.C., to be in H.M, Fleet, Septembrii'.2ri'd. v . .. . . iv.; AR .-these officers saw distinguished ■Var^ervice. V YF.”M. Kerr is to take up; the post of First NaVal Member of the/iiutttaiian Nayy Board. .'. v. ' SUBMARINE COMMAND CHANGE. Aiqhange has been gazetted in the command of the Submarine Branch of the v Navy, Rear-Admiral H. E. Sra||, C.H., bbihg due' to relinquish fcs J6st a's Rear-Admiral (S) 01) cbmpletihg the usual two years. • His sucqqsser is orib of the best-known officers if. ilia.,branch* Jtear-Ad'miral M. E. DujP>Smith, V.C.,,C.8., whose last Appointment was • in/ command of, The B.N f College at Dartmouth, frop Janugry,‘',l;926, To : January, 19291 i At the A&vbf , 45 -he .is one of, the youngest ■HeV'won early , promotion for Jiis skill and gallantry in command of submarines during the war. : He became a commander in June, 1915, ■nihen not much over 30, and a captain in June, 1916, for his services in command Of the.E.ll, at the Dardanelles, 'f hree times he passed and repassed the midefiblds add. other obstacles into the Sha : of Marmora 1 , he spent 96 da^s ! , 6f which 47 were in one spell, arid shhk 101. vessels, including a battle/fiMpi & destroyer, and three gunboats,. ;< 4 fgat'v uilpavaileled ih the history of Aubiiiarine -dariare.