Service appointments

Lt-Gen the Hon Sir William Rous, to be Quartermaster General.

Maj-Gen RJ Hayman-Joyce, to be Military Secretary.

Brigadier IGC Durie, to be Director Royal Artillery in the rank of Major-General.

Maj-Gen HWR Pike, to be Commandant Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

ARMY

Brigadiers: RE Ratazzi - to HQ UNPROFOR; G. Risius - to HQ BAOR/HQ BRSC.

Colonel: EJK O'Brien - to LSP Abu Dhabi UAE.

Lieutenant-Colonels: LG French R Signals - to HQ Wales & WDIST; PEC Gascoigne SG - to HQ BAOR/HQ BRSC; ER Pitchforth RLC - to ASU SDIST East; IMG Strong R Signals - to Royal Sch of Signals; APW Campbell A & SH to be CO ATR Glencorse; PJ Oldfield R Signals - to MOD; SJ Rollo RLC - to ARFPS (BAE); TH Senior PWO - to be Camp Comdt RCB.

Retirement: Brigadier CJA Hammerbeck Late RTR.

ROYAL AIR FORCE

Air Commodores KS Prior - to Central Medical Establishment.