Service appointments

The following senior Service appointments have been announced by the Ministry of Defence:

ROYAL NAVY

and ROYAL MARINES

Commodore: AB Ross - MOD London.

Captain: T. Morton - Coventry in Cmd.

Colonels: CGH Dunlop - RM Poole; GF Smart - HQRM.

Commanders: BJ Davis - Sultan; A. Higham - MOD London; AJ Kennaugh - Staff of 2SL/CNH; J. Kirkpatrick - MOD Bath; TJ MacMahon - Dolphin; RAS Turner - MOD Bath.

Surgeon Commander (D): EA Ball - Neptune.

Chaplains: CJ Luckrat - Yeovilton; WJJ Matthews - Staff of FOSF; MG Poll - BRNC Dartmouth; CA Pullman - Yeovilton.

Retirements: Surgeon Commander AJ Pechal.

ARMY

Colonels: AE Whitley - to HQ ARRC; CA Atkins - to 2 Dent Gp; RE Potts - to 7 Dent Gp.

Lieutenant-Colonels: PT MacFarlane RA CHD - to Pool of Chaplains UK; TM White RLC - to Staff Coll.

ROYAL AIR FORCE

Air Vice-Marshal: AJC Bagnall - to be Air Officer Commanding No 11 Group.

Air Commodore: PJ O'Reilly - to Ordnance Board.

Group Captains: RJ Horwood - to HQ STC; PC Badcock - to HQ LC; G. Morton - to HQ LC.